What is ASEAN?

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

 The ASEAN was founded on August 8, 1967.

 The Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand sat down together in
the main hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs
building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document. By
virtue of that document, the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born.
AIMS AND PURPOSES
 To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural
development in the region through joint endeavors in the spirit of
equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a
prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations.
 To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for
justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the
region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations
Charter;
 To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters
of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical,
scientific and administrative fields;
 To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and
research facilities in the educational, professional, technical and
administrative spheres;
 To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization of their
agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade, including
the study of the problems of international commodity trade, the
improvement of their transportation and communications facilities
and the raising of the living standards of their peoples;
 To promote Southeast Asia studies; and
 To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing
international and regional organizations with similar aims and
purposes, and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation
among themselves.
 The five Foreign Ministers who signed it

 Adam Malik of Indonesia

 Narciso R. Ramos of the Philippines
 Tun Abdul Razak of Malaysia
 S. Rajaratnam of Singapore
 Thanat Khoman of Thailand would subsequently be hailed as
the Founding Fathers of probably the most successful inter-
governmental organization in the developing world today.
And the document that they signed would be known as the
ASEAN Declaration.
 ASEAN is a regional grouping that promotes
economic, political and security cooperation
among its ten members: Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
In 1976, the members signed the Treaty of Amity
and Cooperation, emphasizing ASEAN's promotion
of peace, friendship, and cooperation to build
solidarity.
 The ASEAN Emblem represents a stable, peaceful, united
and dynamic ASEAN. The colors of the Emblem blue, red, white
and yellow represent the main colors of the state crests in the
ASEAN Member States.
 The blue represents peace and stability. Red depicts courage
and dynamism, white shows purity and yellow symbolizes
prosperity.
 The stalks of padi in the center of the Emblem represent the
dream of ASEAN’s founding father comprising all the
countries in Southeast Asia, bound together in friendship and
solidarity.
 The circle represents the unity of ASEAN.
 Developmental programs first undertaken by ASEAN
include projects to:
 increase food production
 promote tourism
 ease travel restrictions and
 enhance cooperation in the field of mass media through
exchanges of radio and television programs.
Plans were also put in place to liberalize trade among
members in a bid to improve intraregional trade.
 Today, ASEAN is considered one of the most
successful intergovernmental organizations in the
developing world. Since its founding, the grouping has
expanded to include other Southeast Asian states –
Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos (1997), Myanmar
(1997) and Cambodia (1999).
 Fundamental Principles
In their relations with one another, the ASEAN Member States have
adopted the following fundamental principles, as contained in the Treaty
of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) of 1976:
 Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality,
territorial integrity, and national identity of all nations;
The right of every State to lead its national existence free from
external interference, subversion or coercion;
 Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another;
 Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner;
 Renunciation of the threat or use of force; and
 Effective cooperation among themselves.
 ASEAN
CHARTER
What is ASEAN charter?
• Legal document that create an institutional framework for
cooperation within the region and towards the formation of the
ASEAN community.
• Provides legal status and institutional framework for ASEAN. It also
codifies ASEAN norms, rules and values; sets clear targets for ASEAN;
and presents accountability and compliance.
• Establishes rules-basis sytems and structures to conduct ASEAN
affairs.
• Signed by the goverments of 10 ASEAN member state on November
20, 2007 and entered into force on 15 December 2008.
What is the ASEAN Economic Community ?
• The Association of Southest Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic
Community or AEC. The end goal of economic integration as
espoused in the ASEAN VERSION 2020, Which i based on a
convergence of interests of ASEAN Member States (AMSs) to deepen
and broaden ecomonic integration through existing and new
initiatives with clear timelines.
THE ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA
WHAT IS THE ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA
Trade agreement to remove obstacle to free trade among ASEAN
member state through abolition of trarrifs of traded goods and
scrapping of quantitative restriction and other non-tariff barriers that
limit the entry of imports.
COMMON EFFECTIVE REFERENTIAL TARIFFS
(CEPT) AS SCHEME
Main implementing mechanism of AFTA. This means that AMS
shall have common effective tariffs among themselves in AFTA but the
level of tariffs vis-a-vis non-ASEAN country shall continue to be
determine the individually.
ASEAN TRADE IN GOODS AGREEMENT
Improvement over the CEPT-AFTA scheme. Its consolidates the
ASEAN’s existing initiatives, obligations and commitments made with to
both trade in goods(tariffs) and non-tariffs elements among others into
one comprehensive agreement.
OBJECTIVES OF ATIGA
• To achieve free flow of goods in ASEAN as one of the principal means
establish a single market and production base for the differ economic
intergration of the regions towards realization of the ASEAN economic
community by 2015.
 ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area
A trade agreement among the ten AMS of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nation. The agreement was signed on February 27,2009 and
entered into force on January 1, 2010.
The AANFTA is a comprehensive single undertaking free trade area,
covering trade in goods, trade in services, and investment.

What is the objective of AANFTA?

The objective of AANFTA is deeper economic integration between the
two regions through (i) progerssive liberalization and facilitationof trade in
goods, trade in service, investments and (ii) trade and investment facilitation
and economic cooperation measures.
ASEAN-CHINA FREE TRADE AREA
The Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic
Cooperation between ASEAN and China covering trade in goods, trade
in services, investment and other measurrs to develop new areas of
economic cooperation was signed on November 29, 2002.

What are the objectives of ACFTA?

• Strengthen and enhance economic, trade and investment co-
operation between the parties
• Progresively liberalize and promote trade in goods and services as
well as create transparent, liberal and facilitative investment regime
ASEAN-INDIA FREE TRADE AREA
The Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic
Cooperation Between the ASEAN India, which was signed on October 8,
2003 supports the establishment of an FTA by: year 2013 for Brunei,
Indonisia, Singapore, Thailand, and India with flexibility on sensititive
serctors and commodities.
The Agreement on Trade in Good under the AIFTA entered into
force on January 1, 2010 and implemented on May 17, 2011.
ASEAN JAPAN COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
• The Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
(AJCEPA) between the 10 member state of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) and japan covers chapters on Traade in Goods (TIG)
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade in
Service, Trade in Investment nad Economic Cooperation and Trade
Facilities.
• The Agreement provides for the establishment of a FreeTrade Area (FTA)
between ASEAN and Japan over a period of ten (10) years taking into
account the outcomes of progress of ther ASEAN integration process.
• The Philippines signed and ratified the agreeement on april 02, 2008 and
December 24, 2008 respectively.
What are the Objective of the Agreement
AJCEPA ?
• Strengthen econimic integration between ASEAN and JAPAN though
the creation of a CEP
• Enhance the competitiveness of ASEAN and JAPAN in the world
market though strengthened partnership and linkages.
• Progressively liberalize and facilitate trade in goods and services as
well as create a tranparent and liberal investment regime.
• Explore new areas and develop appropriate measures for further co-
operation and economic integeratio.
• Facilitate the more effective economic integration of the newer AMSs
and bridge the development gap among AMSs
ASEAN KOREA FREE TRADE AREA
The ASEAN KOREA FREE TRADE AREA (AKFTA) is a trade agreement
between the ten (10) member State of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Korea.
The framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
Between the ASEAN and KOREA was signed on Decmeber 12, 2005 in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Agreement on Trade in Goods reflecting
the Parties commitment on goods was signed on August 24, 2006 in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The AKFTA covers economic cooperation projects on selected Areas,
effective trade and investment facilitation measures, and procedures
and mechanisms for these measures effcetive implementation.
What are the Objectives of the AKFTA ?
• Strengthen and enchance economic. Trade and investment cooperation
among the parties.
• Progressively liberalize and promote trade in goods and services as well as
create a transparent, liberal and facilitative investment regime.
• Explore new areas and develop appropriate measures for closer econimic
cooperation and integration.
• Facilitate the more effective economic integration of the new ASEAN
member countries and bridge the development gap among the parties.
• Establish a cooperation framework for further strengethening the
economic relations among the parties.