Brunei joining AJCEP on Jan 01. 2009

On November 29 (Sat), Brunei made the notification on the completion of its legal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement).

With this notification, the Agreement will enter into force on January 1 (Thu), 2009 in relation to Brunei.

This Agreement has already entered into force on December 1 (Mon) among Japan, Singapore, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.

(Source: MOFA web site http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2008/12/1185514_1080.html )