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REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Free Trade Area
No Barriers To Trade of Goods and Services
Among Member Countries
No Discrimination of Quota, Tariff, Subsidies
Among Member Countries
Member Countries Can Decide Own Policies for
Non-member Countries
Variable Tariffs By Each Member Country On
Same Products Imported From Non-member
Countries
REGIONAL TRADE BLOCKS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Customs Union
Step Towards Economic and Political Integration
Signatories
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
REGIONAL TRADE BLOCKS
ASEAN
Objectives
Accelerate Economic Growth, Social Progress
and Cultural Development
Spirit of Equality and Partnership for Prosperity
in The Region
Promote Peace and Stability, Respect to Other
Nations as per Charter of UN
REGIONAL TRADE BLOCKS
ASEAN
Declaration
Collective Will of the Nations to Bind
Themselves Together in Friendship and
Cooperation and Through Joint Efforts and
Sacrifices. Secure for Their People and For
Posterity the Blessings of Peace, Freedom and
Prosperity
REGIONAL TRADE BLOCKS
ASEAN
Fundamental Principles
The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in SE Asia
Signed on February 24, 1976
Mutual Respect for the Independence, Sovereignty,
Equality, Territorial Integrity and National Identity of All
Nations
The Right of Every State to Lead Its National Existence
Free From External Interference, Subversion or Coercion
REGIONAL TRADE BLOCKS
ASEAN
Fundamental Principles
Non-interference in The Internal Affairs of Other
Member Nations
Peaceful Settlements of Difference or Disputes
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