2016 Memorandum of Cooperation between the Governments of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Governments of the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea on Strengthening Tourism Cooperation

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Full Title	2016 Memorandum of Cooperation between the Governments of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Governments of the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea on Strengthening Tourism Cooperation
Short Title / Abbreviations	2016 MoC APT on Tourism Cooperation
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community Tourism ASEAN External Relations ASEAN+3 (APT)
Date of Adoption	22/01/2016
Place of Adoption	Manila, the Philippines, 15th ASEAN Plus Three (APT/ASEAN+3) Tourism Ministers Meeting (M-ATM+3)
Issued/Adopted by	Tourism Ministers of ASEAN Member States, People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
Dispute settlement provisions	PARAGRAPH 8: SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES : “Any differences or disputes between the Participants concerning the interpretation, implementation and/or application of this Memorandum of Cooperation will be settled amicably through mutual consultations and/or negotiations between the Participants, without reference to any third party or international tribunal.”
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Entry Into Force Status	In Question
Source	Status not available at time of update. See Additional Information on the notification of readiness to implement the MOC.
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	PARAGRAPH 11: COMMENCEMENT, PERIOD OF COOPERATION, AND TERMINATION “(1) Within three (3) months from the date of signing of this Memorandum of Cooperation, each Participant will notify in writing to the Secretary-General of ASEAN on its readiness for the commencing of this Memorandum of Cooperation. The Memorandum of Cooperation will commence upon the receipt of the thirteenth notification to the Secretary-General of ASEAN and will continue for a period of five (5) years. Thereafter, this Memorandum of Cooperation will be automatically extended for further periods of five (5) years each, unless terminated in line with PARAGRAPH 11 (2). (2) This Memorandum of Cooperation may be terminated by the Participants by written consent on a date mutually decided by the Participants in writing. Such termination will not affect the implementation of any ongoing projects, programmes and/or activities, which have been jointly decided upon by the Participants before the date of the termination. (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Paragraph, any Participant may exit from this Memorandum of Cooperation by notifying all other Participants in writing of its intention to exit at least three (3) months prior to the intended date of exit through the Secretary-General of ASEAN. Such exit will not affect the implementation of any ongoing projects, programmes and/or activities, which have been jointly decided upon by the Participants before the date of the exit.”
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ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 22/01/2016
Cambodia	Signature 22/01/2016
Indonesia	Signature 22/01/2016
Lao PDR	Signature 22/01/2016
Malaysia	Signature 22/01/2016
Myanmar	Signature 22/01/2016
Philippines	Signature 22/01/2016
Singapore	Signature 22/01/2016
Thailand	Signature 22/01/2016
Vietnam	Signature 22/01/2016
Other Country	China Signature (22/01/2016) Japan Signature (22/01/2016) Republic of Korea Signature (22/01/2016)
Related Instruments
Related Instruments	2018-2022 ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan 2002 ASEAN Tourism Agreement
External Links	ASEAN accessed on 12/07/2021
Additional Information	Notification and commencement status for this instrument is not available on ASEAN websites. The Joint Media Statement of the 18th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Ministers dated 18 January 2019 notes the completion of the submission of notifications of readiness to implement this Memorandum of Cooperation, but a precise date of commencement of the MOC is not available.