The ASEAN Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Architectural
Services was signed by the ASEAN Economic Ministers on 20 November 2007.The Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (MRA) on Architectural Services will facilitate the mobility of architectural
professionals within ASEAN and enhance information exchange in order to promote adoption of best
practices on standards of architectural education, professional practices and
qualifications.
The main objective for the agreement is to conform to the spirit of
ASEAN co-operations based on fair distribution of resources and benefits through collaborative
research and set standards and commitment of technological transfer in architecture among ASEAN
Member Countries.
To exchange information in order to promote adoption of best practices on standards of architectural education, professional practice and qualifications;
To conform to the spirit of ASEAN co-operations based on fair distribution of resources and benefits through collaborative researches; and
To encourage, facilitate and establish mutual recognition of Architects and set up standards and commitment of technological transfer among ASEAN Member Countries.
In this arrangement, unless the context otherwise
requires:
Accreditation refers to quality assurance of Graduate Architects by the respective
national authorized bodies.
Architect refers to a natural person who holds the nationality
of an ASEAN Member Country and has been assessed by a Professional Regulatory Authority
(PRA) of any participating ASEAN Member Country as being technically, morally, and legally
qualified to undertake professional practice of architecture and is registered and licensed
for such practice by the Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA). ASEAN Member Countries may
have different nomenclatures and requirements for this term.
Architectural
Services refers to the activities covered under Central Product Classification (hereinafter
referred to as “CPC”) 8671 of the Provisional CPC of the United Nations. Assessment refers
to particular processes for reporting or comparison of achievement against criteria,
standards, or a benchmark. Benchmark refers to an agreed level by which others can be
measured.
Certification refers to the issuance of a certificate or license to those who
have met specified requirements for registration. Country of Origin refers to the ASEAN
Member Country where the architect has an existing license to practice architecture.
Criteria or Standards refers to a specification of qualities required to be
met.
Graduate Architect refers to a natural person who holds the nationality of
an ASEAN Member Country and has satisfactorily completed an architectural program that is
assessed as meeting required criteria in architecture determined by a recognized
professional architecture body or state authority.