PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT ON
ASEAN ENERGY COOPERATION
The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of lndoneia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
DESIRING to amend the A greeinenton ASEAN Energy coperat'io.n, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", which was sighed by the contracting parties on the 24th day of June 1986, in order to accomodate the need to have a more focused energy cooperation in ASEAN so as to pursue activities that would enhance the ASEAN economic cooperation in the region in accordance with the Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation as embodied in the 1992 Singapore Declaration;
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1
Article 1 para 2 of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- The range of cooperation will span planning, development, manpower training, information exchange, and encouraging private sector participation, where appropriate, in any of the following energy areas:
(i) resource investigation, exploration, assessment. Planning and development;
(ii) energy policy and planning;
(iii) technological research, development and ,demonstration;
(iv) transfer of technology;
(v) implementation of energy efficiency and conservation measures;
(vi) energy and environment;
(vii) energy supply planning and diversification;
(viii) processing, handling, transport and dfstrihution of arious enegy forrns;
(ix) standardization of energy related facilities;
(x) safety programmes in the entire chain from exploration, development, production to distribution of various energy products;
(xi) energy security arrangements for emergency situations; and
(xii) promoting amore conducive environment for commercial andinvestment oppor,tunities in all aspects of the energy sectors.
ARTICLE 2
Article 2 of the Agreement shall be added with sub para (iv) to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2 COOPERA T!ON IN PLANNING
(iv) developing strategies to promote energy and environmental planning as wellas environmental impact assessment and mitigation plans/measures.
ARTICLE 3
The title of Article 4 of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4
COOPERATION IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION
ARTICLE 4
Article 8 of the A greement shall be amended to read as follows :
ARTICLE 8
INSTITUTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT
- The ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting on Energy Cooperation (AEMMECJ, hereinafter referred to as the ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM}, shall be held annually or as appropriate to give guidance as well as approve policies, strategies and action programmes envisaged in this Agreement. Special AMEM may be held as and when necessar y. The AMEM shall be supported by Senior Officials Meeting on Energy Cooperation (SOMEC), hereinafter referred to as the Senior Officials' Meeting on Energy (SOME).
- The SOME shall promote and review the various cooperation programmes envisaged in this Agreement. The SOME shall be held annually, and Special Meetings may be called by the Chairman of SOME at the request of a Member Country/Member Countries.
- The implementation of this Agreement shall be the responsibility of Member Countries and ASEAN specialised agency(ies)linstitution(s) to be designated by SOME and approved by AMEM.
- The Chairman of SOMEjointly with the A SEAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the Chairmen of Ad-Hoc Working Groups and relevant agency(ies)Iinstitution(s) shall coordinate, manage and monitor the implementation of this Agreement particularly programmes related to Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
- The A SEAN Secretariat shall provide administrative support for the SOME and AMEM.