1.

Member(s) notifying: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam

2.

Date of notification: 29 April 2024

3.

Notification pursuant to

[ ] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994

[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS

[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause

4.

Parties to the Agreement: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam

5.

Date of signature: 7 October 2020

6.

Date(s) of entry into Force: 5 April 2021

Date of entry into force for individual Parties:

(https://agreement.asean.org/search/advance.html?name_of_instrument=asean+trade+in+services+agreement&if_status=IF&id_area_cooperation=2&id_document_type=&docs_start=&docs_end=&signature_place=&type=docs)

7.

Brief description of the Agreement:

ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) is a comprehensive trade in services agreement that builds upon existing ASEAN services agreements (AFAS and FTAs with ASEAN Dialogue Partners). It aims to reduce barriers to trade and investment in services and create a predictable business environment, while strengthening economic relations between ASEAN Member States (AMS). Key features of ATISA include (i) clearer and stronger obligations; and (ii) transition to negative list commitments within clearly stipulated timeframes. ATISA includes three sectoral annexes on Financial Services, Telecommunication Services and Air Transport Services. (read more)

8.

Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:

[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)

[X] available from the following official Internet link(s):

ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA):

https://agreement.asean.org/media/download/20201111041414.pdf

[Note: Currently, there are no schedules of commitments attached to the ATISA. Parties are obliged to transition its latest AFAS commitments into negative list commitments by a certain timeline, as stipulated in Article 12 (Transition to Schedules of Non-Conforming Measures) of the Agreement.]