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ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
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Agreement name:
ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
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-Feb-2009
Date of notification (G):
31-Aug-2021
Date of signature (S):
15-Dec-1995
Date of notification (S):
21-Dec-2022
Date of entry into force (G):
17-May-2010
End of implementation period:
2025
Date of entry into force (S):
12-Aug-1998
Remarks:
The ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) provides the legal framework for ASEAN to realise free flow of goods in the region. The Agreement builds upon the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement and incorporates commitments on transparency, notification and trade facilitation to support the further deepening of commitments among ASEAN Member States. The ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) aims to enhance cooperation in services amongst Member States, to eliminate substantially restrictions to trade in services amongst Member States; and to liberalise trade in services with the aim to realising a free trade area in services.
Current signatories:
Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
Original signatories:
Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
RTA Composition:
Plurilateral
Region:
East Asia
All Parties WTO members?
Yes
Cross-Regional:
No
Related agreements
ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand
ASEAN - China
ASEAN - Hong Kong, China
ASEAN - India
ASEAN - Japan
ASEAN - Korea, Republic of
ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA)
Official Web Address
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Text of the agreement
Text of the agreement / ATIGA
E
Text of the agreement / AFAS
E
Annexes & related documents
Annexes / Goods
E
ASEAN Charter
E
Annexes / Services
E
Consideration status (G):
Factual Presentation issued
Consideration status (S):
Awaiting comments from the Parties on the Factual Presentation
Date of Consideration (G):
08-Apr-2024
Related documents
Document series:
WT/REG457
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification (G)
WT/REG457/N/1
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/1125
E
F
S
Factual Presentation (G)
WT/REG457/2
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (G)
WT/REG457/3/Rev.1
E
F
S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA
WT/REG457/M/1
E
F
S
Additional Information (G)
WT/REG457/1
E
F
S
Notification of changes (G)
WT/REG457/N/1/Add.1
E
F
S
Document type
Language
Factual Presentation (G)
E
F
S
RTA Provisions Glossary
For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.
Last modified on: 11/10/2021
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)
Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
Transparency obligations (TBT)
Mandatory recognition of conformity assessment results
Harmonization/alignement of TBT measures at the bilateral/regional level
Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
Anti-Dumping measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
Countervailing measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
Denial of benefits
Services
Negative list (Services)
MFN provision (Services)
Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
Investment Liberalization Provisions
MFN provision (Investment)
National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
Investment liberalization
Other Investment Provisions
Investment Protection
Investment Promotion
Investor to State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) included
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
Accession
Accession open to some third parties only
Dispute Settlement (DS)
Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
Intellectual property rights
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Cooperation
Document title
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Viet Nam
Notification of changes
Parties concerned:
Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Viet Nam, Thailand
Changes affect:
Goods
Date of signature of changes:
22-Jan-2019
Date of notification of changes
31-Aug-2021
Date of entry into force of changes:
20-Sep-2020
Remarks:
The Protocol provides amendments to the text of Chapter 3 (Rules of Origin), specifically Article 38 (Certificate of Origin) which is now titled "Proof of Origin". The amendment of this Article allows the implementation of the ASEAN-wide Self Certification (AWSC).
Related documents
Notification of changes
WT/REG457/N/1/Add.1
E
F
S
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