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Charter of the ASEAN
Chapter 1 : Purposes and Principles
Article 1- Purposes p.3
Article 2- Purposes p.5
Chapter 2 : Legal Personality
Article 3- Legal Personality of Asean p.7
Chapter 3 : Membership
Article 4- Member States p.8
Article 5- Rights and Obligation p.8
Article 6- Admission of New Members p.8
Chapter 4 : Organs
Article 7- ASEAN Summit p.10
Article 5- ASEAN Coordinating Council p.11
Article 9- ASEAN Community Councils p.12
Article 10- ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies p.13
Article 11- ASEAN Secretary-General of ASEAN and ASEAN Secreteriat p.14
Article 12- Comittee to Permanent Representatives to ASEAN p.16
Article 13- ASEAN National Secretariat p.17
Article 14- ASEAN Human Rights Body p.18
Article 15- ASEAN Foundation p.18
Chapter 5 : Entity Assiociated with ASEAN
Article 16- Entity Assiociated with ASEAN
p.19
Chapter 6 : Immunities and Privileges
Article 17- Immunities and Privileges of ASEAN p.20
Article 18- Immunities and Privileges of the Secretariat p.20
Article 19- Immunities and Privileges of the Permanent Representatives and Officials on Asean Duties p.20
Chapter 7 : Decision Making
Article 20 : Consultation and Consensus p.22
Article 21 : Implementation and Procedure p.22
Chapter 8 : Settlement of Disputes
Article 22 : General Principles p.23
Article 23 : Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation p.23
Article 24 : Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in Specific Instruments p.23
Article 25- Establishment of Dispute Settlement Mechanisms p.24
Article 26- Unresolved Disputes p.24
Article 27- Compliance p.24
Chapter 9 : Budget and Finance
Article 29- General Principles p.26
Article 30 : Operation Budget and Finance of the ASEAN Secretariat p.26
Chapter 10 : Administration and Procedure
Article 31- Chairman of the ASEAN p.27
Article 32- Role of the Chairman of ASEAN p.27
Article 33- Diplomatic Protocol and Practices p.28
Article 34- Working Language ASEAN p.28
Chapter 11 : Identity and Symbols p.29 :
Article 35- ASEAN Identity
Article 36- ASEAN Motto
Article 37- ASEAN Flag
Article 38- ASEAN Emblem
Article 39- ASEAN Day
Article 40- ASEAN Anthem
Chapter 12 : Eternal Relations
Article 41 - Conduct of External Relations p.30
Article 42 - Dialogue Coordiantor p.31
Article 43 – ASEAN Committees in Third Countries and International Organizations p.31
Article 44- Status of External Parties p.32
Article 45- Relation with the U.N System and Other International Organizations and Institutions p.32
Article 46- Accreditation of Non-ASEAN Member States to ASEAN p.32
Chapter 13 : General and Final provisions
Article 47- Signature, Ratification, Depository and Entry Into Force p.33
Article 48- Amendments p.33
Article 49- Terms of Reference and Rule of Procedure p.34
Article 50- Review p.34
Article 51- Interpretation of the Charter p.34
Article 52- Legal Continuity p.35
Article 53- Original Text p.35
Article 54- Registration of the ASEAN Charter p.35
Article 55- ASEAN Assets p.35
ANNEX 1- ASEAN SECTORAL MINISTERIAL BODIES p.36
ANNEX 2- ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ASEAN p.40
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