ASEAN Member States have crossed a significant milestone on their quest to establish a harmonised regulatory regime in ASEAN for pharmaceuticals. The adoption of the ASEAN Pharmaceutical Regulatory Framework (APRF) on 31 March 2023, and 5 April 2023 by the…
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Progress of ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) Live Run
02 November 2020 Another live transit movement along the North-South Corridor was successfully initiated in Singapore on 28 October 2020 and arrived safely in Thailand, passing through Malaysia in transit. The ARISE Plus Team expresses much gratitude to Singapore Customs… Read More
ASEAN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Indicators Baseline Report Launched
23 October 2020 The ASEAN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Indicators Baseline Report and an online database portal for ASEAN SDG indicators were released at an online event on October 23. They are part of an initiative to set up an ASEAN statistical… Read More
Major Success for ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS)
Jakarta, 25 October 2020 ASEAN achieved a major breakthrough in free movement of goods. With support from ARISE Plus and the European Union, and the excellent backing of DHL Global Forwarding in Singapore and the Singapore Customs Department, a loaded… Read More
Workshop on Food Safety Emergency Preparedness and Response
Held via an on-line Meeting Platform, 14-16 October 2020. ARISE Plus participated in a workshop organised under the auspices of ASEAN Health Cluster 4 Working Group (AHC4). ARISE Plus supported the activity through the participation of Food Safety Experts and… Read More
AFAMT Pilot to be implemented in Thailand and Vietnam in October 2020
Jakarta, 23 September 2020 ARISE Plus has supported ASEAN in the implementation of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport (AFAMT). To prepare for operational implementation, ARISE Plus has developed an AFAMT pilot strategy in conjunction with ASEAN Member States… Read More
Virtual Event on the Development of the ASEAN Framework for Pharmaceutical Regulation
Jakarta, September 2020 Twenty Five (25) participants representing all Member States national drug regulatory agencies from the ASEAN Pharmaceutical Product Working Group (PPWG) participated in an online workshop to deliberate on the proposed establishment of an ASEAN Framework for Pharmaceutical… Read More
1st ACTS Start-up Dialogue for Pilot Live run and subsequent ACTS Live Operations
To start ACTS Live Transactions, the first virtual conference was conducted with the participation by national government officials and the private sector on 28th August 2020. The objective of these conferences is to make detailed arrangements for starting ACTS transactions… Read More
Virtual Outreach Event on ASSIST for Trade in Services
Vientiane, 26 August 2020 25 participants from the public and private sector, inter alia Government officials from relevant ministries, representatives from the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Lao PDR (ECCIL),… Read More
