Modified Rates of Duty on Certain Imported Articles Under the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978

December 23, 2005 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 479 MODIFYING THE RATES OF DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AS PROVIDED UNDER THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMSCODE OF 1978, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF RATES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS UNDER THE ASEAN INDUSTRIALCOOPERATION (AICO) SCHEME, IN FAVOR OF TOYOTA MOTOR PHILIPPINESCORPORATION AND TOYOTA AUTOPARTS PHILIPPINES, INC. (TOYOTA) COE NO. TOYOTA/2005/31 WHEREAS, the Philippines is a Contracting Party to the Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme signed in Singapore on 27 April 1996; WHEREAS, the Philippines is a signatory to the Protocol to amend the Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme signed in Singapore on 21 April 2004; WHEREAS, the Philippines is a participating country in the approved AICO Arrangements of Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation, and Toyota Autoparts Philippines, Inc. along with Malaysia; WHEREAS, under the Toyota AICO Certificate of Eligibility No. Toyota/2005/31, the Philippines (Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation and Toyota Autoparts Philippines, Inc.) will import from Malaysia (Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd.) certain original equipment manufacture (OEM) automotive parts/components for Toyota Innova (AHTN 8703.90.27A/8703.90.28A), Corolla (AHTN 8703.90.26A) and Camry (AHTN 8703.90.27A/8703.90.28A). In exchange, Malaysia (Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd.) will import from the Philippines complementary component parts for the OEM of Toyota Innova, Vios, Camry and Corolla; WHEREAS, AICO Certificate of Eligibility No. Toyota/2005/31 was issued on 20 April 2005, in favor of the participating companies in the Toyota AICO Arrangement; WHEREAS, in consonance with Articles 5 and 7 of the Basic Agreement of the AICO Scheme, as amended, participating companies in the approved Toyota AICO Arrangement shall qualify for 0% preferential tariff rates to be extended by Malaysia and the Philippines as participating countries. STADIH NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in me under Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, do hereby order: SECTION 1. The articles specifically listed in Annex "A" hereof, as classified under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, shall be accorded the AICO rate of 0% on parts/components as specified in Column 5 thereof. SECTION 2. The AICO rate provided in Annex "A" shall be accorded to the AICO entity in Malaysia (Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd.) upon the effectivity of this Executive Order. SECTION 3. Upon the effectivity of this Executive Order, the articles specially listed in the aforesaid Annex "A" that entered into or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall pay the applicable AICO preferential tariff rates specified under Section 1 hereof, subject to qualification under the Rules of Origin for the CEPT, as evidenced by the Certificate of Origin Form "D". SECTION 4. All presidential issuances, administrative rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are contrary to or inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby revoked or modified accordingly. SECTION 5. This Executive Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. DONE in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five. AICTcE ANNEX A ARTICLES GRANTED PREFERENTIAL TARIFF UNDER THE APPROVED ASEAN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION (AICO) SCHEME OF TOYOTA MOTOR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION (TMPC) AICO Applicable Source Country/ Preferential AHTN HS Code Model/Type Product Description Part No. AICO Company) Tariff (1) ((2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 8703.90.27A 8703.90.27 Toyota Innova Various Components/Parts: Malaysia 0% 8703.90.28A 8703.90.28 LINK ASSY, POWER STEERING 44200 Assembly Services STAY ASSY, BACK DOOR, RH 68950 Sdn. Bhd. STAY ASSY, BACK DOOR, RH 68950 STAY ASSY, BACK DOOR, LH 68960 STAY ASSY, BACK DOOR, LH 68960 LAMP ASSY, DOME 81240 ARM, FR WIPER, RH 85211 BLADE, FR WIPER, RH 85212 ARM, FR WIPER, LH 85221 BLADE, FR WIPER, LH 85222 ARM, RR WIPER 85241 BLADE, RR WIPER 85242 CAP, WIPER ARM HEAD 85292 CAP, WIPER ARM HEAD 85292 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89661 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89661 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89661 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89661 GASKET, EXHAUST PIPE 90917 8703.90.26A 8703.90.26 Toyota Corolla Various Components/Parts: Malaysia 0% Passenger Cars HOSE, VENTILATION, NO. 1 12261 Assembly Services HOSE, VENTILATION, NO. 2 12262 Sdn. Bhd. HOSE, VENTILATION, NO. 2 12262 MOULDING, FR DOOR, OUTSIDE RH L/COLOR 75731 MOULDING, FR DOOR, OUTSIDE RH L/COLOR 75731 MOULDING, FR DOOR, OUTSIDE LH L/COLOR 75732 MOULDING, FR DOOR, OUTSIDE LH L/COLOR 75732 MOULDING, RR DOOR, OUTSIDE RH. L/COLOR 75741 MOULDING, RR DOOR, OUTSIDE RH L/COLOR 75741 MOULDING, RR DOOR, OUTSIDE LH L/COLOR 75742 MOULDING, RR DOOR, OUTSIDE LH L/COLOR 75742 INSERT, FR DOOR OUTSIDE MLDG, RH 75793 INSERT, FR DOOR OUTSIDE MLDG, LH 75794 INSERT, RR DOOR OUTSIDE MLDG, RH 75797 INSERT, RR DOOR OUTSIDE MLDG, RH 75798 MUDGUARD, FR FENDER, RH 76621 MUDGUARD, FR FENDER, LH 76622 8703.90.26A 8703.90.26 Toyota Corolla Various Components/Parts: Malaysia 0% Passenger Cars MUDGUARD, QUARTER PANEL, Assembly Services RR RH 76625 Sdn. Bhd. MUDGUARD QUARTER PANEL, RR LH 76626 LAMP ASSY, LICENSE PLATE, RH 81270 LAMP ASSY, LICENSE PLATE, LH 81690 ARM, FR WIPER, RH 85211 BLADE, FR WIPER, RH 85212 ARM, FR WIPER, LH 85221 BLADE, FR WIPER, LH 85222 AMPLIFIER ASSY, AIR CONDITIONER 88650 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89661 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89661 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89666 RELAY 90080 RELAY 90080 8703.90.27A 8703.90.27 Toyota Camry Various Components/Parts: Malaysia 0% 8703.90.28A 8703.90.28 Passenger Cars LINK ASSY, POWER STEERING 44200 Assembly Services MOULDING, FR BUMPER 52711 Sdn. Bhd. MOULDING, RR BUMPER 52751 MOULDING, FR DOOR, OUTSIDE RH L/COLOR 75731 MOULDING, FR DOOR, OUTSIDE LH L/COLOR 75732 MOULDING, RR DOOR, OUTSIDE RH, L/COLOR 75741 MOULDING, RR DOOR, OUTSIDE LH, L/COLOR 75742 INSERT, FR DOOR OUTSIDE MLDG, RH 75793 INSERT, FR DOOR OUTSIDE MLDG, LH 75794 INSERT, RR DOOR OUTSIDE MLD, RH 75797 INSERT, RR DOOR OUTSIDE MLD, LH 75798 ARM, FR WIPER, RH 85211 BLADE, FR WIPER, RH 85212 ARM, FR WIPER, LH 85221 BLADE, FR WIPER, LH 85222 COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL 89666 RELAY 90080 RELAY 90080