Modifying The Rates Of Duty On Certain Agricultural Products Under Executive Order No. 851 (S. 2009) In Order To Implement The Philippines' Asean-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Tariff Commitments Relating To The World Trade Organization (WTO) Decision On Waiver Relating To Special Treatment For Rice Of The Philippines

Executive Orders

Executive Order No. 191

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 191

MODIFYING THE RATES OF DUTY ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 851 (S. 2009) IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PHILIPPINES' ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND FREE TRADE AREA (AANZFTA) TARIFF COMMITMENTS RELATING TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) DECISION ON WAIVER RELATING TO SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR RICE OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture ("Agreement") embodies the multilateral trading rules governing "agriculture";

WHEREAS, the Philippine government secured "Special Treatment" for rice under Article 4.2 and Section B of Annex 5 of the Agreement which temporarily permitted the country to impose quantitative restrictions in the importation of rice;

WHEREAS, the Special Treatment expired on 30 June 2012 as scheduled in the Rectification and Modification of Schedule LXXV - Republic of the Philippines contained in the WTO documents G/MA/TAR/RS/99/Rev.1 dated 27 September 2006 and WT/Let/562 on 08 February 2007;

WHEREAS, the Special Treatment has been reinstated up to 30 June 2017 by virtue of the WTO Decision on Waiver...