b'9.2. TTMRA: Agreement between Australia and New Zealand This is an MRA that implements mutual recognition principles relating to the sale of goods and the registration of occupations. It provides that a person registered to practise an occupation in Australia is entitled to practise an equivalent occupation in New Zealand, but without the need for further testing or examination.37 This agreement has liberalised trade in services between Australia and New Zealand. Again, this benefit is provided outside of an EU Single Market constructor similar political union.9.3. ASEAN: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Association of Southeast Asian Nations,access, and that such mutual recognition or ASEAN, was established on 8 Augustcould be of particular interest to small and 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signingmedium-sized businesses in ASEAN; of the ASEAN Declarationalso known as the Bangkok Declarationby Indonesia,Recognising further that MRAs could Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore andcontribute positively in encouraging Thailand. Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar,greater international harmonisation of and Vietnam have joined since. Amongststandards and regulations and that any its aims and purposes is the accelerationsuch MRAs would require confidence in of economic growth and social progress. Itthe other member states capacity and states:competence to test or assess conformity to a member states own requirements.38Recognising that MRAs for conformity assessment [of] activities could be anThis mutual recognition eases trade in important means of eliminating Technicalservices across borders without membership Barriers to Trade and enhancing marketof a supposed Single Market.136'