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 CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF RATES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS UNDER THE ASEAN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION (AICO) SCHEME, IN FAVOR OF TOYOTA MOTOR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION 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