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Agreement name:	ASEAN - Japan
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature (G):	26-Mar-2008	Date of notification (G):	23-Nov-2009
Date of signature (S):	27-Feb-2019	Date of notification (S):	11-Nov-2022
Date of entry into force (G):	01-Dec-2008	End of implementation period (G):	2026
Date of entry into force (S):	01-Aug-2020	End of implementation period (S):	2022
Remarks:	Relevant information on specific dates of signature / entry into force is available from the notifications. See WT/REG277/N/1-3 and S/C/N/1117.
Current signatories:	Brunei Darussalam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Viet Nam; Thailand; Japan
Original signatories:	Brunei Darussalam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Viet Nam; Thailand; Japan
RTA Composition:	Bilateral; One Party is an RTA
Region:	East Asia
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	No

Related agreements

ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)

Official Web Address

Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E

Consideration status (G):

Factual Presentation issued

Consideration status (S):

Factual Presentation issued

Date of Consideration (G):

27-Jul-2020

Date of Consideration (S):

08-Apr-2024

Early announcement

Date negotiations commenced:	01-Apr-2005

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG277

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG277/N/1	E F S
Notification (G)	WT/REG277/N/2	E F S
Notification (G)	WT/REG277/N/3	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/1117	E F S
Factual Presentation (S)	WT/REG277/4	E F S
Factual Presentation (G)	WT/REG277/1/Rev.1	E F S
Questions and Replies (G)	WT/REG277/2	E F S
Questions and Replies (S)	WT/REG277/5/Rev.1	E F S
Questions and Replies (G)	WT/REG277/3	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA (S)	WT/REG277/M/2	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA (G)	WT/REG277/M/1	E F S

Document type	Language
Factual Presentation (G)	E F S
Factual Presentation (S)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 01/12/2022

Topics
	All tariffs eliminated at end of implementation by at least one Party
	All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Other Criteria(s)
		De minimis rules
		Cumulation among Parties
	All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (SPS)
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
		Transparency obligations (TBT)
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (TBT)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
		RTA-specific safeguard measures always permitted
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Denial of benefits
	Services
		Positive list (Services)
		MFN provision (Services)
	Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
	Other Investment Provisions
		Investment Promotion
	Rendez-Vous clause (Investment)
	Provisions on capital transfers


	Domestic Regulation
	Mutual Recognition
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Services)
	Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
	Subsidies (Services)
	Movement of Natural Persons
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
	Intellectual property rights
	Competition
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
	Environment
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Environment)