EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 189 July 18, 1994
MODIFYING THE NOMENCLATURE AND RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES UNDER SECTION 104 OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978, AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, Sections 104 and 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code (Presidential Decree No. 1464 [1978]), as amended, empowers the President, upon the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority, to increase, reduce or remove existing protective rates of import duty, as well as to modify the form of duty.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Sec. 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 pay the rates of import duty in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite each article as listed in the aforementioned Annex "A"; Provided, that the rates of duty indicated for the year 2000 shall continue...
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Modifying the Nomenclature and Rates of Import Duty on Certain Imported Articles Under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as Amended
Executive Order No. 189
Summary of Executive Order No. 189
Modification of Import Duty Rates
- The President is empowered to modify import duty rates under Sections 104 and 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended. (Sec. 1)
- The articles listed in Annex "A" shall pay the rates of import duty according to the schedule indicated opposite each article. (Sec. 1)
- The rates of duty indicated for the year 2000 shall continue to be levied, imposed, and collected in the succeeding years unless otherwise amended. (Sec. 1)
Unchanged Tariff Headings
- The nomenclature and rates of import duties of tariff headings not enumerated and listed in Annex "A" shall remain in force and effect. (Sec. 2)
Effectivity
- Upon the effectivity of this Executive Order, the articles listed in Annex "A" entered or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be levied the prescribed rates of duty. (Sec. 3)
Tax and Duty Exemption on Capital Equipment
- The provisions of Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7369, which provides that articles enumerated therein shall be exempt from payment of import duties for a period of three (3) years starting 1 January 1995, shall remain in force and effect. (Sec. 4)
Revocation and Modification
- All Presidential issuances, administrative rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby revoked or modified accordingly. (Sec. 5)
Effectivity Date
- This Executive Order shall take effect thirty (30) days following its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. (Sec. 6)
Modification of Import Duty Rates
- The President is empowered to modify import duty rates under Sections 104 and 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended. (Sec. 1)
- The articles listed in Annex "A" shall pay the rates of import duty according to the schedule indicated opposite each article. (Sec. 1)
- The rates of duty indicated for the year 2000 shall continue to be levied, imposed, and collected in the succeeding years unless otherwise amended. (Sec. 1)
Unchanged Tariff Headings
- The nomenclature and rates of import duties of tariff headings not enumerated and listed in Annex "A" shall remain in force and effect. (Sec. 2)
Effectivity
- Upon the effectivity of this Executive Order, the articles listed in Annex "A" entered or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be levied the prescribed rates of duty. (Sec. 3)
Tax and Duty Exemption on Capital Equipment
- The provisions of Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7369, which provides that articles enumerated therein shall be exempt from payment of import duties for a period of three (3) years starting 1 January 1995, shall remain in force and effect. (Sec. 4)
Revocation and Modification
- All Presidential issuances, administrative rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby revoked or modified accordingly. (Sec. 5)
Effectivity Date
- This Executive Order shall take effect thirty (30) days following its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. (Sec. 6)