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ASEAN Priority Integration Program. Mandate Special Informal AEM (12-13 July 2003, Jakarta) Agreed to give priority to integrating certain sectors of the economy Maintain competitiveness of industries Develop regional outsourcing scheme. ASEAN Priority Integration Program.
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ASEAN Priority Integration Program Mandate • Special Informal AEM (12-13 July 2003, Jakarta) • Agreed to give priority to integrating certain sectors of the economy • Maintain competitiveness of industries • Develop regional outsourcing scheme
ASEAN Priority Integration Program Selected Product/Sectors & Country Coordinators • Wood-based & Automotive - Indonesia • Rubber-based & Textiles - Malaysia • Agro-based & Fisheries - Myanmar • Electronics - Philippines • e-ASEAN & Healthcare - Singapore • Airlines & Tourism - Thailand
ASEAN Priority Integration Program - Legally Binding Instruments ASEAN Framework Agreement for the Integration of Priority Sectors • Overall agreement signed by Leaders in November 2004 Sectoral Integration Protocols • One for each sector • Attached to the Framework as Annex I to XI • Signed by the AEM Roadmaps • One for each sector • Attached to the Sectoral Integration Protocol as Appendix I Product Coverage and Negative Lists • One for each sector • Attached to the Sectoral Integration Protocol as Appendix II to III
ASEAN Priority Integration Program – Roadmaps • Details measures for the economic integration of the respective priority sector • Private sector involvement • Measures are categorized into two broad categories • Common: cut across all priority sectors • Specific: of direct relevance to each sector • Includes implementing agency and timelines for implementation
ASEAN Priority Integration Program – Common Measures • Liberalization • Trade in Goods, Services and Investments • Elimination of Barriers to Trade • Trade and Investment Facilitation • Rules of Origin • Customs Procedures • Standards and Conformance • Logistics Services • Facilitation of Travel • Movement of Business Persons, Experts, Professionals, Skilled Labor and Talents • Promotion and Monitoring • Trade and Investment Promotion • ASEAN Trade and Investment Statistics • Other Areas for Integration • Intellectual Property Rights • Outsourcing and Industrial Complementation • Human Resource Development
ASEAN Priority Integration Program - Implementation • SEOM as overall in charge • Implementation by various ASEAN Working Groups • Examples • CCCA: Coordinating Committee on the Implementation of the CEPT-AFTA • CCS: Coordinating Committee on Services • CCI: Coordinating Committee on Investments • ACCSQ: ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality • TELSOM: Telecommunications Senior Officials Meeting
ASEAN Priority Integration Program – Implementation • 2nd phase of Implementation • Maintain momentum of progress • Further regional integration • Acceleration of measures • Improvement/enhancement of existing measures
ASEAN Priority Integration Program – Implementation • Measures on Trade in Goods • Tariff liberalization for products covered • Sensitive and Highly Sensitive Products under the CEPT to be excluded • ASEAN 6 by 2007; CLMV by 2012 • Member Countries with difficulties may defer elimination to 2010 for ASEAN 6; 2015 for CLMV • Difficult products subject to a cap • 15% of product coverage
ASEAN Priority Integration Program – Implementation • 1st Phase • Covers 4,273lines • 15% exclusions: 641 lines • 2nd Phase • Covers 242 lines (29 lines for agro-based, 75 lines for electronics, 138 lines for healthcare) • 15% exclusions: 36 lines