COUNTRY PAPER ON FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT Legal Advisor

COUNTRY PAPER ON FACILITATION
OF INTERNATIONAL ROAD
TRANSPORT
Legal Advisor
Ministry of Transport
Malaysia
CURRENT LEGAL ARRAGEMENTS
FOR INTERNATIONAL ROAD
TRANSPORT & ITS IMPLEMENTATION
• ASEAN Framework Agreement on
the Facilitation of Goods in Transit
[AFAFGIT]
• Signed on 16 December 1998
• There are 9 Protocols under the
AFAFGIT
Malaysia has signed and ratified 4
Protocols under AFAFGIT
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•Besides AFAFGIT, Malaysia also had
signed ASEAN Framework Agreement
on the Facilitation of Inter-State
Transport [AFAFIST] on
10th
December 2009.
•However, this Agreement can only be
ratified once all the Protocols under
AFAFGIT has been signed and ratified.
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• Malaysia also had signed ASEAN
Framework
Agreement
on
the
Multimodal Transport [AFAMT] on
17th November 2005.
• Malaysia is in the process of drafting
new act known as Multimodal Act for
the implementation of AFAMT and
several consultations with stakeholders
has been done.
• Currently, Malaysia had signed the
MOU known as MOU Malaysia and
Thailand - The Movement In Transit
of Perishable Goods By Road From
Thailand Through Malaysia To
Singapore.
• Signed on 23 November 1979.
• This MOU will be revoked once
AFAFGIT take place.
PARTICIPATION ON BIMP-EAGA
• Under Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines –East ASEAN
Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), Malaysia is the parties to the
following MOUs-
Our target/aim:
• Enhancing the existing domestic laws to
met the requirements provided in the
International Regulation on road safety.
THANK YOU !