Background

The ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Summit on 30 November 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, agreed to establish a comprehensive ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Area. The FTA would build on the existing cooperation initiatives under the AFTA-CER CEP, especially in the areas of:

  • trade and investment facilitation measures;
  • technical assistance; and
  • capacity building activities.

Scope

AANZFTA is ASEAN's first comprehensive FTA negotiations with Dialogue Partners covering all sectors:

  • trade in goods;
  • investment;
  • trade in services;
  • financial services;
  • telecommunications;
  • electronic commerce;
  • movement of natural persons;
  • intellectual property;
  • competition policy; and
  • economic cooperation.

Status

Economic Ministers of ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand signed the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA) Agreement on 27 February 2009 in Thailand.

The AANZFTA will enter into force when Australia, New Zealand and at least four ASEAN Member States have completed the necessary ratification procedures.

Related documents

Joint Media Statement on the Signing of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, Cha-am, Thailand, 27 February 2009

Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, Cha-am, Thailand, 27 February 2009

Annexes to the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area,

ANNEX I - Schedules of Tariff Commitments

General Notes

•  Australia

•  Brunei Darussalam

•  Cambodia

•  Indonesia

•  Lao PDR

•  Malaysia

•  Myanmar

•  New Zealand

•  Philippines

•  Singapore

•  Thailand

•  Vietnam

ANNEX 2 – Product Specific Rules

ANNEX 3 - Schedules Specific Services Commitments

•  Australia

•  Brunei Darussalam

•  Cambodia

•  Indonesia

•  Lao PDR

•  Malaysia

•  Myanmar

•  New Zealand

•  Philippines

•  Singapore

•  Thailand

•  Vietnam

ANNEX 4 - Schedules of Movement of Natural Persons Commitments

General Notes

•  Australia

•  Brunei Darussalam

•  Cambodia

•  Indonesia

•  Lao PDR

•  Malaysia

•  Myanmar

•  New Zealand

•  Philippines

•  Singapore

•  Thailand

•  Vietnam

Implementing Arrangement for the ASEAN-Australia-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Economic Co-Operation Work Programme Pursuant to Chapter 12 (Economic Co-Operation) of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area

Understanding on Article 1 (Reduction And/Or Elimination of Customs Duties) of Chapter 2 (Trade in Goods) of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area

Joint Declaration of the Leaders at the ASEAN-Australia and New Zealand Commemorative Summit, Vientiane, 30 November 2004