Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area

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ASEAN treaty free trade area agreement international trade agreement

The Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area is the foundational ASEAN treaty that establishes a system of reduced tariffs among member states to promote regional trade liberalization and economic integration.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area canonical	2
ASEAN Free Trade Area tariff reduction mechanism	1
ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement	1
ASEAN tariff liberalization schedule	1
Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area	1
Inclusion List under AFTA	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1192392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area
Context triple: [ASEAN Free Trade Area, legalBasis, Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area]

A. ASEAN Free Trade Area
The ASEAN Free Trade Area is a regional economic agreement among Southeast Asian nations aimed at reducing trade barriers and promoting the free flow of goods within the ASEAN bloc.
B. SAFTA
SAFTA is a regional free trade agreement among South Asian countries aimed at reducing tariffs and promoting economic integration within the SAARC region.
C. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization treaty that disciplines how governments design and apply technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures so they do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
D. ASEAN Economic Community
The ASEAN Economic Community is a regional economic integration initiative that aims to create a single market and production base among Southeast Asian nations, promoting the free flow of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and capital.
E. ASEAN Declaration
The ASEAN Declaration is the 1967 founding charter that established the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and set out its core principles of regional cooperation and solidarity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area
Target entity description: The Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area is the foundational ASEAN treaty that establishes a system of reduced tariffs among member states to promote regional trade liberalization and economic integration.

A. ASEAN Free Trade Area
The ASEAN Free Trade Area is a regional economic agreement among Southeast Asian nations aimed at reducing trade barriers and promoting the free flow of goods within the ASEAN bloc.
B. SAFTA
SAFTA is a regional free trade agreement among South Asian countries aimed at reducing tariffs and promoting economic integration within the SAARC region.
C. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization treaty that disciplines how governments design and apply technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures so they do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
D. ASEAN Economic Community
The ASEAN Economic Community is a regional economic integration initiative that aims to create a single market and production base among Southeast Asian nations, promoting the free flow of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and capital.
E. ASEAN Declaration
The ASEAN Declaration is the 1967 founding charter that established the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and set out its core principles of regional cooperation and solidarity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ASEAN treaty ⓘ free trade area agreement ⓘ international trade agreement ⓘ
aimsTo	attract foreign direct investment into ASEAN ⓘ eliminate intra-regional tariff barriers over time ⓘ enhance competitiveness of ASEAN as a production base for the world market ⓘ
appliesTo	ASEAN member states ⓘ linked to: ASEAN member state intra-ASEAN trade in goods ⓘ
beneficiary	exporters within ASEAN member states ⓘ importers within ASEAN member states ⓘ
characteristic	creates a common preferential tariff framework within ASEAN ⓘ foundational treaty for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) ⓘ
componentOf	ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) ⓘ linked to: ASEAN Free Trade Area
designedBy	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ⓘ linked to: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
economicEffect	increase in intra-ASEAN trade flows ⓘ reduction of trade costs within ASEAN ⓘ support for regional production networks in ASEAN ⓘ
establishes	ASEAN Free Trade Area tariff reduction mechanism ⓘ linked to: Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme ⓘ linked to: Common Effective Preferential Tariff scheme
frameworkFor	subsequent ASEAN trade and economic agreements ⓘ
fullName	Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area ⓘ
governs	preferential tariff treatment among ASEAN members ⓘ
implementedBy	ASEAN member state governments ⓘ
legalBasisFor	implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) ⓘ
legalNature	binding treaty among ASEAN member states ⓘ
mechanism	gradual reduction of tariffs to agreed preferential levels ⓘ phased inclusion of products into tariff reduction schedules ⓘ
organization	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ⓘ linked to: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
policyInstrument	lists of products eligible for preferential tariffs ⓘ tariff reduction schedules ⓘ
purpose	to promote economic integration in Southeast Asia ⓘ to promote regional trade liberalization among ASEAN member states ⓘ to reduce intra-ASEAN tariffs on manufactured and processed agricultural products ⓘ
region	Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedTo	ASEAN economic integration agreements ⓘ linked to: ASEAN Free Trade Area regional trade agreements in Asia ⓘ
requires	member states to reduce tariffs on covered products to agreed preferential levels ⓘ
scope	trade in goods among ASEAN member states ⓘ
shortName	CEPT Agreement ⓘ CEPT Scheme Agreement ⓘ
subjectMatter	regional economic integration ⓘ tariff preferences ⓘ trade liberalization ⓘ
under	ASEAN economic cooperation framework ⓘ linked to: ASEAN Economic Community

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ASEAN Free Trade Area → legalBasis → Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area ⓘ

ASEAN Economic Community → relatedAgreement → ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement ⓘ