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FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (ACFTA)

ASEAN and China signed the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation in November, 2002. The Parties, on the basis of this Framework Agreement, signed the Agreement on Trade in Goods (effective from July, 2005), Agreement on Trade in Services (effective from July, 2005), and Agreement on Investment (effective from February, 2010) with the aim of establishing an ASEAN –

China Free Trade Area. In Nov 2015, ASEAN and China signed the Protocol to Amend the ACFTA and Certain Agreements thereunder between ASEAN and China, including some new commitments in terms of Goods, Services and Investment. This Protocol came into force in May 2016.

Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-Operation

Protocol 1 to Amend the Framework Agreement

             Appendix 1 Rules of Origin

Appendix 2 Exclusion List of a Party for Products Excluded from the Early Harvest Program Under Article 6.3.a.i

Appendix 3 Specific Products covered by the Early Harvest Program Under Article 6.3.a.iii

Protocol 2 to Amend the Framework Agreement

Protocol 3 to Amend the Framework Agreement

Agreement on Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the Framework Agreement

Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement

Annex 1 Modality for Tariff Reduction & Elimination for Tariff Lines Placed in the Normal Track

Annex 2 Modality for Tariff Reduction & Elimination for Tariff Lines Placed in the Sensitive Track

Annex 3 Rules of Origin for ACFTA

Protocol 1 to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods

Annex to Protocol 1 to Amend the Trade in Goods Agreement

Protocol 2 to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods

Annex 1 to  Protocol 2 Revised Operational Certification Procedures for ROO

Annex 2 to Protocol 2 CO Form E (ASEAN version)

Annex 2a to Protocol 2 Overleaf Notes

Protocol to TBT and SPM

Tariff Reduction Schedule

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

China

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Singapore

Viet Nam

Agreement on Trade in Services of the Framework Agreement

1st Package

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

China

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Singapore

Viet Nam

2nd Package

Protocol to Implement 2nd Package of Specific Commitments

Cover and Headnote

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

China

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Singapore

Viet Nam

Agreement on Investment of the Framework Agreement

Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement & Certain Agreements thereunder

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