WHEREAS the Governments of the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand had on the 4th day of October 1979 signed the Agreement on the ASEAN Food Security Reserve;
AND WHEREAS in accordance with Article IX (3), the Agreement entered into force on 24th July 1980.
AND WHEREAS under Article IX (5) of the Agreement, amendments may be made to the Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the parties desire to make a certain amendment to the Agreement.
NOW THE PARTIES HAVE THIS PROTOCOL AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
- That the Terms of Reference of the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board as set out in the Annex to the Agreement be expanded to include the following additional paragraph :
"To consider periodically ASEAN supply and demand for rice with the view to facilitating subsequent bilateral negotiations on prices and other terms of long term contracts in respect office purchased from Member countries" as the new paragraphs 3 to 7 of the Annex to the Agreement shall be renumbered accordingly as paragraphs 4 to 8.
- This Protocol shall come into force on the date on which it shall receive the approval of the Contracting Parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol.
DONE at Bangkok in the English Language this 22nd day of October 1982.
For the Government of the Republic of Indonesia:
(sgd)
AIR MARSHAL SOEBAMBANG
Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia
For the Government of Malaysia:
(sgd)
DATUK SHAHUDDIN BIN MOHAMAD TAIB
Ambassador of Malaysia
For the Government of the Republic of the Philippines:
(sgd)
LT. GENERAL RAFAEL M. ILETO
Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines
For the Government of the Republic of Singapore:
(sgd)
TAN KENG JIN
Director-General, ASEAN-Singapore
For the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand:
(sgd)
ACM SIDDHI SAVETSILA
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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