File #2802: "2020_Book_InvestInASEAN.pdf"
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1|Introduction|5
1|Contents|8
1|Country Profiles|12
1|1 Country Profiles—Members|13
2|Brunei|14
3|Country Introduction|14
3|Economy|16
3|Investment Area|21
3|Finance and Taxation|25
3|Risk Assessment|26
2|Cambodia|29
3|Country Introduction|29
3|Economy|33
3|Investment Area|38
3|Finance and Taxation|41
3|Risk Assessment|45
2|Indonesia|51
3|Country Introduction|51
3|Economy|53
3|Investment Area|59
3|Finance and Taxation|64
3|Risk Assessment|68
2|Laos|71
3|Country Introduction|71
3|Economy|74
3|Investment Area|78
3|Finance and Taxation|84
3|Risk Assessment|88
2|Malaysia|90
3|Country Introduction|90
3|Economy|92
3|Investment Area|98
3|Finance and Taxation|103
3|Risk Assessment|108
2|Myanmar|114
3|Economy|117
3|Investment Area|121
3|Finance and Taxation|124
3|Risk Assessment|127
2|Philippines|132
3|Country Introduction|132
3|Economy|135
3|Investment Area|138
3|Finance and Taxation|143
3|Risk Assessment|147
2|Singapore|151
3|Country Introduction|151
3|Economy|154
3|Investment Area|158
3|Finance and Taxation|163
3|Risk Assessment|170
2|Thailand|174
3|Country Introduction|174
3|Economy|176
3|Investment Area|179
3|Finance and Taxation|183
3|Risk Assessment|191
2|Vietnam|193
3|Country Introduction|193
3|Economy|196
3|Investment Area|199
3|Finance and Taxation|202
3|Risk Assessment|205
1|2 Country Profiles—Observers|209
2|Papua New Guinea|210
3|Country Introduction|210
3|Economy|212
3|Investment Area|214
2|Timor Leste|218
3|Country Introduction|218
3|Economy|221
3|Investment Area|223
1|Relevant Treaties|226
1|3 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia|227
2|Chapter I. Purpose and Principles|227
2|Chapter II. Amity|228
2|Chapter III. Cooperation|228
2|Chapter IV. Pacific Settlement of Disputes|230
2|Chapter V. General Provision|231
1|4 Basic Agreement on ASEAN Industrial Projects|232
2|Chapter I. Purposes and Principles|232
2|Chapter II. Equity|233
2|Chapter III. Board of Directors|234
2|Chapter IV. Financing|234
2|Chapter V. Preferential Trading Arrangements|235
2|Chapter VI. Taxation|235
2|Chapter VII. Incentives|236
2|Chapter VIII. Repatriation of Foreign Exchange|236
2|Chapter IX. Protection of Minority Shareholders|236
2|Chapter X. Pricing Principles|237
2|Chapter XI. Project Scope|238
2|Chapter XII. Institutional Arrangements|238
2|Chapter XIII. Consultations|239
2|Chapter XIV. Bankruptcy|239
2|Chapter XV. Supplementary Agreement|239
2|Chapter XVI. Amendments|240
2|Chapter XVII. Entry into Force|240
1|5 ASEAN Agreement of Customs|241
1|6 ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution|247
2|Part I. General Provisions|248
2|Part II. Monitoring, Assessment, Prevention and Response|250
2|Part III. Technical Co-operation and Scientific Research|254
2|Part IV. Institutional Arrangements|255
2|Part V. Procedures|256
2|Part VI. Final Clauses|258
2|Annex: Terms of Reference of the ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control|260
1|7 Protocol Governing the Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature|262
2|Interpretative Notes of the Protocol Governing the Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature|266
1|8 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Development Fund|269
1|9 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement|275
2|Chapter 1. General Provisions|276
2|Chapter 2. Tariff Liberalisation|283
2|Chapter 3. Rules of Origin|288
2|Chapter 4. Non-tariff Measures|297
2|Chapter 5. Trade Facilitation|299
2|Chapter 6. Customs|302
2|Chapter 7. Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures|307
2|Chapter 8. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures|312
2|Chapter 9. Trade Remedy Measures|315
2|Chapter 10. Institutional Provisions|315
2|Chapter 11. Final Provisions|316
1|10 ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement|319
1|11 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services|326
2|Annex I: Scheduled Air Services|339
2|Annex II: Implementing Protocols|340
1|12 Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-State Transport|341
2|Part I. General Provision|343
2|Part II. Designation of Inter-State Transport Routes and Frontier Posts|344
2|Part III. General Conditions for Road Transport|345
2|Part IV. Customs Control, Sanitary and Phytoanitary Measures|347
2|Part V. Miscellaneous Provisions|348
2|Part VI. Institutional Arrangements|349
2|Part VII. Final Clauses|350
1|13 ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons|353
1|Contents|8
1|Country Profiles|12
1|1 Country Profiles—Members|13
2|Brunei|14
3|Country Introduction|14
3|Economy|16
3|Investment Area|21
3|Finance and Taxation|25
3|Risk Assessment|26
2|Cambodia|29
3|Country Introduction|29
3|Economy|33
3|Investment Area|38
3|Finance and Taxation|41
3|Risk Assessment|45
2|Indonesia|51
3|Country Introduction|51
3|Economy|53
3|Investment Area|59
3|Finance and Taxation|64
3|Risk Assessment|68
2|Laos|71
3|Country Introduction|71
3|Economy|74
3|Investment Area|78
3|Finance and Taxation|84
3|Risk Assessment|88
2|Malaysia|90
3|Country Introduction|90
3|Economy|92
3|Investment Area|98
3|Finance and Taxation|103
3|Risk Assessment|108
2|Myanmar|114
3|Economy|117
3|Investment Area|121
3|Finance and Taxation|124
3|Risk Assessment|127
2|Philippines|132
3|Country Introduction|132
3|Economy|135
3|Investment Area|138
3|Finance and Taxation|143
3|Risk Assessment|147
2|Singapore|151
3|Country Introduction|151
3|Economy|154
3|Investment Area|158
3|Finance and Taxation|163
3|Risk Assessment|170
2|Thailand|174
3|Country Introduction|174
3|Economy|176
3|Investment Area|179
3|Finance and Taxation|183
3|Risk Assessment|191
2|Vietnam|193
3|Country Introduction|193
3|Economy|196
3|Investment Area|199
3|Finance and Taxation|202
3|Risk Assessment|205
1|2 Country Profiles—Observers|209
2|Papua New Guinea|210
3|Country Introduction|210
3|Economy|212
3|Investment Area|214
2|Timor Leste|218
3|Country Introduction|218
3|Economy|221
3|Investment Area|223
1|Relevant Treaties|226
1|3 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia|227
2|Chapter I. Purpose and Principles|227
2|Chapter II. Amity|228
2|Chapter III. Cooperation|228
2|Chapter IV. Pacific Settlement of Disputes|230
2|Chapter V. General Provision|231
1|4 Basic Agreement on ASEAN Industrial Projects|232
2|Chapter I. Purposes and Principles|232
2|Chapter II. Equity|233
2|Chapter III. Board of Directors|234
2|Chapter IV. Financing|234
2|Chapter V. Preferential Trading Arrangements|235
2|Chapter VI. Taxation|235
2|Chapter VII. Incentives|236
2|Chapter VIII. Repatriation of Foreign Exchange|236
2|Chapter IX. Protection of Minority Shareholders|236
2|Chapter X. Pricing Principles|237
2|Chapter XI. Project Scope|238
2|Chapter XII. Institutional Arrangements|238
2|Chapter XIII. Consultations|239
2|Chapter XIV. Bankruptcy|239
2|Chapter XV. Supplementary Agreement|239
2|Chapter XVI. Amendments|240
2|Chapter XVII. Entry into Force|240
1|5 ASEAN Agreement of Customs|241
1|6 ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution|247
2|Part I. General Provisions|248
2|Part II. Monitoring, Assessment, Prevention and Response|250
2|Part III. Technical Co-operation and Scientific Research|254
2|Part IV. Institutional Arrangements|255
2|Part V. Procedures|256
2|Part VI. Final Clauses|258
2|Annex: Terms of Reference of the ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control|260
1|7 Protocol Governing the Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature|262
2|Interpretative Notes of the Protocol Governing the Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature|266
1|8 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Development Fund|269
1|9 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement|275
2|Chapter 1. General Provisions|276
2|Chapter 2. Tariff Liberalisation|283
2|Chapter 3. Rules of Origin|288
2|Chapter 4. Non-tariff Measures|297
2|Chapter 5. Trade Facilitation|299
2|Chapter 6. Customs|302
2|Chapter 7. Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures|307
2|Chapter 8. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures|312
2|Chapter 9. Trade Remedy Measures|315
2|Chapter 10. Institutional Provisions|315
2|Chapter 11. Final Provisions|316
1|10 ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement|319
1|11 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services|326
2|Annex I: Scheduled Air Services|339
2|Annex II: Implementing Protocols|340
1|12 Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-State Transport|341
2|Part I. General Provision|343
2|Part II. Designation of Inter-State Transport Routes and Frontier Posts|344
2|Part III. General Conditions for Road Transport|345
2|Part IV. Customs Control, Sanitary and Phytoanitary Measures|347
2|Part V. Miscellaneous Provisions|348
2|Part VI. Institutional Arrangements|349
2|Part VII. Final Clauses|350
1|13 ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons|353