Withdrawing the Inspection, Commodity and Export Clearance Requirements on Philippine Exports

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1016 March 25, 1985

WITHDRAWING THE INSPECTION, COMMODITY AND EXPORT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS ON PHILIPPINE EXPORTS

WHEREAS, the country's economic recovery program recognizes the role of exports in hastening the attainment of economic stabilization and continuing the promotion of economic growth;

WHEREAS, the growth of exports can be better achieved where procedure and documentation requirements, that result in increased cost and sometimes in the loss of export opportunities, are at a minimum;

WHEREAS, inspection, commodity clearance, and export clearance requirements of government commodity offices or agencies have been identified as among the procedural and documentary requirements which may be eliminated in the interest of facilitating exports;

WHEREAS, the current economic crisis amounts to a grave emergency which affects the stability of the nation and requires immediate action;

WHEREAS, the issuance of this Executive Order is an essential and necessary component of the national economic recovery program to meet and overcome the emergency;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines,...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 1016

Withdrawal of Inspection, Commodity and Export Clearance Requirements on Philippine Exports

- Recognizes the role of exports in economic recovery and growth. (Preamble)
- Aims to facilitate exports by minimizing procedural and documentation requirements that increase costs. (Preamble)
- Inspection, commodity clearance, and export clearance requirements are identified as hindrances to exports. (Preamble)
- Issued to address the current economic crisis, which is considered a grave emergency. (Preamble)

Provisions:

- Dispenses with all inspection, commodity, and export clearance requirements on Philippine commodity exports, except for: (Section 1)
    1. Those required due to import quotas in other countries, such as garments and sugar. (Section 1.1)
    2. Those covering items that are banned for exports. (Section 1.2)
    3. Those covering exports of logs, copper, and coffee. (Section 1.3)
    4. Those covered by international agreements to which the Philippines is a signatory. (Section 1.4)

- An inter-agency committee can reinstate any or all of the dispensed clearance requirements with prior notice, considering factors such as importer requirements, security, health, safety, and national interest. (Section 2)
    - The committee consists of representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Chairman), Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Budget, Central Bank, and National Economic and Development Authority. (Section 2)

- The inter-agency committee shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the Executive Order. (Section 3)

- The provisions of the Executive Order are separable, and if any provision is declared unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected. (Section 4)

- Inconsistent provisions of other laws, decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. (Section 5)

- The Executive Order shall take effect thirty (30) days after its promulgation. (Section 6)