1. Regional Approach to Standardization and their Impacts on ASEAN
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Regional Approach to Standardization and their Impacts on ASEAN
Regional Seminar on Standard and Standardization,
Linkages to Regional Integration and Trade Promotion
17-18 December 2013, Vientiane, Lao PDR

2. OUTLINE TRADE and ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC)
Free flow of goods
Trade in Goods
Customs
Standards & Conformance
ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) and AEC
ASEAN and FREE TRADE AREA (FTA)

3. TRADE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

4. Trend: Export, Import, and Total Trade
ASEAN trade increased significantly from USD 430 Billion in 1993 to USD 2.4 Trillion in Likewise, exports and imports also increased remarkably, both from USD223.3 billion and USD429.9 to USD1,243.5 billion and USD1,145 billion respectively for the same period.

5. Trend in ASEAN Trade Balance
Since 1998 ASEAN has been recording trade surplus, peaking at USD 109 Billion in 2007, declined in (global economic crisis) and has picked up to reach the second highest recording in 2011 at USD99 billion.

6. Share of ASEAN Trade with Dialogue Partners
Trade Partners
Share of ASEAN Trade (%)
1993
2000
2011
Intra ASEAN
19.2
22.0
25.0
Australia
2.1
2.3
2.5
Canada
0.8
0.6
0.5
China
4.3
11.7
EU-27
14.7
13.5
9.8
India
0.7
1.3
2.9
Japan
20.2
15.3
11.4
Korea, Republic of
3.1
3.9
5.2
New Zealand
0.3
Pakistan
0.2
Russia
0.1
USA
17.6
16.1
8.3
Others
19.0
19.8
21.4
TOTAL
100.0

9. Share of ASEAN FDI with Dialogue Partners
FDI Sources
Share of ASEAN FDI (%)
1999
2000
2011
Intra ASEAN
16.5
3.9 23
Australia
(3.4)
(1.7)
1.2
Canada
(0.1)
(3.6)
0.9
China
0.2
(0.7)
5.3
EU-27
35.8
(1)
59.6
16.0
India
0.4
(1.6)
Japan
6.2
2.5
13.2
Korea, Republic of
1.9
(0.2)
New Zealand
0.3
0.0
Pakistan
Russia
USA
21.5
34.3
5.1
Others
30.9
34.9
TOTAL
100.0

10. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

11. ASEAN Economic Community
4 PILLARS OF THE AEC
ASEAN Economic Community
Strategic Schedule of the AEC Blueprint ( )
AEC Pillar 1
Single Market & Production Base
Free flow of goods
Free flow of services
Free flow of investment
Freer flow of capital
Free flow of skilled labor
Priority Integration Sectors
Food, agriculture and forestry
AEC Pillar 2 Competitive Economic Region
Competition policy
Consumer protection
Intellectual property rights
Infrastructure development
Taxation
E-Commerce
AEC Pillar 3 Equitable Economic Development
SME development
Initiative for ASEAN Integration
AEC Pillar 4 Integration into
the Global Economy
Coherent approach towards external economic relations
Enhanced participation in global supply networks
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RESEARC H AND DEVELOPMENT

12. ASEAN Economic Community
4 PILLARS OF THE AEC
ASEAN Economic Community
Strategic Schedule of the AEC Blueprint ( )
AEC Pillar 1
Single Market & Production Base
Free flow of goods
Free flow of services
Free flow of investment
Freer flow of capital
Free flow of skilled labor
Priority Integration Sectors
Food, agriculture and forestry
AEC Pillar 2 Competitive Economic Region
Competition policy
Consumer protection
Intellectual property rights
Infrastructure development
Taxation
E-Commerce
AEC Pillar 3 Equitable Economic Development
SME development
Initiative for ASEAN Integration
AEC Pillar 4 Integration into
the Global Economy
Coherent approach towards external economic relations
Enhanced participation in global supply networks
Free flow of goods
Trade in Goods
Customs
Standards & Conformance
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RESEARC H AND DEVELOPMENT

13. ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)
Succeeds the Agreement on Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (CEPT-AFTA), which mainly covered tariff liberalization.
ATIGA brings into one single agreement all aspects of trade in goods and provides the legal framework to realize free flow of goods within the AEC

14. ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)
ATIGA covers more than tariff liberalization as it includes substantive chapters on:
enhanced ROO
disciplines on the application of NTMs and the elimination of NTBs
trade facilitation work program
customs procedures
Standards, Trade Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (STRACAP) and Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures (SPS)
Signed in February 2009, it entered into force on 17 May 2010

15. Trade in Goods Elimination of Duties (1 Jan 2010)
ASEAN-6  99.65% tariff lines eliminated
CLMV  98.86% tariff lines reduced to 0-5%
Elimination of Non-tariff barriers (NTBs)
Work Programme on ASEAN NTMs
Matrix of actual cases NTM/trade barriers
Rules of Origin: Self Certification Pilot Project
Enable certified exporters to self-certify the origin of exports to enjoy preferential tariffs under ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.
Implemented through Self-certification Pilot Project.
ASEAN-wide implementation of Self-certification by 2015.

16. Customs ASEAN Agreement on Customs
Operationalise the customs chapter of ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement – signed on 30 April 2012
ASEAN Single Window
Single point of decision for the release of cargo
Implementation of the ASW Pilot Project to exchange test data initially scheduled for 2 months
Extended to 31 March 2013
Extension to allow for parallel testing for interested Member States
Working on the completion of the Legal Framework Agreement for the eventual live ASW implementation

17. Standards and Conformance
Address Technical Barriers to Trade for Priority Integration Sectors (PIS)
Single regulatory regime/framework agreement for PIS (cosmetics, electrical and electronic equipment and medical device, traditional medicines and health supplements.)
Harmonisation of standards (agro-based products, automotive, cosmetics, electrical and electronic equipment, medical devices, rubber-based products, wood-based products)
Mutual recognition arrangements for recognition and acceptance of conformity assessment results (automotive, agro-based products, electrical and electronic equipment and pharmaceuticals)

18. Standards and Conformance
Enhancement of regional policies for standards and conformance through revision of the ASEAN Policy Guidelines for Standards and Conformance.
Implementation of the ASEAN Good Regulatory Practice Guide.
Engaging the business community through participation at regional meetings and organisation of Public-Private Forum

19. ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

20. ACCSQ Structure

21. ACCSQ towards AEC – Standards
Harmonization of Standards and/or Technical Requirements
Based on international standards and practices
Without compromising health and safety of consumers and quality of the product
Achieving harmonised standards and procedures for ASEAN region
Priority Sectors:
Agro-based products (prepared foodstuff and fisheries)
Automotive
Healthcare products (Cosmetics, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements)
Rubber-based
Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Wood based products
Building and Construction materials

22. ACCSQ towards AEC - MRAs
Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)
Guided by ASEAN Framework Agreement on MRAs (1998)
Recognition of conformity assessment results (testing, inspection and certification)
Competence criteria following international standards and practices
Nomination and listing of conformity assessment bodies

23. ACCSQ towards AEC - MRAs
Implementation of MRAs
ASEAN Sectoral MRA for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002)
ASEAN MRA of Product Registration Approval for Cosmetics (2003) (MRA is Schedule A of the ASEAN harmonised Cosmetics Regulatory Scheme)
ASEAN Sectoral MRA for GMP Inspection of Manufacturers for Medicinal Products (2009)
MRAs under consideration
MRA on Recognition of Conformity Assessment Results for Prepared Foodstuff
ASEAN MRA on Type Approval for Automotive Product

24. ACCSQ towards AEC – Regulatory Regimes
Harmonised Regulatory Regimes
Agreement on the ASEAN Harmonised Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme (2003) – ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (Schedule B)
Agreement on the ASEAN harmonised Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulatory Regime (2005)
Under consideration
ASEAN Medical Device Directive
ASEAN Regulatory Framework for Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements

25. TRUST
ACCSQ
AEC
AC 2015
Elimination of TBT to facilitate the flow of products
Economic Integration and Single Market through Free Flow of Goods
ASEAN Community with strong Economic Pillar

26. ASEAN and Free-Trade Area

27. ASEAN Plus FTAs ASEAN + China and ASEAN + Korea
Goods, services and investment
agreements signed
ASEAN + Japan and ASEAN + India
Goods completed; still to conclude services and investment
ASEAN + Australia + New Zealand
Comprehensive agreement implemented
1 January 2010
ASEAN Plus FTAs

28. ASEAN Plus FTAs and TBT ASEAN + China TBT MOU
SPS and TBT Chapter of ASEAN-China FTA
ASEAN + Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)
TBT Chapter of the AJCEP on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (SC-STRACAP)
ASEAN + Australia + New Zealand FTA
Chapter on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (SC-STRACAP)
ASEAN Plus FTAs and TBT

29. Emerging Regionalism - Economic Regional Architecture
Trans Pacific Partnership?
Trilateral Agreement China-Japan-Korea?
Emerging Regionalism
- Economic Regional Architecture
ASEAN REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP - P
Source: Emerging Asian Regionalism, A Partnership for Shared Prosperity

30. Implication to Trade and Stakeholders
Fair Trade and Free movement of goods
Trade Facilitation between AMS
Reducing Cost
standards are also a driving force for economic growth via innovation includes technology transfer. Consequently, technology, creating new markets and increasing the productivity of these nations’ companies and economies.
Stakeholder engagement is a key element of the legislative process and involve within the consultation process. Consultation may be clear and Transparency.

31. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
RCEP: Integrating ASEAN Plus One FTA Partners
(China + Japan + Republic of Korea + Australia +
New Zealand + India).
ASEAN Centrality
Lead country for ASEAN to spearhead the negotiations
Tough and complicated
Pragmatic approach
Professes open regionalism – others may join once completed 31

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