2005 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

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Full Title	2005 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Short Title / Abbreviations	ACB Agreement
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Environment
Date of Adoption	01/01/2005
Date of Adoption Comment	Signed separately at the respective capitals of ASEAN member countries. See full text of document for dates and locations.
Place of Adoption	Respective Capitals of ASEAN Member Countries
Issued/Adopted by	Environment Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	“Article 12 Settlement of Disputes: Any dispute concerning the interpretation or implementation of the Agreement shall be settled amicably through consultation or negotiation.”
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Annexes	Annexes mentioned in Article 13 not available.
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	23/07/2009
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	“Article 14 Final Provisions: This Agreement shall be subject to ratification by the ASEAN member countries and shall enter into force on the deposit of the sixth instrument of ratification with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 08/12/2023)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 19/04/2005 Ratification 19/05/2008
Cambodia	Signature 28/04/2005 Ratification 07/03/2016
Indonesia	Signature 31/08/2005 Ratification 18/12/2017
Lao PDR	Signature 04/04/2005 Ratification 03/10/2008
Malaysia	Signature 26/07/2005 Ratification 31/05/2013
Myanmar	Signature 17/03/2005 Ratification 23/07/2009
Philippines	Signature 04/09/2006 Ratification 04/09/2006
Singapore	Signature 05/08/2005 Ratification 07/11/2008
Thailand	Signature 12/09/2005 Ratification 08/03/2013
Vietnam	Signature 27/09/2005 Approval 22/11/2006
Related Instruments
Related Instruments	2006 Host Country Agreement between the Philippines and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity 2003 ASEAN Declaration on Heritage Parks 2002 ASEAN Criteria For Marine Heritage Areas
External Links	ASEAN Legal Instruments accessed on 15/12/2023
Additional Information	Dates of ratification and accession given above were obtained from the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Instruments website and its electronic collection of instruments of ratification, accession and notification. Some of the dates given appear to be the dates of execution of the instruments of ratification/accession, rather than their date of receipt by the depository.