2015 Protocol to Implement the Ninth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services

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Full Title	2015 Protocol to Implement the Ninth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
Short Title / Abbreviations	AFAS 9th Package of Commitments/AFAS 9
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Economic Ministers ASEAN Free Trade Area Services
Date of Adoption	27/11/2015
Place of Adoption	Makati City, the Philippines
Issued/Adopted by	ASEAN Economic Ministers
Dispute settlement provisions	This Protocol is one of the ‘Covered Agreements’ pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2019 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix 1. Paragraph 3: “This Protocol and its Annexes shall form an integral part of the [1995] ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services.” Article VII ‘Settlement of Disputes’ of the 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services: “1. The [1996] Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism for ASEAN shall generally be referred to and applied with respect to any disputes arising from, or any differences between Member States concerning the interpretation or application of, this Framework Agreement or any arrangements arising therefrom. 2. A specific dispute settlement mechanism may be established for the purposes of this Framework Agreement which shall form an integral part of this Framework Agreement.” The 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services is also one of the “Covered Agreements’ pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2004 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix I. The 2004 Protocol will only apply with respect to disputes that arose after its entry into force (29 November 2004).
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Annexes	Brunei Darussalam – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Cambodia – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Indonesia – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Lao PDR – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Malaysia – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Myanmar – Schedule of Specific Commitments Philippines – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Singapore – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Thailand – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions Viet Nam – Schedule of Specific Commitments, List of MFN Exemptions
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	25/05/2016
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 4: “This Protocol and the commitments set out in its Annexes shall enter into force one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of signature. Member States undertake to complete their internal procedures for the entry into force of this Protocol and its Annexes. Each Member State shall, upon the completion of its internal procedures for the entry into force of this Protocol, notify the ASEAN Secretariat in writing. Where a Member State is unable to notify the completion of its internal procedures within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of signature, the rights and obligations of that Member State under this Protocol and its Annexes shall commence on the date on which the Member State notifies the completion of its internal procedures.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 06/12/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 04/03/2016 Signature 27/11/2015
Cambodia	Signature 27/11/2015 Signature 20/04/2017
Indonesia	Signature 27/11/2015 Signature 21/01/2019
Lao PDR	Signature 27/11/2015 Acceptance 04/12/2015
Malaysia	Signature 27/11/2015 Ratification 27/05/2016
Myanmar	Signature 27/11/2015 Signature 17/03/2016
Philippines	Signature 27/11/2015 Ratification 31/01/2018
Singapore	Signature 27/11/2015 Signature 16/03/2016
Thailand	Signature 27/11/2015 Signature 01/04/2016
Vietnam	Signature 27/11/2015 Acceptance 25/01/2017
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2018 Protocol to Implement the Tenth Package of Commitments Under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
This instrument amends/supersedes	1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 1997 Protocol to Implement the Initial Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 1998 Protocol to Implement the Second Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2001 Protocol to Implement the Third Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2004 Protocol to Implement the Fourth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2006 Protocol to Implement the Fifth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2007 Protocol to Implement the Sixth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2009 Protocol to Implement the Seventh Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2010 Protocol to Implement the Eighth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
Related Instruments	2019 ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement 2003 Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 06/12/2022
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.