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2017 Third Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement

Short Title / Abbreviations

ACIA 3rd Protocol

CIL Subject Classification
Date of Adoption 20/12/2017
Place of Adoption Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Issued/Adopted by Economic Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions

Refer to 2009 ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement:

Article 27 ‘Disputes Between or Among Member States’: “The ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism signed in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 29 November 2004, as amended, shall apply to the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement.”

Article 43 ‘Consultations by Member States’: “The Member States agree to consult each other at the request of any Member State on any matter relating to investments covered by this Agreement, or otherwise affecting the implementation of this Agreement.”

For an Investment dispute between a Member State and an Investor, see Section B ‘Investment Dispute between an Investor and a Member State’.

The 2009 ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement 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. The 2019 Protocol will only apply with respect to new requests for consultations made on or after its entry into force (20 June 2022).

Depository

Secretary-General of ASEAN

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Source

ASEAN Secretariat Legal Instruments page

Date of Entry into Force

18/06/2020

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

Article 2.1: “This Protocol shall form an integral part of the ACIA and shall enter into force after all Member States have notified the completion of their respective internal procedures for the entry into force of this Protocol to, or, where necessary, deposited instruments of ratification or acceptance with, the Secretary­-General of ASEAN.”

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ASEAN States (Source:

ASEAN Legal Instruments

as of 29/08/2022)
Brunei Darussalam Signature 20/12/2017
Notification 03/05/2018
Cambodia Signature 20/12/2017
Signature 18/06/2020
Indonesia Signature 20/12/2017
Notification 03/09/2019
Lao PDR Signature 20/12/2017
Acceptance 04/01/2019
Malaysia Signature 20/12/2017
Notification 02/05/2018
Myanmar Signature 20/12/2017
Notification 21/06/2018
Philippines Signature 20/12/2017
Ratification 14/01/2019
Singapore Signature 20/12/2017
Notification 07/03/2018
Thailand Signature 20/12/2017
Ratification 22/04/2019
Vietnam Signature 20/12/2017
Notification 14/01/2019
Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes

2009 ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement

Related Instruments

1987 Agreement Among the Governments of Brunei Darussalam, Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore and the kingdom of Thailand for the Protection and Promotion of Investments

1996 Protocol to Amend the 1987 Agreement Among the Governments of Brunei Darussalam, Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand for the Protection and Promotion of Investments

1998 Framework Agreement on the ASEAN Investment Area

2001 Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on the ASEAN Investment Area

2014 Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement

2017 Second Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement

2020 Fourth Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement

2021 ASEAN Investment Facilitation Framework

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