Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Map of the Greater Mekong Subregion -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Editor's Note -- I. The Agreement, Instrument of Accession, Amendment, and Memoranda of Understanding -- A. GMS Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam) -- B. Amendment to the Agreement -- C. Instrument of Accession (Cambodia) -- D. Instrument of Accession (PRC) -- E. Instrument of Accession (Myanmar) -- F. Memorandum of Understanding for the Accession of the Union of Myanmar to the GMS Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement -- G. Memorandum of Understanding on Clarification of Relationship between the CBTA and Its Annexes and Protocols and Commitment to Amend Article -- H. Amendment to Article 17 of the Agreement -- II. Annexes and Protocols -- List of 20 Annexes and Protocols -- Annex 1: Carriage of Dangerous Goods -- Annex 2: Registration of Vehicles in International Traffic -- Annex 2 Attachment: Diagram of Motor Vehicles -- Annex 3: Carriage of Perishable Goods -- Annex 3 Attachment: List of Perishable Goods -- Annex 4: Facilitation of Frontier Crossing Formalities -- Annex 4 Attachment: United Nations Layout Key for Trade Documents -- Annex 5: Cross-Border Movement of People -- Annex 6: Transit and Inland Customs Clearance Regime -- Annex 6 Attachment 1a: Motor Vehicle Technical Standards for the Purpose of the Customs Transit Regime -- Annex 6 Attachment 1b: Motor Vehicle Technical Approval Certificate for the Purpose of the Customs Transit Regime -- Annex 6 Attachment 2a: Container Technical Standards for the Purpose of the Customs Transit Regime -- Annex 6 Attachment 2b: Container Technical Approval Certificate for the Purpose of the Customs Transit Regime -- Annex 7: Road Traffic Regulation and Signage -- Annex 7 Attachment 1: Rules of the Road.

Annex 7 Attachment 2: Road Signs and Signals -- Annex 8: Temporary Importation of Motor Vehicles -- Annex 9: Criteria for Licensing of Transport Operators for Cross-Border Transport Operations -- Annex 10: Conditions of Transport -- Annex 10 Attachment: Model Consignment Note -- Annex 11: Road and Bridge Design and Construction Standards and Specifications -- Annex 12: Border Crossing and Transit Facilities and Services -- Annex 13a: Multimodal Carrier Liability Regime -- Annex 13a Attachment: Multimodal Transport Liability Regime -- Annex 13b: Criteria for Licensing of Multimodal Transport Operators for Cross-Border Transport Operations -- Annex 14: Container Customs Regime -- Annex 14 Attachment: Marking of the Container -- Annex 15: Commodity Classification System -- Annex 15 Attachment: International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System -- Annex 16: Criteria for Driving Licenses -- Protocol 1: Designation of Corridors, Routes, and Points of Entry and Exit (Border Crossings) -- Protocol 1 Attachment: List of Corridors, Routes and Border Crossings, and Associated Map -- Protocol 2: Charges Concerning Transit Traffic -- Protocol 3: Frequency and Capacity of Services and Issuance of Quotas and Permits -- GMS Road Transport Permit -- III. Negotiation Meetings -- A. Negotiation of the Original Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement -- First Tripartite Meeting on Draft Agreement between and among the Governments of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People, 21-22 December 1998 -- B. Explanatory Notes on the Negotiation of the Annexes and Protocols -- Note on Staging of Negotiations of Annexes and Protocols -- Guidelines for Negotiation Meetings for the Annexes and Protocols.

C. Stage I - Annexes and Protocols -- First Negotiation Meeting, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 25-27 February 2003 -- Second Negotiation Meeting, Kunming, PRC, 13-15 August 2003 -- D. Stage II - Annexes and Protocols -- First Negotiation Meeting, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 27-29 April 2004 -- Second Negotiation Meeting, Kunming, PRC, 9-12 August 2004 -- Third Negotiation Meeting, Phuket, Thailand, 11-14 October 2004 -- E. Stage III - Annexes and Protocols -- First Negotiation Meeting, Halong City, Viet Nam, 17-20 January 2005 -- Second Negotiation Meeting, Kunming, PRC, 13-18 March 2005 -- Third Negotiation Meeting, Yangon, Myanmar, 23-26 August 2005 -- Fourth Negotiation Meeting, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 31 October-3 November 2005 -- IV. Institutional Arrangements -- A. Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee for the GMS Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement -- B. Terms of Reference of Subcommittees of the GMS Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement on Transport, Customs, Immigration, and Health Inspection -- Transport Subcommittee Terms of Reference -- Customs Subcommittee Terms of Reference -- Health Inspection (Sanitary, Phytosanitary, and Quarantine) Subcommittee Terms of Reference -- Immigration Subcommittee Terms of Reference -- C. Joint Committee Meeting Reports/Statements -- First Joint Committee Report of the Meeting -- Second Joint Committee Statement -- Third Joint Committee Statement -- V. Implementation Status of the Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement -- Photographs of Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement Operations at the GMS Borders -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.