2025 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements

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Full Title	2025 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements
Short Title / Abbreviations	2025 MRA Framework
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Economic Ministers ASEAN Free Trade Area
Date of Adoption	13/02/2025
Place of Adoption	Vientiane, Lao PDR
Issued/Adopted by	Economic Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	“Article 11: Dispute Settlement 1. Member States shall endeavour to agree on the interpretation or implementation of this Framework Agreement. Any difference between a Member State and another Member State concerning the interpretation, implementation or application of this Framework Agreement shall, as far as practicable, be settled through communication, dialogue, consultations and cooperation to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution. 2. In the event that Member States cannot reach a mutually satisfactory solution, the ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism signed on 29 November 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR or its successor agreement shall apply to the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation, implementation, or application of this Framework Agreement.” The 2004 Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism was replaced by the 2019 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, which entered into force on 20 June 2022.
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Annexes	Annex – Suspension and removal of listed Conformity Assessment Bodies
Entry Into Force Status	Not In Force
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 16.1: “The Framework Agreement shall enter into force upon the deposit of the instruments of ratification, approval, or acceptance by the Member States with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.” Article 16.2: “Upon its entry into force, this Framework Agreement shall replace the 1998 Framework Agreement and shall not apply retrospectively to the Sectoral MRAs signed prior to the entry into force of this Framework Agreement.”
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ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 17/10/2025)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 13/02/2025
Cambodia	Signature 13/02/2025
Indonesia	Signature 13/02/2025
Lao PDR	Signature 13/02/2025
Malaysia	Signature 13/02/2025 Ratification 02/09/2025
Myanmar	Signature 13/02/2025
Philippines	Signature 13/02/2025
Singapore	Signature 13/02/2025 Ratification 03/10/2025
Thailand	Signature 13/02/2025
Vietnam	Signature 13/02/2025
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Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes	1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements
Related Instruments	2021 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Type Approval for Automotive Products 2018 ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Inspection and Certification Systems on Food Hygiene for Prepared Foodstuff Products 2017 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Bioequivalence Study Reports of Generic Medicinal Products 2016-2025 ASEAN Standards and Conformance Strategic Plan “Forging Ahead Together: Ensuring Quality and Building Confidence” 2009 ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Agreement on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Inspection of Manufacturers of Medicinal Products 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement 2003 Agreement on the ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Regulation Scheme 2002 ASEAN Sectoral Recognition Arrangement on Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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