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| Full Title |
2015 Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and Certain Agreements thereunder between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
2015 ACFTA Upgrade Protocol / CAFTA Upgrade Protocol/to amend the ASEAN-China Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Date of Adoption | 21/11/2015 |
| Place of Adoption | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18th ASEAN-China Summit |
| Issued/Adopted by | Economic/Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China |
| Dispute settlement provisions |
Refer to the 2004 Agreement on Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China, as Article 2(1) of the 2004 Agreement states that the 2004 Agreement applies to all disputes arising under the Framework Agreement and “any reference to the Framework Agreement shall include all future legal instruments agreed pursuant to it unless where the context otherwise provides.” With the exception of Chapter 4 (Amendment of Provisions Relating to Economic and Technical Cooperation Under the Framework Agreement), Article 7 (VI) of this instrument, which states: “1. The Agreement on Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the Framework Agreement shall not apply to this Chapter. 2. Any dispute concerning the interpretation, implementation or application of this Chapter shall be settled amicably by the Parties.” |
| Depository |
Secretary-General of ASEAN |
| Annexes |
Annex 1: Rules of Origin Attachment A: Revised Operational Certification Procedures (OCP) for the Rules of Origin for the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area Attachment B: Product Specific Rules Annex 2: Schedule of Specific Commitments for the 3rd Package of Commitments under ASEAN-China FTA Trade in Services Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Singapore Thailand Viet Nam The People’s Republic of China |
| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Source |
ASEAN Secretariat: Webpage on ASEAN China Priority Areas of Cooperation (accessed 23 February 2024) |
| Date of Entry into Force |
01/07/2016 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Article 3: Entry Into Force “1. Each Party shall notify the Secretary-General of ASEAN of the completion of its internal procedures necessary for entry into force of this Protocol in writing. This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 May 2016, provided that China and at least one (1) ASEAN Member State have notified the Secretary-General of ASEAN of the completion of their internal procedures in writing. 2. If this Protocol does not enter into force on 1 May 2016, it shall enter into force sixty (60) days after the date by which China and at least one (1) ASEAN Member State have notified the Secretary-General of ASEAN of the completion of their internal procedures in writing. 3. After the entry into force of this Protocol pursuant to Paragraph 1 or 2, this Protocol shall enter into force for any remaining Party sixty (60) days after the date of its notification to the Secretary-General of ASEAN of the completion of its internal procedures in writing.” |
| Status | |
| ASEAN States |
(Source: Other ratification/Notification information not available as of time of update, Treaty Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian information only) as of 27/02/2024) |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Cambodia |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Indonesia |
Signature 21/11/2015 Ratification 31/07/2019 |
| Lao PDR |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Malaysia |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Myanmar |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Philippines |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Singapore |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Thailand |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Vietnam |
Signature 21/11/2015 |
| Other Country |
People’s Republic of China Signature (21/11/2015) |
| Related Instruments | |
| This instrument amends/supersedes | |
| Related Instruments | |
| External Links |
ASEAN accessed on 23/02/2024 |
| Additional Information |
This instrument substitutes Annex 3 on the Rules of Origin of the 2004 Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China with a new annex. Annex 3 was previously amended in the 2006 Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China and the 2010 Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China. |
