First published: December 2007 11th Reprint: August 20111st Reprint: January 2008 12th Reprint: December 20112nd Reprint: April 2008 13th Reprint: August 20123rd Reprint: October 2008 14th Reprint: April 20134th Reprint: February 2009 15th Reprint: May 20135th Reprint: April 2009 16th Reprint: August 20136th Reprint: September 2009 17th Reprint: July 20147th Reprint: January 2010 18th Reprint: February 20158th Reprint: April 2010 19th Reprint:

20th Reprint: December 2016 (with updated Annex 2)21th Reprint: May 2017 (with updated Annex 1)

May 2016 (with updated Annex 1)9th Reprint: January 201110th Reprint: April 2011

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States of the Association are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

For inquiries, contact:The ASEAN SecretariatCommunity Relations Division (CRD)70A Jalan SisingamangarajaJakarta 12110IndonesiaPhone : (62 21) 724-3372, 726-2991Fax : (62 21) 739-8234, 724-3504E-mail : public@asean.org

Catalogue-in-Publication Data

The ASEAN Charter Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, May 2017

ii, 54p, 10.5 x 15 cm

341.37591. ASEAN – Organisation2. ASEAN – Treaties – Charter

ISBN 978-979-3496-62-7

General information on ASEAN appears online at the ASEAN Website: www.asean.org

The text of this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted, provided proper acknowledgement is given and a copy containing the reprinted material is sent to the Community Relations Division (CRD) of the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta

Copyright Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2017.All rights reserved

ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (Information Sector)

ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (Culture Sector)

14. ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS) cials Meeting on Sports

(SOMS)

10. ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW)

11. ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare andDevelopment (AMMSWD)

cials Meeting on Social Welfare and

Heads of Civil Service Meeting for the ASEANeration on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM)

for the ASEANCooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM SOM)

Note: This Annex 1 was updated on 25 February 2016 pursuant to Article 10 (2) of the ASEAN Charter.

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5Note: This Annex 1 was updated on 12 April 2017 pursuant to Article 10 (2) of the ASEAN Charter

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