WHEREAS the Union of Myanmar became a Member State of ASEAN on 23 July 1997;

AND WHEREAS the Union of Myanmar has agreed to subscribe or accede, as the case may be, to all Declarations, Treaties and Agreements of ASEAN;

HAVING REGARD to the results of the consultations and negotiations directed towards the accession of the Union of Myanmar to Agreements of ASEAN and the commitments made by the Union of Myanmar in the signed letter from the Minister for National Planning and Economic Development to the Chairman of the 28th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting dated 12 May 1997;

NOW THEREFORE the Government of the Union of Myanmar hereby accedes to the following Agreements, and, as the case may be, agrees to the Specific Conditions contained in Annexes 1, 2 and 3:

Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat signed in Bali on 24 February 1976 and the amendments thereto in the Protocols signed in Bangkok on 27 January 1983; Kuala Lumpur on 9 July 1985; Bandar Seri Begawan on 4 July 1989; Manila on 22 July 1992; and Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on 23 July 1997;
Agreement on the ASEAN Food Security Reserve signed in New York on 4 October 1979 and the amendments thereto in the Protocols signed in Bangkok on 22 October 1982, and in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on 23 July 1997;
Agreement for the Establishment of a Fund for ASEAN signed in Bangkok on 23 July 1994;
Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation signed in Singapore on 28 January 1992 and the amendment thereto in the Protocol signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995;
Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) signed in Singapore on 28 January 1992 and the amendment thereto in the Protocol signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995;
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995;
Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme signed in Singapore on 27 April 1996;
Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism signed in Manila on 20 November 1996;
Agreement among the Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand for the Promotion and Protection of investment signed in Manila on 15 December 1987 and the amendment thereto in the Protocol signed in Jakarta on 12 September 1996;
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995; and
ASEAN Agreement on Customs signed in Phuket on 1 March 1997;

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR hereby commits, from the date of its membership in ASEAN, to extend on a reciprocal basis Most Favoured Nation Treatment to ASEAN Member States; National Treatment on products of the territory of any ASEAN Member State imported into the territory of the Union of Myanmar vis-a-vis like products of national origin in respect of all laws, regulations and requirements (including sales tax, exchange rate determination and foreign exchange control) affecting their internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution or use; and ensure transparency in its trade regime on goods and services by keeping ASEAN Member States informed of all its laws, regulations and requirements and subsequent changes thereto which affect its trade in goods and services with ASEAN Member States;

AND AGREES to immediately observe the continents and carry out the obligations under the Agreements, and any amendments thereto, and in the Specific Conditions contained in the Annexes;

The Annexes shall form an integral part of this Protocol;

This Protocol shall enter into force on the day of its signing;

This Protocol and the Annexes shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, who shall promptly furnish a certified copy thereof to each Member State of ASEAN.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by the Government of the Union of Myanmar, has signed the Protocol for the Accession of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN Agreements.

DONE at Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on the Twenty-Third day of July in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven.

Protocol for the Accession of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN Agreements
WHEREAS the Union of Myanmar became a Member State of ASEAN on 23 July 1997; AND WHEREAS the Union of Myanmar has agreed to subscribe or accede, as the case may be, to all Declarations, Treaties and Agreements of ASEAN; HAVING REGARD to the results of the consultations and negotiations directed towards the accession of the Union of Myanmar to Agreements of ASEAN and the commitments made by the Union of Myanmar in the signed letter from the Minister for National Planning and Economic Development to the Chairman of the 28th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting dated 12 May 1997; NOW THEREFORE the Government of the Union of Myanmar hereby accedes to the following Agreements, and, as the case may be, agrees to the Specific Conditions contained in Annexes 1, 2 and 3: Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat signed in Bali on 24 February 1976 and the amendments thereto in the Protocols signed in Bangkok on 27 January 1983; Kuala Lumpur on 9 July 1985; Bandar Seri Begawan on 4 July 1989; Manila on 22 July 1992; and Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on 23 July 1997; Agreement on the ASEAN Food Security Reserve signed in New York on 4 October 1979 and the amendments thereto in the Protocols signed in Bangkok on 22 October 1982, and in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on 23 July 1997; Agreement for the Establishment of a Fund for ASEAN signed in Bangkok on 23 July 1994; Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation signed in Singapore on 28 January 1992 and the amendment thereto in the Protocol signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995; Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) signed in Singapore on 28 January 1992 and the amendment thereto in the Protocol signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995; ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995; Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme signed in Singapore on 27 April 1996; Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism signed in Manila on 20 November 1996; Agreement among the Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand for the Promotion and Protection of investment signed in Manila on 15 December 1987 and the amendment thereto in the Protocol signed in Jakarta on 12 September 1996; ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995; and ASEAN Agreement on Customs signed in Phuket on 1 March 1997; THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR hereby commits, from the date of its membership in ASEAN, to extend on a reciprocal basis Most Favoured Nation Treatment to ASEAN Member States; National Treatment on products of the territory of any ASEAN Member State imported into the territory of the Union of Myanmar vis-a-vis like products of national origin in respect of all laws, regulations and requirements (including sales tax, exchange rate determination and foreign exchange control) affecting their internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution or use; and ensure transparency in its trade regime on goods and services by keeping ASEAN Member States informed of all its laws, regulations and requirements and subsequent changes thereto which affect its trade in goods and services with ASEAN Member States; AND AGREES to immediately observe the continents and carry out the obligations under the Agreements, and any amendments thereto, and in the Specific Conditions contained in the Annexes; The Annexes shall form an integral part of this Protocol; This Protocol shall enter into force on the day of its signing; This Protocol and the Annexes shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, who shall promptly furnish a certified copy thereof to each Member State of ASEAN. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by the Government of the Union of Myanmar, has signed the Protocol for the Accession of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN Agreements. DONE at Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on the Twenty-Third day of July in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven.