ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Jun 10, 2002 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001344) Place of adoption Kuala Lumpur Depository ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Language English Entry into force Nov 10, 2003 Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Education Early warning system/emergency intervention system Monitoring Air quality/air pollution Dispute settlement Long-range air pollution Forest fires Data collection/reporting Abstract Objective: To prevent and monitor transboundary haze pollution resulting from land and/or forest fires. Summary of provisions: Haze pollution is defined in Article 1.5. Article 2 defines the principles that are to guide the implementation of this Agreement. Each Contracting Party undertakes to monitor fires and haze pollution arising from these fires and to take action to put out or control the fires (art. 7). Parties agree to take measures to prevent and control activities related to these fires (art. 9) and to ensure that the equipment, material as well as human and financial resources are mobilised to mitigate impacts (art. 11). They further agree to communicate data on fire prone areas and haze pollution arising from fires at regular intervals (art. 8) and to respond to information requests when transboundary haze pollution originates from within their territories (art. 4.2). Parties may, inter alia, request assistance from other Parties in the event of fires or haze pollution (art. 12). Finally, parties undertake to develop strategies, response plans and technical cooperation, inter alia, to identify, manage and control risks to human health and the environment. (art. 10 and art. 16). Institutional mechanisms: A Conference of Parties (art. 18) is established. The ASEAN Secretariat serves as the Secretariat for this Agreement (art. 19). An ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control is set up (art. 5 and Annex) inter alia, to provide Parties with an assessment of risks to human health or the environment (art. 8). A Committee of representatives of national authorities of the Parties oversees the operations of the Centre (art. 5.3). Each Party has to designate one or more Competent Authorities and a Focal Point authorised to act on its behalf in the performance of the required administrative functions (art. 5). (Source: IUCN ELC, 08.2005) Full text English Website haze.asean.org agreement.asean.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Brunei Darussalam Nov 10, 2003 Feb 27, 2003 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Cambodia Dec 8, 2006 Oct 9, 2006 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Indonesia Mar 21, 2015 Jan 20, 2015 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Feb 24, 2005 Dec 19, 2004 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Malaysia Nov 10, 2003 Dec 3, 2002 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Myanmar Nov 10, 2003 Mar 5, 2003 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Philippines Dec 8, 2006 Dec 8, 2006 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Singapore Nov 10, 2003 Jan 13, 2003 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Thailand Nov 10, 2003 Sep 10, 2003 [1] Jun 10, 2002 Viet Nam Nov 10, 2003 Mar 24, 2003 [1] Jun 10, 2002 * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in Other references Literature 2 records related to this treaty. View literature