Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT
Executive Order No. 979, issued on August 25, 1984, modifies import duty rates for specific articles to align with the ASEAN Agreement on Preferential Trading Arrangements. The order specifies preferential tariff rates for certain products, such as tubes for toothpaste and magnetic sound recording tapes, effective from August 7, 1984, and January 1, 1985. It ensures that any future changes to the basic Philippine duty rate will automatically apply the specified margins of preference. The order emphasizes compliance with ASEAN Rules of Origin for the applicable articles. It was published in the Official Gazette on August 27, 1984.
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- What is Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT about?
- Executive Order No. 979, issued on August 25, 1984, modifies import duty rates for specific articles to align with the ASEAN Agreement on Preferential Trading Arrangements. The order specifies preferential tariff rates for certain products, such as tubes for toothpaste and magnetic sound recording tapes, effective from August 7, 1984, and January 1, 1985. It ensures that any future changes to the basic Philippine duty rate will automatically apply the specified margins of preference. The order emphasizes compliance with ASEAN Rules of Origin for the applicable articles. It was published in the Official Gazette on August 27, 1984.
- What type of law is Executive Order No. 979?
- Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT (Executive Order No. 979) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT enacted?
- Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT (Executive Order No. 979) was enacted on Aug 25, 1984.
- What is the citation for Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT?
- Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT, Executive Order No. 979, Aug 25, 1984 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Executive Order No. 979
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Executive Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 25, 1984
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 979
MODIFYING THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AS PROVIDED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1464, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE MARGINS OF PREFERENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASEAN AGREEMENT ON PREFERENTIAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ARTICLES NEGOTIATED DURING THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE ASEAN COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND TOURISM
Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Section 402 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby direct and order that:
SECTION 1. The articles specifically listed hereunder as classified under Section 104 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended, shall be accorded the margins of preference as specified in Column 5. In effect, such articles shall be subject to the Preferential Tariff for ASEAN in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite each articles as specified in Columns 6-7.
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Date of Duty
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ASEAN Preferential Tariff
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Effective on
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Margin
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Effective on
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Tariff
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Description
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Articles
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of
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Articles
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Heading
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of
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Entered on
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Preference
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Entered on
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Product
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or after
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of after
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Aug. 7,
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Jan. 1,
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Aug. 7,
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Jan. 1,
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1984
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1985
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1984
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1985
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(1)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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| ex 76.10 000 | Tubes for |
40%
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30%
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Additional
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26%
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19.5%
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| toothpaste |
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20%
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| ex 92.12 - 100 | Tapes for |
50%
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50%
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Additional
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30%
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30%
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| magnetic |
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10%
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SECTION 2. In the event that any subsequent changes are made in the basic Philippine rate of duty on any of the above-mentioned articles, such articles shall automatically be accorded the corresponding margins of preference indicated in Column 5 above.
SECTION 3. After the date of effectivity of this Order, all the above-described articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse, in the Philippines, for consumption shall be subject to the rate of import duty herein prescribed subject to qualification under the Rules of Origin as specified on the Agreement on ASEAN Presidential Trading Arrangements ratified on August 1, 1977.
SECTION 4. This Order shall take effect on August 7, 1984.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 80 No. 35 page 4557 on August 27, 1984.
Cite This Law
Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT, Executive Order No. 979, Aug 25, 1984 (Philippines)
Modified Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Re: 17th Meeting of Asean COTT, Executive Order No. 979 (Phil. 1984)
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