EO 196: Import Duty Rates on Agricultural Articles

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 196: EO 196: Import Duty Rates on Agricultural Articles

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Title Supreme Court: EO 196: Import Duty Rates on Agricultural Articles

Law: Executive Order No. 196

Decision Date: Apr 16, 2003

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Executive Order No. 196 modifies import duty rates on specific agricultural and fisheries products to enhance their global competitiveness, effective immediately upon publication.

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Objective of the Order

The primary goal is to provide tariff assistance to the agriculture and fisheries sector to enhance their efficiency and global competitiveness.

Scope of Modified Import Duties

Specific imported articles listed in Annex "A" of the Order will be subject to the newly prescribed import duty rates.
These articles are classified under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended.

Continuity of Other Tariff Provisions

Tariff headings and articles not enumerated in the annex, as well as those listed but marked with "x x x," shall retain their existing import duty rates.

Effective Implementation

The new import duty rates apply to the articles upon their entry and withdrawal from warehouses in the Philippines when the Order takes effect.

Supersession of Conflicting Provisions

All prior presidential issuances, administrative rules, or regulations inconsistent with this Executive Order are revoked or modified accordingly.

Effectivity

The Order shall become effective immediately after its complete publication in two newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.

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