ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)

ASEAN and China signed the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation in November 2002. On the basis of the Framework Agreement, the two sides continue to negotiate and sign Agreements on Trade in Goods (effective from July 2005), Agreement on Trade in Services (effective from July 2005). 2007), Investment Agreement (effective from February 2010) to establish the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area.

In November 2015, ASEAN and China signed the Protocol amending the Framework Agreement and related agreements, including many new commitments on Goods, Services and Investment. This Decree takes effect from May 2016.

Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between ASEAN and China

Amended Protocol No. 1

Appendix 1: Rules of origin for the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (English)

Appendix 2: List of excluded items of a party not participating in the early harvest program under article 6(3)(a)(i) (English)

Appendix 3: Specific commodities included in the early harvest program under article 6(3)(a)(iii) (English)

Amending Protocol No. 2 (English)

Amending Protocol No. 3 (English)

Agreement on Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the Framework Agreement

Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Framework Agreement

Appendix I: Tax Reduction Formula in the Regular List (English)

Appendix II: Tax Reduction Formula in the Sensitive List (English)

Appendix III: Rules of Origin for the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (English)

Protocol No. 1 (English)

Appendix 1-10: Committed tariffs for products on Vietnam's normal list under the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (English)

Protocol No. 2 (English)

Appendix 1: Procedures for implementing the revised Certificate of Origin (OCP) with the rules of origin of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (English)

Appendix 2: Form CO Form E (English)

Appendix 2a: Notes (English)

Protocol on TBT and SPM (English)

Preferential import tariffs implementing ACFTA of countries:

Brunei (English)

Cambodia (English)

China (English)

Indonesia (English)

Laos (English)

Malaysia (English)

Myanmar (English)

Philippines (English)

Thailand (English)

Singapore (English)

Vietnam (English)

Agreement on Services under the Framework Agreement

First commitment package

Brunei (English)

Cambodia (English)

China (English)

Indonesia (English)

Laos (English)

Malaysia (English)

Myanmar (English)

Philippines (English)

Thailand (English)

Singapore (English)

Vietnam (English)

Second commitment package

General rules (English)

Brunei (English)

Cambodia (English)

China (English)

Indonesia (English)

Laos (English)

Malaysia (English)

Myanmar (English)

Philippines (English)

Thailand (English)

Singapore (English)

Vietnam (English)

Protocol to implement the second package of commitments in the Agreement on Services (English)

Agreement on investment within the framework of the Framework Agreement  (English)

Protocol amending the Framework Agreement and related Agreements  (English)

Commitments and other related documents  

Memorandum of Understanding on Intellectual Property (English)

Records of Standards, Technical Regulations and Compliance Assessments (English)

Memorandum of Understanding between ASEAN and the Ministry of Agriculture of China on Cooperation in Agriculture (English)

Overview of ASEAN and China (English)

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