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83 OG No. 11, 1021 (March 16, 1987)
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 139, February 02, 1987 ]
MODIFYING THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE MARGINS OF PREFERENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISIONS OF THE SEVENTEENTH ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS (AEM) MEETING AND THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND TOURISM (COTT)
Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. The articles specifically listed in Annex "A" hereof as classified under the Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, shall be accorded the margins of preference as specified in Column 4 of the said Annex "A". In effect, such articles shall be subject to the Preferential Tariff for ASEAN in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite each article as specified in Column 5 of the said Annex "A"
SECTION 2. In the event that subsequent changes are made in the basic Philippine rate of duty on any of the above-mentioned articles, such articles shall automatically be accorded the corresponding margins of preference specified in Column 4 of the said Annex "A".
SECTION 3. After the date of effectivity of this Executive Order, all the above described articles entered or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be subject to the rate of import duty herein prescribed subject to the qualification under the Rules of Origin as specified in the Agreement on ASEAN Preferential Trading Arrangements ratified on August 1, 1977.
SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of February in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.
By the President:
(Sgd.) JOKER P. ARROYO
Executive Secretary
SECTION 1. The articles specifically listed in Annex "A" hereof as classified under the Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, shall be accorded the margins of preference as specified in Column 4 of the said Annex "A". In effect, such articles shall be subject to the Preferential Tariff for ASEAN in accordance with the schedule indicated opposite each article as specified in Column 5 of the said Annex "A"
SECTION 2. In the event that subsequent changes are made in the basic Philippine rate of duty on any of the above-mentioned articles, such articles shall automatically be accorded the corresponding margins of preference specified in Column 4 of the said Annex "A".
SECTION 3. After the date of effectivity of this Executive Order, all the above described articles entered or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall be subject to the rate of import duty herein prescribed subject to the qualification under the Rules of Origin as specified in the Agreement on ASEAN Preferential Trading Arrangements ratified on August 1, 1977.
SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of February in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
By the President:
(Sgd.) JOKER P. ARROYO
Executive Secretary
ANNEX "A"
ARTICLES GRANTED MARGINS OF PREFERENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISIONS OF THE 17TH ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS AND 18TH COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND TOURISM MEETINGS
OCC No. (1) | Description of Product (2) | Existing Rate of Duty (3) | Marginof Preference (4) | ASEAN Preferential Tariff (5) |
| A. Articles Negotiated During the 18 th COTT Meeting | ||||
| ex 25.31 900 | Feldspar | 20% | Additional 10% | 13% |
ex 29.16 000 | Citric acid | 10% | Additional 10% | 6.5% |
ex 30.05 000 | Dental alloy | 10% | Additional 10% | 21% |
ex 83.01 000 | Padlocks | 30% | Additional 10% | 21% |
ex 85.25 200 | Insulators of porcelain | 30% | Additional 10% | 21% |
Articles With Import Value of Over $10 Million (CIF) In 1978 Accorded 25% Margin of Tariff Preference | ||||
10.01 900 | Other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled | 10% | 25% | 7.5% |
26.01 200 | Iron ores, non-agglomerated | 10% | 25% | 7.5% |
27.04 100 | Coke and semi-coke (including char) of coal, whether or not agglomerated | 10% | Additional 5% | 7.5% |
28.16 000 | Ammonia in aqueous solution (aqual ammonia) | 10% | 25% | 7.5% |
31.02 700 | Urea, whether or not pure | 20% | 25% | 15% |
ex 32.05 100 | Other synthetic organix dye-stuffs (including pigment dyestuffs) | 10% | Additional 5% | 7.5% |
ex 38.14 000 | Gum inhibitors and similar prepared additives for mineral oils | 20% | 25% | 15% |
ex 76.01 200 | Ingots and pigs of aluminum | 10% | Additional 25% | 7.5% |
ex 76.01 200 | Aluminum and aluminum alloys, unwrought | 10% | 25% | 7.5% |
ex 79.01 200 | Ingots, slabs and pigs, of zinc (including zinc spelter) | 10% | Additional 5% | 7.5% |
ex 84.22 600 | Loading machines other than yarders (e.g., pay loaders, wheel loaders) | 20% | 25% | 15% |
ex 84.62 000 | Ball bearings | 10% | Additional 5% | 7.5% |