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

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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 Order No. 191

November 5, 2015

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Summary of Executive Order No. 191

Modifying AANZFTA Rates of Duty on Certain Agricultural Products
• Modifies the rates of import duty on certain agricultural products listed in Annex A to implement the Philippines' AANZFTA tariff commitments relating to the WTO waiver on special treatment for rice. (Section 1)
• The AANZFTA rates in Annex A apply only to articles that comply with the AANZFTA Rules of Origin under Chapter 3. (Section 2)
• The tariff concessions will continue to apply even after the expiration of the WTO waiver on 30 June 2017. (Section 3)
• Tariff headings not listed in Annex A and those represented by 'XXX' remain unchanged. (Section 4)
• The Philippines reserves the right to invoke trade remedy measures against import surges as provided in laws and trade agreements. (Section 5)
• Repeals inconsistent presidential issuances, rules and regulations. (Section 6)
• Separability clause for provisions declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Section 7)
• Took effect immediately after publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper. (Section 8)

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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 Order No. 191

November 5, 2015

MALACAÑAN PALACEMANILA 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 Relating to...
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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

Amends

n/a

Amended by

n/a

Tags

Executive Issuances

Executive Orders

AANZFTA

agricultural products

import duty

tariff rates

Rules of Origin

WTO waiver

rice

trade remedies

separability clause

effectivity

MALACAÑAN PALACEMANILA 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 Relating to...
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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