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NOTICE OF
FORMAL INVESTIGATION |
TARIFF COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR
EXTENSION OF THE IMPOSITION OF
SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST THE
IMPORTATION OF GRAY PORTLAND CEMENT
(AHTN HDG. Nos. 2523.29.10, 2523.29.90 & 2523.90.00)
FOR: SAFEGUARD MEASURE
(R.A. No. 8800)
S.G. INV. NO. 02-2004
CEMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
OF THE PHILIPPINES (CEMAP)
Petitioner
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NOTICE OF FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Pursuant to Section 19 of R.A. 8800, otherwise known
as the “Safeguard Measures Act”, notice is hereby given
that the petition of the Cement Manufacturers Association
of the Philippines for extension of the safeguard measure
against the importation of gray Portland Cement (AHTN HDG.
Nos. 2523.29.10, 2523.29.90 & 2523.90.00) is now under
formal investigation by the Tariff Commission . The formal
investigation commenced after the Secretary of Trade and
Industry endorsed the petition to this office on November
30, 2004.
A preliminary conference will be held on December 16, 2004
at 9:00 a.m. at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th
Floor, Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City. Matters for discussion include the
schedule and procedure of public consultation, the nature
of administrative and fact-finding proceedings, the
non-applicability of the technical rules of procedures
under the Rules of Court, the submission of parties’
evidence and position papers, and non-availability of
confidential information, the time frame of formal
investigation and other related matters necessary for the
speedy disposition of the case.
For particulars, please inquire from the Safeguard Measure
Task Force on Cement at Tel. Nos. 433-5898 or 928-8419.
Issued this 6th day of December 2004, Quezon City, Metro
Manila.
(Sgd.) GEORGE N. MANZANO
Commissioner
Manila Times,
08 December 2004
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION |
TARIFF COMMISSION
Pursuant to
Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, the
Tariff Commission will conduct a public consultation on 24
November 2004 at 9:00 A.M. on the reduction of the WTO bound
rates using the non-linear formula approach under the WTO
Non-Agriculture Marker Access (NAMA) trade negotiations.
Said consultation will be held at the Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th Floor Philippine Heart
Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
The
objective of the consultation is to get the views of the
private sector/concerned government agencies on reducing the
WTO bound rates using the non-linear formula approach under
the WTO Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) trade
negotiations.
Said
consultation will cover the following products:
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HS Chapter/Heading |
Product Coverage |
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3 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates |
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05.09 |
Natural sponges of animal origin |
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15.04 |
Fats and oils and their fractions,
of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but
not chemically modified |
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16.03 |
Extracts and juices of meat, fish
or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic
invertebrates |
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16.04 |
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar
and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs |
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16.05 |
Crustaceans, molluscs and other
aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved |
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23.01 |
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat
or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or
other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human
consumption; greaves |
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25-40 |
Chemicals and Chemical Products |
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41-64 |
Raw Hides, Leather, Leather Goods,
Etc.; Wood and Wood Products, Etc.; Pulp, Paper and
Paper Products; Textiles and Articles Thereof;
Footwear |
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65-83 |
Base Metals and Non-Metals |
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84-97 |
Machinery, Transport Equipment and
Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard and
to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, product coverage for reproduction and other
information can be obtained from the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued
this 16th November 2004, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) GEORGE N. MANZANO
Officer-In-Charge
Commissioner
Manila Times - Nov. 17, 2004
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SUMMARY REPORT ON THE PETITION
FOR EXTENSION OF THE GENERAL SAFEGUARD ACTION AGAINST
IMPORTS OF CERAMIC FLOOR AND WALL TILES
(SG Inv. No. 01-2004)
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SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION BY THE TARIFF
COMMISSION ON THE PETITION OF THE CERAMIC TILES
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION FOR EXTENSION OF THE GENERAL
SAFEGUARD ACTION AGAINST IMPORTS OF
CERAMIC FLOOR AND WALL TILES PURSUANT TO R.A. 8800
In accordance with Section 14 of R.A.
8800 (“Safeguard Measures Act”), the Tariff Commission
hereby causes the publication of the summary findings and
recommendation on the above-cited investigation.
FINDINGS
1.
The domestic industry made
serious efforts to comply with its adjustment plan and there
is evidence that the industry is making positive adjustment
to import competition.
2. The
current safeguard measure is effective. The domestic
industry saw improvement in its production; sales; market
shares; productivity; capacity utilization and employment.
3.
The shift of import sourcing to
countries in the de minimis list indicates that tiles
are substitutable and sourcing patterns are sensitive to
price changes.
4.
Without a safeguard duty,
domestic selling prices will fall below levels not enough to
recover cost to produce and sell. There is a substantial
threat of serious injury if safeguard duty is not extended.
5.
Many exporting countries in the
Asian region continue to increase their production
capacities to tap the export market. These ceramic tiles are
intended for export to countries mainly within the region
indicating the likelihood of substantially increased exports
to the Philippines and that, unless safeguard action is
extended, serious injury can occur.
6.
Without the extension of the
safeguard measure, the positive gains made by the domestic
industry will be negated as it still needs time to fully put
in place its adjustment plan to effectively face import
competition.
7.
Non-extension of the safeguard
measure will likely lead to imports coming in at increased
quantities which will be the dominant cause of serious
injury to the domestic industry.
RECOMMENDATION
The Commission has recommended
to the Secretary that the action be extended for three (3)
years. The Commission further recommended that the measure
continue to be liberalized following the linear reduction
applied in the first three years of the safeguard action.
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
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GEORGE N. MANZANO
Commissioner
Commissioner
25 October
2004
Quezon City
Nov.4, 2004 Manila Times |
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CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER
(CMO NO. 28-004) |
October 8, 2004
CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER
NO. 28-2004
TO: All District Collectors
Formal Entry Divisions
Chiefs
All Others Concerned
SUBJECT:
Reinstatement of Special Safeguards (SSG)
Duty on Imported Chicken and Chicken
Products (HS Code No. 0207.14 92)
Inasmuch as the
supply of chicken and chicken products has stabilized and
the trigger price of these commodities has been breached as
determined by the industry and relevant government agencies,
the SSG duty on imported chicken and chicken products (HS
Code No. 0207.14 92) pursuant to CMO No. 42 dated November
21, 2002 is hereby reinstated for imposition pursuant to the
letter of the Secretary of Agriculture dated September 13,
2004 which states:
"However, it
is the view of the industry and the relevant government
agencies that the supply situation of chicken and chicken
products has already stabilized. Moreover, the trigger
price of other cuts and offal of fowls of the species Gallus
domesticus, frozen under HS Code 0207.14 92 has again been
breached (refer to Attachment A).
In light of this, we are
requesting the reinstating of the SSG duty imposition on
imported chicken and chicken products under HS Code 0207.14
92 effective immediately".
This Order shall take
effect immediately upon signing.
(signed) GEORGE M.JEREOS
Commissioner
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/
CONSULTATION
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/
CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401/402
of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff
Commission will conduct a public hearing/consultation on
21 October 2004,
at 9:00 A.M. at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th
Floor Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
Said hearing/consultation will cover the following:
¨
Normal Track Under the ASEAN-China FTA:
a)
Products with MFN rates of above 20% will be reduced to 20%
by 01 January 2005
b)
Products with MFN rates of above 5% but less than 10% will
be reduced to 5% by 01 January 2005
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HS CHAPTERS |
COVERAGE |
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Chapters 1-24 |
Agriculture and Food Products |
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Chapters 25-40 |
Chemicals and Allied Products |
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Chapters 41-64 |
Leather, Wood, Paper, Textile,
Footwear, etc. |
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Chapters 65-83 |
Metals and Non-Metal Products |
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Chapters 84-97 |
Machinery, Transport and
Miscellaneous Manufactured Products |
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Additional Products Proposed for Tariff Elimination in 2007
on Health Care and Automotive Sectors Under the ASEAN
Integration Initiative:
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HS HEADINGS |
COVERAGE |
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12.11 |
Plants and parts of plants |
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7315.89; 7315.90; 73.20 |
Chain for motorcycles; parts of
chains; springs and leaves for springs for motor
vehicles |
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87.06 |
Chassis fitted with engines, for
motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05 |
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87.14 |
Parts and accessories of vehicles
of headings 87.11 to 87.13 |
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Early Harvest Program Under the ASEAN-India FTA:
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HS HEADINGS |
COVERAGE |
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1604.13; 1604.14; 18.04;
18.05; 2008.20; 2009.49 |
Sardines, sardinella and brisling
or sprats, tunas, skipjack and atlantic bonito,
prepared or preserved; cocoa butter, fat and oil;
cocoa powder; pineapples, prepared or preserved;
pineapple juice |
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2610.00; 2611.00;
2701.11; 2713.11; 2714.90; 2821.20; 2827.60; 2834.10;
28.36; 2837.11; 28.39; 29.02; 2905.44; 29.07; 2908.20;
2909.42; 2912.50; 29.16; 29.17; 2918.29; 2921.49;
2922.50; 2924.11; 2929.90; 2932.19; 2937.90; 2938.90;
2942.00; 32.04; 3802.90; 3812.30; 3824.90; 40.10;
4014.10, 4015.19 |
Chromium ores; tungsten ores;
anthracite; petroleum coke; bitumen & asphalt
asphaltites and asphaltic rocks; earth colours;
iodides and iodide oxides; nitrites; disodium and
calcium carbonate; sodium cyanide and cyanide oxides;
silicates; cyclic hydrocarbons; D-glucitol;
polyphenols; monomethyl ethers of ethylene
glycols; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; esters of
methacrylic acid; benzoic acid, its salts and esters;
phthalic anhydride; trioctyltrimellitate; other
carboxylic acids with phenol function; aromatic
monoamines; amino compounds with oxygen function;
meprobamate; other nitrogen function compounds; other
hormones; other glycosides and their derivatives;
other organic compounds; synthetic organic colouring
matter; activated bauxite; anti-oxidising
preparations and stabilizers; ink removers, stencil
correctors, etc.; conveyor and transmission belts, of
rubber; sheath contraceptives; gloves, mittens and
mitts |
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4104.41; 4411.29;
4415.10; 44.20; 47.01; 4811.49; 4811.90; 4813.90;
4816.10; 4819.10; 4820.10; 4820.40; 4820.90;
4823.90; 4901.10; 49.11
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Full grains, unsplit, grain
splits; other fibreboard; cases, boxes, crates, drums;
wood marquetry and inlaid wood, caskets and cases for
jewelry or cutlery, statuettes and other ornaments of
wood; mechanical wood pulp; other gummed paper,
paperboard; other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding
and webs of cellulose fibres; cigarette paper; carbon
or similar copying papers; cartons, boxes, and cases,
of corrugated paper and paperboard; registers, account
books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter
pads, memorandum pads, diaries; manifold business
forms and interleaved carbon sets; other articles of
stationery; other articles of paper pulp, paper,
paperboard; printed books, brochures, leaflets in
single sheets; other printed matter |
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7005.21;7310.29; 7401.10;
7403.11; 7501.10; 7502.10; 7801.10; 7801.91; 8001.10 |
Optical glass; steel containers,
of a capacity of less than 50 liters; copper mattes;
cathodes and sections of cathodes, of refined copper;
nickel mattes; unwrought nickel; refined lead and
other unwrought lead; tin, not alloyed |
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8410.90; 8411.99;
8413.20;8428.39; 8428.90; 84.48; 84.55; 84.66; 84.67;
84.69; 84.73; 84.80; 8481.80; 84.82; 84.83; 84.84 |
Hydraulic turbine parts; gas
turbine parts; hand pumps for water and other liquids;
agricultural type elevators and conveyors; automated
machines for transport, etc; parts of machines for
preparing textile fibres, spindles, spinning rings,
etc; metal –rolling mills and parts; parts and
accessories for machines of hdg. 84.56 to 84.65; tools
for working in the hand; typewriters; parts and
accessories for machines of hdg. 84.69 to 84.72;
moulds for rubber or plastics; valves; ball or roller
bearings; clutches and shaft couplings; gaskets and
similar joints of metal sheeting. |
Interested parties will be
given opportunity to be heard and to present evidence in
support of their positions. For particulars, please inquire
at the Information Division, Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 13th day of October 2004, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
MT - Oct. 14, 2004
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/
CONSULTATION
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/
CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401/402
of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff
Commission will conduct a public hearing/consultation on
23 September
2004,
at 9:00 A.M. at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th
Floor Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
Said hearing/consultation will cover the following
petitions:
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Request of the Department of
Energy for the Natural Gas Vehicle Program:
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HS HEADINGS |
COVERAGE |
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39.23 |
Plastic containers for natural gas |
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73.11; 76.13 |
Containers for compressed natural
gases |
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84.07; 84.08; 84.09;
84.14; 84.21; 84.81; 90.26; 90.28; 90.32
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Spark-ignition reciprocating or
rotary internal combustion piston engines;
compression-ignition internal combustion piston
engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines); parts
suitable for use solely or principally with the
engines of heading 84.07 or 84.08; gas refueling
stations, gas compressors and parts thereof; intake
air filters for internal combustion engines; check
valves; pressure gauge for motor vehicles; gas meters;
manostats |
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87.02 |
Motor vehicles for the transport
of ten or more persons, including the driver equipped
with engines fueled by compressed natural gases |
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Request of the Association of
Petrochemical Manufacturers of the Philippines for
maintenance of CEPT rates in EO 161:
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HS HEADINGS |
COVERAGE |
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39.01; 39.02; 39.03;
39.04; 39.18; 39.20 |
Polyethylene; polypropylene;
polystyrene; polyvinyl chloride; floor, wall or
ceiling coverings and other plates, sheets, film, foil
and strip, of PVC |
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5607.41; 5607.49 |
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables
of polyethylene or polypropylene |
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Request of Lao PDR for
reduction of CEPT rate under the ASEAN Integration System
of Preference (AISP):
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HS HEADINGS |
COVERAGE |
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1005.10; 12.01; 1202.20;
1211.90; 1404.90 |
Corn seed; soya beans;
ground-nuts, shelled, other plants/parts of plants
used primarily in perfumery, pharmacy, or for
insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes; other
vegetable products, n.e.s. |
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26.07 |
Lead ores and concentrates |
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Other Section 401 petitions:
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HS HEADINGS |
COVERAGE |
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2004.10.00 |
Frozen potatoes |
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4823.90.99B |
Evaporative cooling pads for
poultry |
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8309.90 |
Cones and domes, of tinplate for
aerosol cans |
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84.18 |
Chest freezers |
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85.28 |
Plasma TV and plasma monitors |
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84.07; 84.08 |
Used engines for motor vehicles |
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87.02; 87.03; 87.04 ;
87.11 |
Cars and trucks; motorcycles |
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8703.90 |
Components, parts and/or
accessories imported from one or more countries for
assembly of motor vehicles by participants in the
motor vehicle development program
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Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard and
to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 15th day of September 2004, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Manila Standard - September 16,
2004 |
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NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
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DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY
IN THE MATTER OF THE REVIEW ON THE
APPLICATION OF GENERAL SAFEGUARD
MEASURES AGAINST IMPORTATION OF
GRAY PORTLAND CEMENT
(H.S. Code Nos. 2523.29 00 & 2523.90 00)
FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES
(SAFEGUARD CASE NO. 02-2001)
NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Section 15 of RA 8800
“The Safeguard Measures Act” and Rule 15.6 of its
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which provides that
“the decision imposing a general safeguard measure, the
duration of which is more than one (1) year, shall be
reviewed at regular intervals for purposes of liberalizing
or reducing its intensity, x x x,”
the Department of Trade and Industry will conduct a
review on the definitive safeguard measures applied on gray
Portland cement which was implemented on the domestic
industry, consumers and the public in general.
In view thereof, notice is hereby
given that a consultation will be held on
22 September 2004, Wednesday at
2:00 p.m.,
at AVR
Penthouse BOI Building, 385 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati
City.
All interested parties are hereby enjoined to attend and
present their evidence in support of their respective
positions.
For particulars, you may contact the
Bureau of Import Services – Import Strategy Division (BIS-ISD)
at telephone numbers 895-9228/ 896-4430 / 895-5474.
(Sgd.) LUIS M. CATIBAYAN
Director
P.S. Sept. 18, 2004
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NOTICE OF CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as
amended, the Tariff Commission will hold consultation on
26 August 2004,
at 9:00 A.M.,
on the application of TOYOTA
MOTOR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION for inclusion of certain
automotive parts and components from Thailand, Malaysia and
Indonesia under the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation (AICO)
Scheme. Venue of the consultation is the Tariff
Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor Philippine
Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be
heard and submit evidence in support of their positions
regarding the grant of the preferential tariff rates of 0% -
1% to the subject products on or before the consultation.
The product coverage of said consultation is shown below:
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AHTN
HDG. NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF GOODS |
APPLIED FINAL PRODUCT |
2004 RATE OF DUTY (%) |
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8703.90.26
8703.90.27 |
Components, parts and/or
accessories imported from one or more countries for
assembly of motor vehicles by participants in the
motor vehicle development program |
Toyota Corolla |
3 |
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8703.90.28
8703.90.32 |
Components, parts and/ or
accessories imported from one or more countries for
assembly of motor vehicles by participants in the
motor vehicle development program |
Toyota Camry |
3 |
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8703.90
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Components, parts and/ or
accessories imported from one or more countries for
assembly of motor vehicles by participants in the
motor vehicle development program |
Toyota
IMV
(Innovative Multi-Purpose Vehicle)
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3 |
Issued this 18th day of August 2004, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(signed)
EDGARDO
B. ABON
Chairman
MT August 20, 2004
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING/CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING/CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401/402 of the Tariff and Customs Code,
as amended, the Tariff Commission will conduct a public
hearing/consultation on the proposed elimination of tariff
rates in 2007 on nine (9) priority sectors under the ASEAN
Integration Initiative on
August 16, 2004, at 9:00 A.M.,
at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City. The following are the list of sectors and
products being considered:
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SECTOR/ HS/AHTN HDG. |
PRODUCTS |
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Agro-based:
07.02, 07.08, 07.10, 07.13, 08.01,
08.04, 1005.90, 1102.20, 1106.30, 12.03, 1207.10,
15.07, 15.11, 15.13, 15.15, 20.02, 2005.40, 2005.51,
20.08, 20.09, 2302.10, 23.04, 2306.50, 2306.60,
2306.70 |
Tomatoes, legumes,
coconuts, pineapples, mangoes and mangosteens, corn,
corn flour, flour, meal, powder of products of
Chapter 8, copra, palm nuts and kernels, vegetable
oils, fruit, nuts, edible parts of plants,
prepared/preserved, pineapple juice, tomato juice,
corn bran and similar residues, oil-cake and other
residues resulting from the extraction of vegetable
fats and oils |
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Fisheries:
Chapter 3, 16.04, 16.05,
2104.10.90, 2104.20.90 |
Fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic
invertebrates; soups, broths and preparations thereof |
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Healthcare:
29.41; 30.04, 30.05,
3006.70, 3006.80, 33.03, 33.04, 33.05, 33.06,
33.07, 34.01; 40.15; 4016.99.16; 4818.40.20;
4818.50.10; 4818.50.90; 5208.21.10; 6307.90.20;
6307.90.90
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Antibiotics; medicaments for therapeutic or
prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses; wadding
gauze, bandages and similar articles; gel
preparations; waste pharmaceuticals; perfumes and
toilet waters; beauty or make-up preparations and
preparations for the care of the skin, use on the
hair, oral or dental hygiene; cosmetic or toilet
preparations; soap; organic surface-active products
and preparations for use as soap; articles of apparel
and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens
and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber
other than hard rubber; rubber parts and accessories
for carriages for disabled persons; sanitary towels,
tampons, and similar articles; surgical face masks, of
paper; other articles of apparel and clothing
accessories of paper, cellulose wadding or webs of
cellulose wadding; absorbent fabric for surgical use;
surgical face mask, of textile; other made up articles
of textile |
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Rubber based products:
40.07, 40.09, 40.10,
40.11, 40.12, 40.13, 40.14, 40.15, 40.16; 59.06;
Chapter 64; 85.44; 90.04; 94.04; 95.03 |
Vulcanized rubber thread and cord; tubes, pipes and
hoses; conveyor or transmission belts or belting; new
pneumatic tyres; retreaded or used pneumatic tyres;
inner tubes; hygienic or pharmaceutical articles
(including teats); articles of apparel and clothing
accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for
all purposes; other articles of vulcanized rubber;
rubberized textile fabrics; footwear; insulate wires
and cables; goggles; mattress and other articles of
beddings; toys |
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Textiles and Apparel:
Chapters 52 - 63 |
Textiles and textile articles |
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Wood based products
44.07 to 44.21; 94.01;
94.02; 94.03 |
Wood and articles of wood; seats; furniture |
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ICT
Products:
84.19; 84.24; 85.04;
85.18; 85.19; 85.20; 85.21; 85.22; 85.23; 85.24;
85.25; 85.27; 85.28; 85.36; 85.40; 9017.20.10 |
Condensers and evaporators; sprayers; ballast;
transformers; microphones; loudspeakers; amplifiers;
sound reproducing apparatus; sound recording
apparatus; video; parts of articles in heading 85.19
to 85.21; magnetic cards; recorded media; transmission
apparatus; reception apparatus for radio; reception
apparatus for television; switches; cathode-ray tubes;
rulers. |
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Electronics:
39.09; 73.21; Chapters 84
and 85
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Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes;
stoves, ranges, and similar appliances and parts
thereof; all articles under Chapter 84 and 85 except
ITA 1 products, nuclear reactors and mechanical
appliances and machineries. |
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Motor Vehicle Industry:
84.07; 84.08; 84.09;
84.15; 87.02; 87.03; 87.04; 87.05 87.07; 87.08; 87.11;
90.30 |
Gas engine; diesel engine; parts of gas and diesel
engine; air conditioning machine; passenger and
commercial cars; special purpose vehicles; vehicle
bodies; parts of motor vehicles in heading 87.02 to
87.05; motorcycles; ammeters and voltmeters. |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard and
to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 06 August 2004, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(signed)
EDGARDO
B. ABON
Chairman
MT August 8, 2004 |
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
CONSULTATION |
TARIFF COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR
EXTENSION
OF THE IMPOSITION OF SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST
THE IMPORTATION OF CERAMIC FLOOR AND WALL TILES
(AHTN NOS. 6907.90.10, 6908.90.11 and 6908.90.21)
FOR: SAFEGUARD MEASURE
(R.A. No. 8800)
S.G. INV. NO. 01-2004
PHILIPPINE CERAMIC TILE
INDUSTRY,
AS REPRESENTED BY CERAMIC TILE
MANUFACTURER’S ASSOCIATION, INC.
Petitioner
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 10 of the
Commission Order No. 00-02 prescribing the Rules and
Regulations to Govern the Conduct of Investigation by the
Tariff Commission on Safeguard Measure pursuant to R. A.
8800, a public consultation will be held at the Conference
Room of the Tariff Commission, 5th Floor,
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City on the following dates and time:
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Date |
Time |
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23 August 2004 |
9:00 a.m. |
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24 August 2004 |
9:00 a.m. |
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27 August 2004 |
9:00 a.m. |
Within five (5) calendar days from receipt of the
Commission’s Staff Report which will be issued before the
public consultation, parties are given one opportunity to
comment thereon particularly on the aspects of product
comparability and volume of imports. If no comment is
filed, then the factual findings on product comparability
and volume of imports of the Commission contained in the
Staff Report will be binding to the party who did not submit
its Comment.
The parties are also required
to submit to the Commission within five (5) calendar days
before the consultation, a list of issues they want to
explore in the consultation other than the issues on product
comparability and volume of imports. A party who does not
submit a list of issues is deemed to have no
controversial/contestable matter to raise, hence, will be
given less priority in the order of parties to ask
clarificatory questions during the public consultation.
Parties are also required to submit to the Commission the
affidavits of their witnesses three (3) days prior to the
public consultation.
All principal parties,
counsels, affiants, deponents and other interested parties
should appear before the Commission on the first day of the
public consultation.
For particulars, please inquire
from any member of the Safeguard Measures Task Force on
Ceramic Tiles at Tel. Nos. (632) 926-87-31 or (632)
928-84-19.
Issued this 2nd day of August 2004, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(Signed)
GEORGE N. MANZANO
Commissioner
Officer-In-Charge
MT, 04 August 2004
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING/CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING/CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401/402 of the
Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff Commission
will conduct a public hearing/consultation on the proposed
tariff modification on certain steel products on 19 July
2004, Monday, at 9:00 A.M., at the Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th Floor Philippine Heart
Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
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HS/AHTN HEADING |
COVERAGE |
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72.08 |
Hot rolled flat products of iron
or steel |
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72.09 |
Cold rolled flat products
including tin mill black plate of iron or steel |
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72.11 |
Hot and cold rolled flat
products of iron or steel |
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72.10
72.12 |
Tinplates and galvanized
iron sheets |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard and
to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 16th day of July 2004, Quezon City,
Metro Manila.
EDGARDO
B. ABON
Chairman
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING/CONSULTATION
(S.G. INV. NO. 01-2004)
PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF THE IMPOSITION OF SAFEGUARD
MEASURE AGAINST THE IMPORTATION OF Ceramic Floor and Wall
Tiles
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TARIFF COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR
EXTENSION OF THE IMPOSITION OF
SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST THE
IMPORTATION OF Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles
(AHTN NOS. 6907.90.10, 6908.90. 11 and 6908.90.21)
FOR: SAFEGUARD MEASURE
(R.A. No. 8800)
S.G. INV. NO. 01-2004
PHILIPPINE CERAMIC TILE
INDUSTRY,
AS REPRESENTED BY CERAMIC TILE
MANUFACTURER’S ASSOCIATION, INC.
Petitioner
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ORDER
Pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph 2 of Commission Order No.
00-02 (Rules and Regulations to Govern the Conduct of
Investigation by the Tariff Commission Pursuant to Republic
Act 8800), the following matters were taken up and agreed
upon by the parties present during the Preliminary
Conference held on July 13, 2004:
SCHEDULE
|
Action Required |
Date |
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Submission of
Non-confidential version of the Petition for Extension
by the Petitioner |
July 19, 2004 |
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Submission of Preliminary /
Supplemental Position Papers/ Documentary Evidences |
July 26, 2004
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Data Verification / Ocular
Inspection |
July 14 – August 3, 2004 |
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Issuance and Publication of Notice
of Public Consultation / Hearing |
August 05, 2004 |
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Submission of Final Adjustment
Plan |
August 09, 2004 |
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Issuance of Commission Staff
Report (Public Version) |
August 13, 2004 |
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Submission of Comments on
the Staff Report and List of Issues to be Explored in
the Consultation |
August 16-18, 2004 |
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Public Consultation / Hearing |
August 23-24 & 27, 2004 |
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Submission of Amended /
Final Position Papers |
September 01, 2004 |
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE/LIST OF
INTERESTED PARTIES
All interested parties (petitioner / oppositor / other
interested parties), regardless of whether they were present
at the preliminary conference or not, are enjoined to
formally enter their appearance through a Motion filed with
the Commission indicating their names, addresses and contact
numbers including the name, address and contact number of
their counsel, if represented by one. Hereafter, notices
shall be served only to those who manifested their interest
through the filing of said Motion. The Commission
should likewise be informed immediately of any changes in
the company leadership and/or representing counsel.
The parties are required to inform the Commission of their
alternate and/or collaborating counsels aside from their
Counsels of Record to avoid delays in the conduct of the
public consultation
SUFFICIENT NOTICE
A notice to the counsel representing a party is considered
notice to the latter.
Parties shall be notified either by fax, e-mail, personal
delivery or by mail.
ACCESSIBILITY OF DOCUMENTS
Documents submitted to the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) that are not marked confidential and those similarly
unmarked to be submitted to the Commission as the
investigation progresses will form part of the public file.
Two (2) copies of said documents will be made available, one
for the petitioner or those in support of the application
and the other for the oppositor of the application.
Documents from the public file may be reproduced at cost at
the Tariff Commission upon request by interested parties
from any member of the technical staff of the Commission.
In cases where voluminous documents are submitted to the
Commission, the requirement of service to the parties is
waived as long as the submitting party files a Motion to
Admit/Deposit with the Commission the said voluminous
documents together with their consent to make the same
available for review, examination and/or reproduction by the
other parties.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF DOCUMENTS
Parties which submit documents marked confidential should
provide a public version of the same. The Commission,
however, reserves the right to declassify certain documents
as non-confidential. All documents and evidence submitted to
the Commission not marked as confidential will be made
available in the public file.
SUBMISSION OF POSITION PAPER/S
Interested parties are given until July 26, 2004 to submit
their respective position papers, affidavits of witnesses,
all documentary evidence and other information in support of
their position. These submissions are deemed preliminary or
supplementary for purposes of the Commission’s
investigation.
Copies of these submissions
should be served to the other parties.
ADDITIONAL DATA
The Commission, in the course of the investigation, may
request additional data from all parties which are to be
verified by the investigating team. Ocular inspection and/or
plant visits will also be conducted.
ADJUSTMENT PLAN
The adjustment plan to be submitted by the petitioner for
safeguard measure shall provide a clear quantification of
its proposed goals and detail the efforts that the domestic
industry and other concerned parties will make to place the
domestic industry in a more competitive position.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Public consultation shall be on August 23, 24 and 27, 2004.
Once commenced, the public consultation shall continue as
scheduled with morning and afternoon sessions if necessary.
All parties are required to be
present on the first day of the public consultation.
SO ORDERED.
Quezon
City, July 14, 2004.
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of
the Philippines, as amended, the Tariff Commission will
conduct a public consultation on various issues in the
ongoing negotiations on trade in goods between the
Philippines and Japan under the Japan – Philippines Economic
Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). The public consultation
will be held on 16 July 2004, 9:00 a.m., at the Tariff
Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor, Philippine
Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
The consultation will cover the following products:
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HS Chapter |
Product Coverage |
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1 – 24 |
Agricultural Products |
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25 – 40 |
Chemicals and Chemical
Products |
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41 – 64 |
Raw Hides, Leather, Leather
Goods, Etc.; Wood and Wood Products, Etc.; Pulp, Paper
and Paper Products; Textiles and Articles Thereof;
Footwear |
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65 – 83 |
Base Metals and Non-Metals |
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84 – 97 |
Machinery, Transport
Equipment and Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles |
Interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard and
to present their positions. For inquiries, please
contact the Information Division at telephone numbers
433-5896 and 433-5898.
Issued this 8th day of July 2004, Quezon City,
Metro Manila.
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Published : 09 July 2004
Manila Times
The Manila Standard |
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/
CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING/CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401 and 402 of the Tariff and Customs
Code of the Philippines, as amended, the Tariff Commission
will conduct a public hearing/consultation on tariff
modification on products listed below. The public hearing is
scheduled on 13 July 2004, 8:30 a.m., at the Tariff
Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor, Philippine
Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
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HS/AHTN CODE |
COVERAGE |
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27.09 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained
from bituminous minerals, crude. |
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27.10 |
Petroleum oils and oils
obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude) and
preparations not elsewhere specified or included,
containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of
oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being
the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils |
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27.13 |
Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen
and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained
from bituminous minerals |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard and
present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 8th day of July 2004, Quezon City,
Metro Manila.
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Published: 09 July 2004
Manila Times
Manila Standard
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Notice of
FORMAL INVESTIGATION |
IN THE MATTER
OF THE PETITION FOR
EXTENSION OF THE IMPOSITION OF
SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST THE
IMPORTATION OF CERAMIC FLOOR AND WALL TILES
(AHTN NOS. 6907.90.10, 6908.90.11 and 6908.90.21)
FOR: SAFEGUARD MEASURE (R.A. No. 8800)
S.G. INV. NO.
01-2004
PHILIPPINE CERAMIC TILE
INDUSTRY,
AS REPRESENTED BY THE CERAMIC TILE MANUFACTURERS’
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Petitioner
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NOTICE OF FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Pursuant to Section 19 of R. A. 8800, otherwise known as the
“Safeguard Measures Act”, notice is hereby given that the
petition of the Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association for
extension of the safeguard measure against the importation
of Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles (AHTN Nos. 6907.90.10,
6908.90.11 and 6908.90.21) is now under formal investigation
by the Tariff Commission. The formal investigation commenced
after the Secretary of Trade and Industry endorsed the
petition to this office on July 5, 2004.
A preliminary conference will be
held on July 13, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th Floor, Philippine Heart
Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. Matters
for discussion include the schedule and procedure of public
consultation, the nature of administrative and fact-finding
proceedings, the non-applicability of the technical rules of
procedures under the Rules of Court, the submission of
parties’ evidence and position papers, and non-availability
of confidential information, the time frame of formal
investigation and other related matters necessary for the
speedy disposition of the case.
For particulars, please inquire from the Safeguard Measure
Task Force on Ceramic Tiles at Tel. Nos. 926-87-31 or
928-84-19.
Issued this 6th day of July 2004, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
EMMANUEL A. CRUZ
Director III
M.T. - July 5, 2004
The
Manila Standard - July 5, 2004
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Notice of
Public CONSULTATION
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
TARIFF COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Section 402 of the
Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, the
Tariff Commission will conduct a public consultation on
various issues in the ongoing negotiations on market access
for non-agricultural products under the Doha Development
Agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The
public consultation will be held on 13 July 2004, 9:00 a.m.,
at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th
Floor, Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City.
Under the WTO, non-agricultural products refer to
the following:
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HS Chapter / Heading |
Product Coverage |
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3 |
Fish and crustaceans,
molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
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05.09 |
Natural sponges of animal
origin |
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15.04 |
Fats and oils and their
fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not
refined, but not chemically modified |
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16.03 |
Extracts and juices of
meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic
invertebrates |
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16.04 |
Prepared or preserved
fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish
eggs |
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16.05 |
Crustaceans, molluscs and
other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved |
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23.01 |
Flours, meals and
pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of
crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates,
unfit for human consumption; greaves. |
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25 – 40 |
Chemicals and Chemical
Products |
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41 – 64 |
Leather, Wood, Paper,
Textiles and Footwear |
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65 – 83 |
Base Metals and
Non-Metals |
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84 – 97 |
Machinery, Transport
Equipment and Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles |
Interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard
and to present their positions. For inquiries, please
contact the Information Division at telephone numbers
433-5896 and 433-5898.
Issued this 29th day of June 2004, Quezon City, Metro
Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Manila Times - July 1, 2004
Manila Standard - July 1, 2004 |
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CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER
NO. 17-2004
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
MANILA 1099
CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER
NO. 17-2004
SUBJECT : EXTENSION OF
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON THE IMPORTATION OF SODIUM
TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE
(STPP)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pursuant to the attached 1st Indorsement, dated 07 June
2004, signed by Undersecretary Ma. Gracia Pulido-Tan,
Department of Finance, relative to the within letter dated
04 May 2004 and attached Order dated 14 April 2004 of
Secretary Cesar V. Purisima,Department of Trade and
Industry, this Office directs the implementation of said DTI
Order "extending the imposition of the definitive
anti-dumping duties importation of STPP from PROC for a
period of (3) years with the corresponding duties provided
for the following exporters:
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EXPORTERS |
ESTIMATED WEIGHTED
AVERAGE DUMPING MARGINS
US$/MT |
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Kunning
Import & Export Corporation |
70.22 |
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Yunnan
Centsun Industry Corporation |
33.91 |
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Other Exporters from PROC |
70.22 |
This Order shall take effect upon issuance.
ANTONIO M. BERNARDO
Commissioner
Date Signed
June 11, 2004
Secretary Cesar V. Purisima
Department of Trade and Industry
Secretary Juanita D. Amatong
Usec Ma. Gracia Pulido Tan
Department of Finance
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Notice of
Public HEARING / CONSULTATION |
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
TARIFF COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
/CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401 and
402 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff
Commission will conduct a public hearing/consultation on
tariff modification on products listed below. The
public hearing is scheduled on
29 June 2004,
9:00 A.M., at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor,
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
|
HS/AHTN CODE |
COVERAGE |
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0403.90; 0406.10 |
Buttermilk; fresh cheese, whey
cheese and curd |
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10.01; 15.11; 2002.90.10 |
Wheat; palm oil and its fractions;
tomato paste |
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39.01; 3902.30; 3907.60;
3909.50; 39.19; 3920.62; 3920.69; 3920.92; 3923.10 |
Polymers of ethylene, in primary
forms; propylene copolymers; poly (ethylene
terephthalate); polyurethanes; self-adhesive sheets
and films of plastics; polyethylene terephthalate
film; polyester film; nylon film; plastic boxes,
cases, crates and similar articles |
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4804.21 |
Extensible sack kraft (ESK)
paper |
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64.01 to 64.05 |
Footwear |
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7306.40 |
Stainless steel pipes and
tubes with external diameter of 105 mm and below |
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8415.10; 84.18; 84.50 |
Air-conditioners,
household refrigerators; washing machines |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard and
to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this
16th day of June 2004, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Manila Standard - June 18, 2004 |
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION |
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
TARIFF COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401 and 402 of the Tariff and Customs
Code of the Philippines, as amended, the Tariff Commission
will conduct a public hearing on products listed below,
proposed for inclusion in the duty-free privileges as
mandated by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9281, otherwise known as
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MODERNIZATION
IN THE PHILIPPINES BY EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVITY OF TAX
INCENTIVES AND ITS MANDATED FUNDING SUPPORT, AMENDING FOR
THIS PURPOSE SECTIONS 109 AND 112 OF R.A. 8435, otherwise
known as
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
MODERNIZATION ACT.
The public hearing is scheduled on
29 June 2004, 9:00 A.M.,
at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor,
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
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HS/AHTN HEADING |
COVERAGE |
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01.02 to 01.06; 0301.99;
0402.10; 0404.10; 04.07; 05.11 |
Live animals; milkfish or
lapu-lapu fry; milkfish breeder; skim milk, feed
grade; whey powder, feed grade; birds’ hatching eggs
for breeding; animal products, n.e.s.; dead animals |
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06.01; 06.02; 0701.10;
07.13; 0801.31; 1005.10; 10.08; 11.01; 12.01; 12.06;
12.07; 12.09 |
Live plants; seed
potatoes; dried peas; lentils; cashew nuts; corn seed;
buckwheat, millet; canary seed; wheat flour, feed
grade; soya beans; sunflower seeds; cotton seeds;
castor oil seeds; other seeds, fruits and spores |
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1504.10; 1702.11;
1702.30; 23.01; 2303.10; 23.04; 2309.90 |
Cod liver oil; lactose;
dextrose monohydrate/anhydrous; flours, meals and
pellets; greaves; residues of starch manufacture &
similar residues; oil-cake and other solid residues of
soya bean; premixes, feed supplements, feed additives;
prawn feeds |
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25.01; 25.12; 25.19;
2520.20; 25.22; 2801.20; 28.17; 28.20; 2827.60;
2828.10; 28.33; 28.35; 28.36; 2841.61; 2842.90;
2906.13; 2907.29; 29.14; 2915.50; 29.17; 29.18; 29.21;
29.22; 29.24; 2930.40; 29.32; 29.33; 29.35; 29.36;
29.37; 29.41; |
Salt; siliceous fossil
meals; magnesium oxide; plasters; limestone; iodine;
zinc oxide; manganese oxide; potassium iodide; calcium
hypochlorite; sulfates; phosphates; carbonates;
potassium permanganate; sodium selenite; inositol;
butylated hydroxytoluene; vitamin K3;
carboxylic acids and their derivatives; taurine;
bromhexine HCL; lysine and its derivatives; threonine
L; aspartame; niclosamide; methionine; gibberellic
acid; heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen
heteroatom(s) only; sulphonamides; provitamins and
vitamins; hormones and steroids; antibiotics
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3002.30; 30.03; 30.04;
Chapter 31; 32.03; 3402.12; 3802.10; 38.08; 3824.90;
3905.99; 39.17; 3920.10; 39.23; 39.25; 39.26; 40.10;
40.11; 40.16; 40.17 |
Vaccines; medicaments;
fertilizers; carophyll pink/red; benzalkonium
chloride; activated carbon; pesticides; chemical
preparations for animals or fish; polyvinyl-pyrrolidone
USP; tubes and fittings; polyethylene liner and
strips; articles for packing of goods; reservoirs,
tanks, etc.; pig and poultry slats; synthetic floats
for fishing nets; poultry feeders; transportable grain
storage; plastic trays; conveyor belts, of rubber;
tires; boat or dock fenders of rubber; articles of
hard rubber |
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48.19; 4823.70; 56.07; 5608.11 |
Cartons, boxes, etc., of
paper; pulp egg trays; twine; other (purse seine nets
and accessories) |
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73.09; 73.12; 73.14; 73.15; 73.16;
73.26; 76.12; 82.01; 82.08 |
Tanks; cables; endless
bands; other woven cloth; anchor chain; parachute
anchors; ships' rudders; semen tank; spades, shovels,
forks, etc., secateurs, etc., shears (including
poultry shears), hedge shears, etc., and other hand
tools used in agriculture; knives and cutting blades |
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84.07; 84.08; 84.09;
84.13; 84.14; 84.18; 84.19; 84.21; 84.22; 84.23;
84.24; 84.25; 84.26; 84.27; 84.28; 84.29; 84.30;
84.31; 84.32; 84.33; 84.34; 84.35; 84.36; 84.37;
84.38; 84.43; 84.44; 84.45; 84.46; 84.47; 84.51;
84.58; 84.61; 84.62; 84.64; 84.65; 84.66; 84.79;
84.81; 84.83; 84.85; 85.01; 85.02; 85.03; 85.04; 85.14
85.15; 85.16; 85.26; 85.39; 85.43; 86.09; 87.01;
87.04; 87.05; 87.08; 87.16; 89.01; 89.02; 89.05;
89.06; 90.14; 90.18; 90.25; 90.26; 90.28; 90.29;
90.31; 94.03; 94.05; 94.06; 95.07 |
Engines and parts; pumps
and parts; refrigerator-freezers; agricultural dryers;
filters; cleaning, packing, etc. machines; weighing
machines; drip irrigation; winches; cranes;
self-propelled trucks; elevators, conveyors and parts;
ploughs; disc harrows, etc.; harvesting, threshing and
haymaking machinery and parts; milking machines;
presses; machinery for preparing animal feeding
stuffs; cleaning seed machine; machinery for sugar
manufacture; can printers; defibering machines;
beaters or turbo cleaners; spinning machines; loom
machines; stitching machines; lathes; slotting
machines and parts; hydraulic presses; urschel dicer;
slitter machine; parts and accessories of
machine-tools; preparation of animal or vegetable fats
or oils machinery and other machines; valves; gears
and wheels; ships' or boats' propellers and blades;
motors; generating sets and parts; static converters;
furnaces and oven; welding machines; hot plates; radar
apparatus; radio navigational aid apparatus;
electrical lamps; refrigerated container van;
tractors; dumpers; truck mounted feed mixers; boom
sprayers; brakes and parts for agricultural tractors;
utility carts; other vessels for the transport of
goods; floats; light boats and accessories; floats;
light boats and accessories; life boats; microscopes;
global positioning systems; hydrometers; digital
counters; grain moisture meters; other measuring
instruments; syringes; insect cabinets; searchlights
and other spotlights; greenhouses; fishing rods;
fish-hooks |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard and
to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information
Division, Telephone Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 16th day of June 2004, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Manila Standard -
June 18, 2004
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NOTICE
OF INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION ON THE APPLICATION FOR THE
IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTY AGAINST IMPORTATION OF
CORRUGATING MEDIUM (WASTE-BASED) (4805.0000) FROM THAILAND
(ANTI-DUMPING CASE NO. 01-2002)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
PHILIPPINES
On 16 December 2002, DTI officially received a properly
documented application from the Philippine Industrial
Paper Packaging Industry for the initiation of an
anti-dumping investigation against the importation of
corrugating medium (waste-based) (4805.100) from Thailand.
The protest alleged that corrugating medium is
being imported from Thailand at dumped prices and that as
a result thereof causes material injury to the domestic
industry producing like article in terms of decline sales,
production and capacity utilization.
The DTI, acting under
Paragraph A of Section 301 of the Tariff and Customs Code
as amended by RA 8752 has made an evaluation of the
protest and found reasonable grounds to initiate an
anti-dumping investigation on corrugating medium from
Thailand. The
period of investigation for dumping is for 2001 while the
period of investigation for injury is from 1999 to 2001.
The commencement date
for the investigation is the day on which this notice of
initiation is published in two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.
WHEREFORE, in view thereof, any interested parties who may
wish to submit their comments and position on the
application for the imposition of anti-dumping duty
against the importation of corrugating medium from
Thailand are requested to direct their representation to
the Bureau of Import Services, Department of Trade and
Industry, 3rd Flr., OPPEN Building, #349, SEN.
Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, within thirty (30) days
from date of publication of this notice.
23 December 2002.
MAR ROXAS
Secretary
(PDI
– January 06, 2003)
|
COMMISSION ORDER NO. 02-01 |
Rules and Regulations to Govern Conduct of Formal
Investigation by the Tariff Commission on the Withdrawal
and/or Suspension of Concessions Under Section 402
of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Pursuant
to Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs
Code, as amended, the Tariff Commission will
conduct a public consultation on the
proposed suspension of concessions on various
commodities (listed below) under Article 6 of the Agreement on
the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme
for the ASEAN Free Trade Area, on 30 January
2003, Thursday at 9:00 A.M., at
the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City.
List of Products for Suspension of Concessions
Under Article 6 of the AFTA-CEPT Agreement
|
HS
CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
3401.11 00; 3401.19 00; 3401.20 90; 3402.11 10; 3823.70 00 |
Soap; sulphated fatty alcohols; industrial fatty alcohols |
|
3923.90 00; 3925.30 00; 3926.30 00; 3926.40 00 |
Other articles for the conveyance or packing of goods;
shutters, blinds (including Venetian blinds) and similar
articles and parts thereof; fittings for furniture,
coachwork or the like; statuettes and ornamental articles |
|
4011.10 00; 4011.20 00 |
New pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a kind used on motor
cars (including station wagons and racing cars) and on
buses or lorries |
|
42.02 |
Trunks, handbags, etc., with outer surface of plastic
sheeting or of textile materials |
|
5903.10; 5904.10; |
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
with PVC; Linoleum |
|
6305.33; 6305.39 |
Sack and bags, of man-made
textile materials |
|
6306.22; 6306.31 |
Tents and sails, of synthetic
fibres |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be
heard and to present evidence in support of their
positions. For particulars, please inquire at the
Information Division, Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or
929-1964.
Issued
this 20th day of January 2003, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Philippine
Star, 21 January 2003
|
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING/CONSULTATION
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING / CONSULTATION
Pursuant
to Sections 401/402 of the Tariff and Customs
Code, as amended, the Tariff Commission will
conduct a public hearing/consultation on the
proposed MFN/CEPT modification of tariff rates on
various agricultural and other products, articles
listed in Annex "B" of EO 127/AFMA and
the proposed suspension of concessions on various
commodities under Article 6 of the Agreement on
the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme
for the ASEAN Free Trade Area, on 21 January
2003, Tuesday at 9:00 A.M. to 5 P.M., at
the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City.
9:00 A.M.
|
HS
HEADING |
COVERAGE |
|
A.
For Increase to 40%: |
|
0703.90;
0704.10; 07.05;
07.06;
07.07; 07.08;
07.09;
07.11; 08.14;
0904.20;
0910.10 |
Leeks/other
alliaceous vegetables;
cauliflowers/headed
broccoli; lettuce and
chicory; carrots, turnips,
salad beetroot, salsify,
celeriac, radishes and
other similar edible
roots; cucumbers and
gherkins; peas; beans;
celery; fruits of the
genus Capsicum/ Pimenta;
spinach; vegetables,
provisionally preserved;
peel of citrus fruits or
melons; ginger. |
|
B.
AFMA Products For Tariff
Reduction to Zero Duty: |
|
01.02;
01.03; 01.04; 01.05; 01.06;
0301.99; 04.07; 05.11;
06.01; 06.02; 0701.10;
0713.40; 0801.31; 1005.10;
10.08;
12.06; 1207.20; 1207.30;
12.09; 23.01;
2303.10;
23.04; 2309.90;
3002.30;
Chapter 31; 38.08;
3824.90; 3926.90;
4823.70;
5608.11 00;
7612.90
90; 8208.40; 84.07; 84.08;
8419.31; 84.24; 84.32
84.33;
84.34; 84.36; 84.37;
84.38; 8479.89 90;
8481.80 30; 8701.10;
8716.20; 8901.30;
8902.00 10; 9406.00 10 |
Breeding
animals; sheep; milkfish
or lapu-lapu fry; milkfish
breeder; birds' eggs;
bovine semen; products of
fish or crustaceans,
molluscs or other aquatic
invertebrates; dead
animals of Chapter 3;
bulbs, tubers, tuberous
roots, corms, crowns and
rhizomes, dormant/in
growth/in flower; chicory
plants and roots; other
live plants (including
their roots),
cuttings/slips; mushroom
spawn; seed potatoes;
lentils; cashew nuts in
shell; corn seed;
buckwheat; millet; canary
seed;
sunflower/cotton/castor
oil seeds;
seeds/fruits/spores, for
sowing; flours, meals and
pellets, of meat/meat
offal of fish/crustaceans/
mollusks/other aquatic
invertebrates unfit for
human consumption;
greaves; residues of
starch manufacture/similar
residues;
oil-cake/other solid
residues of soyabean oil;
feed additives/premixes;
feed supplements; prawn
feeds; vaccines for
veterinary medicine;
fertilizers; herbicides,
anti-sprouting
products/plant regulators;
fruit ripening retardant
and chemical preparations
for the general well-being
of animals or fish;
synthetic floats for
fishing nets; poultry
feeders; transportable
grain storage; pulp
egg trays; purse seine
nets and accessories; MVE
cryogenic aluminum storage
tank (semen tank); knives
and cutting blades for
agricultural,
horticultural or forestry
machines; gasoline/
diesel or semi-diesel
engines; dryers for
agricultural products
including grain
silos; drip
irrigation systems;
agricultural sprayers;
parts of the goods of
subheading Nos. 8424.8110;
agricultural/
horticultural/ forestry
machinery & parts
thereof;
harvesting/threshing
machinery & parts
thereof; milking/ dairy
machines & parts
thereof; machinery for
sugar manufacture;
machinery for processing
of fish, crustaceans and
mollusks; automatic fish
feeder; paddlewheel/
circular aerators; hog
nipple waterer;
components, parts and/or
accessories for assembly
of pedestrian controlled
tractors; pedestrian
controlled tractors other
than those of subheading
No. 8701.10 10; trailers
and semi-trailers for
agricultural
purposes; refrigerated
vessels, other than those
of subheading No. 8901.20
00; fishing vessels 40 GT
and above; catcher boats;
fish carriers, etc.;
green-houses equipped with
mechanical or thermal
equipment |
1:30 P.M.
|
C.
Other 401/402 Petitions |
|
0701.90 |
Potatoes,
fresh or chilled |
|
3403.19
00 |
Mould
release agent |
|
4823.90
90; 5402.49 00; 56.03 |
Release
paper.; spandex yarn;
nonwovens |
|
7303.00
00; 7307.11 00 |
Tubes
and pipes of cast iron;
tube or pipe fittings of
non-malleable cast iron |
|
8536.50;
8708.29 90; 8708.94 |
Door
switch assy for
refrigerators; airbag sub-assy;
steering wheel with airbag |
|
8711.
90 10 |
Parts
for assembly of
motorcycles by
participants in the
Motorcycles Development
Program under the
AFTA-CEPT rate. |
|
|
|
D.
List of Products for
Suspension of Concessions
Under Article 6 of the
AFTA-CEPT Agreement |
|
1108.14;
15.11; 15.20; 16.02 |
Cassava
starch; palm oil; crude
glycerol; poultry products |
|
2807.00
00; 2833.22 10; 2835.31
00; 2835.39 10; 2905.17
00; 29.05.45 00; 2915.90
10; 3402.11 20; |
Sulphuric
acid; aluminium sulfate;
STPP; TSPP; lauryl
alcohol; glycerol; lauric
acid; sulphonated
alkylbenzene |
|
3904.10
00, 3904.21 00; 3904.22
00; 3920.51 00 |
PVC
not mixed with any other
substances other than
suspension, other PVC in
primary forms; polymethyl
methacrylate plates/sheets |
|
6306.12
00 |
Tarpaulins,
awnings and sunblinds, of
synthetic fibres |
|
70.03;
70.05; 70.09; 8507.10;
8507.20; 8528.12 |
Glass
and glass products;
electric accumulators;
coloured television |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be
heard and to present evidence in support of their
positions. For particulars, please inquire at the
Information Division, Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or
929-1964.
Issued
this 7th day of January 2003, Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.)
EDGARDO B.
ABON
Chairman
______
Philippine
Star, 08 January 2003
Manila Times, 08 January 2003
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING/CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING / CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Sections 401/402 of the Tariff and
Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff Commission will
conduct a public hearing/consultation on the proposed
increase of tariff rates to 40% on agricultural products
listed below on 20 December 2002,
Friday at 9:00 a.m. at the Tariff Commission Conference
Room, 5th Floor Philippine Heart Center
Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
|
HS
HEADING |
COVERAGE |
|
0703.90
00 |
Leeks
and other alliaceous
vegetables |
|
0704.10
00 |
Cauliflowers
and headed broccoli |
|
07.05 |
Lettuce
and chicory |
|
07.06 |
Carrots,
turnips, salad beetroot,
salsify, celeriac,
radishes and other similar
edible roots |
|
0707.00
00 |
Cucumbers
and gherkins, fresh or
chilled |
|
0708.10
00 |
Peas |
|
0708.20
00 |
Beans
(Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) |
|
0709.40
00 |
Celery
other than celeriac |
|
0709.60
00 |
Fruits
of the genus Capsicum
or of the genus Pimenta,
fresh or chilled |
|
0709.70
00 |
Spinach,
New Zealand spinach and
orache spinach |
|
0711.10
00 |
Onions,
provisionally preserved |
|
0711.40
00 |
Cucumbers
and gherkins,
provisionally preserved |
|
0711.90
00 |
Other
vegetables; mixtures of
vegetables, provisionally
preserved |
|
0814.00
00 |
Peel
of citrus fruits or melons |
|
0904.20
00 |
Fruits
of the genus Capsicum
or of the genus Pimenta,
dried or crushed or ground |
|
0910.10
00 |
Ginger |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be
heard and to present evidence in support of their
positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 16th day of December 2002, Quezon City,
Metro Manila
(Sgd.)
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
MT - Dec. 17, 2002
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING/CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING/CONSULTATION
Pursuant to Section 401/402 of the Tariff and
Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff Commission will
conduct a public hearing/consultation in response to the
petition of the Department of Energy in line with the
Natural Gas Vehicle Program and the Cancer Warrior
Foundation of the Philippines for reduction of tariff
rates on various articles listed below on 29
November 2002, Friday at 9:00 a.m. at the Tariff
Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
|
HS
HEADING
|
COVERAGE |
| 3004.90
10 |
Imatinib
mesilate |
|
39.23;
70.20; 73.11; 76.13
|
Containers
for compressed natural
gases |
|
84.07
|
Spark-ignition
reciprocating or rotary
internal combustion piston
engines |
| 84.14 |
Gas
refueling stations, gas
compressors and parts
thereof |
| 84.21 |
Intake
air filters for internal
combustion engines |
|
84.81
|
Check
valves |
|
87.02
|
Completely-knocked-down
(CKD) motor vehicles for
the transport of ten or
more persons, including
the driver equipped with
engines fueled by
compressed natural gases |
| 90.26 |
Pressure
gauges for motor vehicles |
| 90.28 |
Gas
meters |
| 90.32 |
Manostats |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard
and to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 25th day of November 2002, Quezon City, Metro
Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
P.S.
November 26, 2002
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING |
NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Pursuant
to Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the
Philippines, the Tariff Commission will conduct a
consultation on 15 November 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at the
Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5/F Philippine Heart
Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
The consultation will cover the proposed suspension
of concessions on petrochemical products under Article 6
of the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential
Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area and the
Protocol Regarding the Implementation of the CEPT Scheme
Temporary Exclusion List.
List of Petrochemical Products to be Covered by the
AFTA-CEPT Protocol
| HS CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 5607.41; 5607.49 |
Twine, cordage, etc. of polyethylene or
polypropylene |
List of Petrochemical Products to be Covered by Article 6
of the AFTA CEPT Agreement
| HS CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 4202.12 00 |
Trunks, etc. with outer surface of plastics or of textile
materials |
| 4202.22 00 |
Handbags, with outer surface of plastics sheeting or of
textile materials |
| 4202.32 00 |
Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in
the handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile
materials |
| 4902.92 00 |
Other trunks, etc. with outer surface of plastic sheeting
or of textile materials |
| 5903.10 00 |
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
with plastics, with polyvinyl chloride |
| 5904.10 00 |
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape |
| 6306.12 00 |
Tarpaulins, awnings and
sunblinds, of synthetic fibres |
| 6306.22 00 |
Tents, of synthetic fibres |
| 6306.31 00 |
Sails, of synthetic fibres |
| 9615.11 00 |
Combs, hair-slides and the like, of hard rubber of
plastics |
Interested parties will be given the opportunity to
be heard and to present evidence to support their
respective positions. For particulars, please contact the
Information Division at Tel. Nos. 433-5898 and 433-5896.
Issued this 8th day of November 2002,
Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.)
REMEDIOS G. NAZARETH
Commissioner
Officer-in-Charge
P.S. Nov. 10, 2002
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING |
NOTICE
oF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to
Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff Commission will
conduct a public hearing on the proposed maintenance of
the 2002 tariff rates in 2003 on certain articles covered
under Chapters 1 to 97.
Venue
of public hearing will be the Tariff Commission Conference
Room, 5th Floor Philippine Heart Center
Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City on 15
November 2002 at 9:00 A.M.
Interested
parties will be given opportunity to be heard and to
present evidence in support of their positions.
The list of
products is available at the Information Division for
reference at Tel. Nos. 433-5898 or 929-1964.
Issued this
30th day of October 2002, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) REMEDIOS G. NAZARETH
Commissioner
Officer-in-Charge
P.S. Nov. 6, 2002
page B-10 |
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING |
Notice of Public Hearing
Pursuant to
Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the
Philippines, as amended, the Tariff Commission will
conduct a public hearing on 27
September 2002 at 9:00 A.M. at the Tariff
Commission Conference Room, 5/F Philippine Heart Center
Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
In this regard,
we wish to inform the public that the following products
were inadvertently omitted from the Notice of Public
Hearing first published by this Office:
| HDG.
NO. / HS CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1.
17.01 |
Cane
or beet sugar and
chemically pure sucrose,
in solid form |
| 2.
8504.31; 8504.32 |
Transformers |
| 3.
8505.90 00 |
Purity
magnet |
| 4.
8537.10 00 |
Control
board |
| 5.
8539.29 00 |
Room
lamp |
| 6.
8543.89 90 |
Remote
control |
They
will therefore be covered by the above-mentioned public
hearing.
Interested parties
will be given the opportunity to be heard and to present
evidence to support their respective position.
The list of products
is available at the Information Division for reproduction
at Tel. Nos. 9291964, 9252401 loc. 3502 and 3506.
Issued this
23rd day of September 2002, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
MT-Sept. 24, 2002
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING |
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Sections 401 and 402 of the Tariff and Customs
Code of the Philippines, as amended, the Tariff Commission
will conduct a public hearing/consultation on 27 September
2002 at 9:00 a.m. at the Tariff Commission Conference
Room, 5/F Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City.
The public hearing will cover the following petitions:
I.
Increase in the final bound tariff on
sugar under HS heading 17.01 from 50% to
80% under Article XXVIII of the GATT-WTO
Agreement;
II.
Suspension of concessions on petrochemical
resins and products under Article VI of
the Agreement on the Common Effective
Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN
Free Trade Area and the Protocol Regarding
the Implementation of the CEPT Scheme
Temporary Exclusion List:
List
of Petrochemical Products (PE, PP, PS and
PVC Based) to be Covered by the AFTA-CEPT
Protocol
|
HS
CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
3901.10
00
3901.20 00 |
Polyethylene
having a specific gravity of less
than 0.94
Polyethylene having a specific
gravity of 0.94 or more |
|
3902.10
00 |
Polypropylene |
|
3903.11
00
3903.19 00 |
Expansible
Polystyrene
Other Polystyrene |
|
3904.10
00 |
Polyvinyl
chloride, not mixed with any other
substances |
|
3918.10
00 |
Floor
coverings, etc., of polymers of
vinyl chloride |
|
3920.41
00 |
Plates,
sheets, etc., of rigid polymers of
vinyl chloride |
|
3920.42 00 |
Plates, sheets, etc., of flexible
polymers of vinyl chloride |
|
3923.30
00 |
Carboys,
bottles, flasks, and similar
articles |
List of
Petrochemical Products (PE, PP,PS and PVC Based) to be
Covered by Article VI of the AFTA-CEPT Agreement
|
HS
CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
3904.21
00
3904.22 00
3904.30 00 |
Non-plasticised
polyvinyl chloride
|
|
39.16 |
Monofilament
of which any cross-sectional
dimension exceeds
1 mm, rods, sticks and profile
shapes, whether
or not surface-worked but not
otherwise
worked, of plastics. |
|
39.17 |
Tubes,
pipes and hoses, and fittings
therefor (for example, joints,
elbows, flanges), of plastics. |
|
3918.90
00 |
Floor
coverings, etc. of other plastics |
|
39.19 |
Self-adhesive
plates, sheets, film, foil, tape,
strip and other flat shapes, of
plastics, whether or not in
rolls. |
|
3920.10
00;
3920.20 00;
3920.30 00 |
Plates,
sheets, etc. of polymers of
ethylene;
Plates, sheets, etc. of polymers
of propylene;
Plates, sheets, etc. of polymers
of styrene; |
|
39.21 |
Other
plate, sheets, film, foil and
strip of plastics. |
|
39.22 |
Baths,
shower-baths, wash-basins, bidets,
lavatory pans, seats and covers,
flushing cisterns and similar
sanitary ware, of plastics; |
|
39.23 |
Articles
for the conveyance or packing of
goods, of plastics; stoppers,
lids, caps and other closures,
of
plastics. |
|
39.24 |
Tableware,
kitchenware, other household
articles
and toilet articles, of plastics |
|
39.25 |
Builders’
ware of plastics not elsewhere
specified of included. |
|
3926.10
00
3926.20 00
3926.30 00
3926.40 00
3926.90 90 |
Office
or school supplies
Articles of apparel and clothing
accessories (including
gloves)
Fittings for furniture, coachwork
or the like
Statuettes and other ornamental
articles
Other articles of plastics |
7607.20
10;
7607.20 90 |
Aluminum
foil backed with printed paper and
laminated
with plastics on both sides and
used for packaging liquid food
products; other aluminum foil |
III.
Modification of MFN
tariffs on various
products (Sec. 401):
|
HS
CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
1002.00
00 |
Rye |
|
1004.00
00 |
Oats |
|
1102.10;
1102.20 |
Rye
and maize (corn) flour |
|
1103.11;
1103.12; 1103.13 |
Groats
and meal of wheat, oats, maize
(corn) |
|
1103.21
00 |
Pellets
of wheat |
|
1104.11
00; 1104.12 00 |
Rolled
or flaked grains of barley and
oats |
|
1104.21;
1104.22; 1104.23 |
Other
worked grains of barley, oats and
maize (corn) |
|
1108.11
00 |
Wheat
starch |
|
2710.00
40 |
Lubricating
oils, including lubricating oil
base stock |
|
2710.00
90 |
Other
oils and preparations |
|
2803.00
90 |
Other
carbon black and forms of carbon |
|
2821.10
00 |
Iron
oxides and hydroxides |
|
3204.17
00 |
Pigments
and preparations based thereon |
|
3206.19
00 |
Other
pigments and preparations based
thereon |
|
3206.43
00 |
Pigments
and preparations based on
hexacyanoferrates (ferrocyanides
and ferricyanides) |
|
3206.49
00 |
Other
colouring matter and other
preparations |
|
3214.10
00 |
Glazier’s
putty, grafting putty, resin
cements, caulking compounds and
other mastics; painters’
fillings |
|
3214.90
00 |
Other
mastics |
|
3215.11
90 |
Other
printing ink |
|
3824.90
00 |
Other
(gumbase) |
|
3907.20
00 |
Other
polyethers |
|
4008.21
00 |
Plates,
sheets and strip, of non-cellular
rubber |
|
4016.99
10 |
Vulcanized
rubber other than hard rubber used
in machinery or mechanical or
electrical appliances or for other
technical uses |
|
4016.99
90 |
Other
vulcanized rubber other than hard
rubber |
|
4823.11
90 |
Self-adhesive
paper |
|
5407.51
00 |
Woven
fabrics, containing 85% or more by
weight of textured polyester
filament, unbleached or bleached |
|
5911.90 |
Textile
packing and gaskets |
|
6812.70
00 |
Compressed
asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets
or rolls |
|
6812.90
00 |
Other
articles of asbestos and mixtures,
thereof |
| 7113.20
90 |
Other
articles of jewellery of base
metal clad with precious metal |
| 7326.19
00 |
Other
forged or stamped articles of iron
or steel |
| 8305.10
00 |
Double
Loop Wire |
| 8308.10
00 |
Eyelet |
| 8415.90
00 |
Parts
of pumps used to cover/protect the
fuse |
| 8421.21
00 |
For
filtering or purifying water |
| 8536.50
90 |
Door
switch assembly |
| 8543.89
90 |
Other
machines and apparatus not
included in subheadings 8543.89 10
and 8543.89 20 |
| 9404.90
00 |
Other
articles of bedding and similar
furnishing other than mattresses
and sleeping bags |
| 9405.40
90 |
Room
lamp |
I nterested parties
will be given the opportunity to be heard and to present
evidence to support their respective positions.
The list of products
is available at the Information Division for reproduction
at Tel. Nos. 433-5898 and 929-1964.
Issued this 20th
day of September 2002, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.)
EDGARDO R. MARALIT
Director III
Research and Investigation Department
P.S. 22 Sept. 2002, p. B-9
|
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING |
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Tariff Commission will conduct public
hearing/consultation pursuant to Sections 401 and 402 of
the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as
amended, on 25 September 2002 at 9:00 a.m. on the adoption
of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN)
consisting of approximately ten thousand eight hundred
(10,800) lines to form part of Section 104 of the TCCP.
Venue of the consultation is the Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5F Philippine Heart Center Building, East
Avenue, Quezon City.
All
interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard
and to present views/comments on pertinent areas of
concern. For particulars, please inquire at
the Information Division, Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 18th day of September 2002, Quezon City, Metro
Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
P.S. Sept. 19, 2002
|
PRESS
RELEASE |
PRESS
RELEASE
The Tariff Commission is accepting petitions for tariff
modification under Sections 401 and 402 of the Tariff and
Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, for products
that were not subject of the public hearings conducted by
the Commission last 25 June and 23 August.
The
public hearing for these new petitions is tentatively
scheduled for 27 September 2002. Interested parties
are requested to submit their petitions (together with
duly accomplished TC Form 3 and financial statements from
1998 - 2001) to the Tariff Commission not later than 13
September 2002.
|
TOYOTA MOTOR CONSULTATION |
NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
The
Tariff Commission
will conduct a consultation pursuant to Section 402
of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, on 13
September 2002 at 9:00 A.M. on the application of TOYOTA
MOTOR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION for the inclusion of
certain parts and components of Toyota Utility Vehicles,
and Camry and Corolla passenger cars imported from
Malaysia and Thailand, respectively, under the ASEAN
Industrial Cooperation (AICO) Scheme. Venue of the
consultation is the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th
Floor, Philippine Heart Center Bldg., East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
All interested parties will be given the
opportunity to be heard and submit evidence in support of
their positions regarding the grant of the preferential
tariff rates of 0% - 5% to the subject products on or
before the consultation.
The product coverage of said consultation is shown
below:
|
|
DESCRIPTION OF GOODS |
APPLIED
FINAL PRODUCT
|
2002
RATE OF DUTY ( % ) |
|
8702.90
10
|
Components,
parts and/or accessories
imported from one or more
countries for assembly of
vehicles by participants
in the commercial vehicle
development program.
|
|
3 |
|
8703.
90 10
|
Components,
parts and/ or accessories
imported from one or more
countries for assembly of
motor vehicles by
participants in the motor
vehicle development
program
|
Toyota
Camry and Corolla
Passenger Cars |
10 |
Issued this 4th day of
September 2002 in Quezon City, Metro Manila
EDGARDO B. ABON
|
|
AICO Consultation
|
NOTICE
OF CONSULTATION
The Tariff Commission will conduct consultation pursuant
to Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended,
on 29 August 2002 at 9:00 A.M. on the application of HONDA
CARS PHILIPPINES, INC. for the inclusion of certain
products from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia under the
ASEAN Industrial Cooperation (AICO) Scheme. Venue of the
consultation is the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th
Floor, Philippine Heart Center Bldg., East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon city.
All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be
heard and submit evidence in support of their positions
regarding the grant of the preferential tariff rates
0 - 5% to the subject products on or before the
consultation.
The product coverage of said consultation is shown below:
| HS
HDG. NO. |
DESCRIPTION
OF GOODS |
APPLIED
FINAL PRODUCT |
2002
RATE OF DUTY (%) |
|
8702.90
10 |
Components,
parts and/or accessories imported
from one or more countries for
assembly of vehicles by
participants in the commercial
vehicle development program |
Honda
CR-V-2
Commercial
Vehicle |
3 |
|
8703.90
10 |
Components,
parts and/or accessories imported
from one or more countries for
assembly of motor vehicles by
participants in the motor vehicle
development program |
Honda
Civic
Passenger
Car |
10 |
Issued this 23rd day of August 2002 in Quezon City, Metro
Manila.
(Sgd.)
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Published
: Phil. Star - Aug. 25, 2002
Manila Times
|
|
Notice of Public
Hearing |
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Sections 401 and 402 of the
Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, the Tariff
Commission will conduct public
hearing/consultation on 23 August 2002 starting
9:00 a.m. at the Tariff Commission Conference
Room, 5th Floor Philippine Heart
Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon
City, on the following: a) products requested for
tariff modification by domestic industries; b) request
of the Palm Oil Growers Association to increase
the CEPT rate on palm oil from 10% to 15% until
2003; c) AIJV products requested by Nestle to be
reduced to zero under the CEPT; d) CEPT products proposed for reduction to zero in 2003
to comply with the 60% target as decided by the
ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM); e) products
requested by Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam under
the Asian Integrated System of Preferences (AISP);
and f) Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
products for zero duty in 2003 under the e-ASEAN
Framework.
HS
HEADING/CHAPTER
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
|
I) SECTION
401
-
9:00 a.m
|
|
|
|
|
0404.10
00; 1518.00 00
|
Whey;
Epoxidised soya
bean oil
|
|
|
|
2507.00
00; 2711.13 00; 2816.10
00; 2817.00 00; 2833.40 00
|
Kaolin
and other kaolinic clays;
Petroleum gas-butanes;
Magnesium hydroxide; Zinc
oxide; Ammonium/Sodium
persulfate
|
|
2836.50
00; 2905.31 00; 2912.60
00; 2915.24 00; 2915.60
00; 2915.70 10; 2916.12
00; 2916.13 00; 2917.35
00; 2921.42 00
|
Calcium
carbonate;
Monoethylene
glycol;
Paraformaldehyde;
Acetic anhydride; Ester of
butyric acid; Zinc
stearate; Esters of
acrylic acid; Methacrylic
acid; Phthalic anhydride;
Dimethylphenylaniline
|
|
Chapter
31
|
Fertilizers
|
|
32.06;
3209.90; 32.11
|
Pigments
and preparations; Paints
and varnishes; Prepared
driers
|
|
33.07;
3401.19/20
|
Personal
care products in aerosol
cans; soap
|
|
3601.00
00; 3604.90 00; 3605.00
00; 38.08; 3815.11 00;
3907.30 90; 3907.91 00;
3907.99; 3912.39 00;
4009.50 90
|
Propellent
powder; Signalling flares;
Safety matches; Pesticides
in aerosol cans; Catalyst;
Other epoxide resins;
Polyester resin;
Hydroxyethyl cellulose;
Other tubes, pipes
and hoses (for example,
joints, elbows, flanges)
|
|
4407.10;
47.07; 4901.99
|
Coniferous
wood sawn or chipped
lengthwise, etc.;
Waste and scrap
paper; Books and manuals
|
|
6002.30
10; 61.13; 6114.30; 61.16;
6307.20; 6307.90 90;
6402.91
|
Swimwear
fabric containing by
weight 80% synthetic yarn
and 20% elastic yarn;
Wetsuits; Diving suits;
Gloves; Life jackets and
life-belts; Life harness;
Diving booties
|
|
6812.50;
70.01
|
Clothing,
clothing accessories,
footwear and headgear, of
asbestos; Glass
|
|
7214.99;
7215.90; 7225.11; 7304.21;
7306.30; 7306.40; 7306.50;
7308.90; 7311.00; 7315.19;
7315.81; 7315.82; 7315.89;
7315.90; 7316.00; 7326.90;
7419.99; 7603.20; 7613.00;
7806.00; 8211.92; 8211.93
|
Steel
bars; Grain-oriented
flat-rolled products, of
silicon-electrical steel;
Seamless steel tubes;
Boiler tubes, of steel;
Steel rails for ships;
Scuba air tanks, of steel;
Parts of articulated link
steel chain; Other steel
chain and parts thereof; Anchors,
grapnels and parts
thereof, of iron or steel;
Ships’
rudders, of steel; Copper
anodes; Aluminium powders
of lamellar structure and
aluminium flakes;
Scuba air tanks, of
aluminium; Lead weights;
Diving knives, of base
metal
|
|
84.02;
8408.10; 8414.90; 8415.90;
84.17; 84.21; 84.24;
84.33; 84.81; 84.82;
84.84; 8485.10; 8513.10
90; 8518.50; 85.24; 85.26;
85.27; 8531.00;
8531.80.90; 8536.20.90;
8537.10; 8539.90 10;
8901.10 90; 8901.20;
8901.90; 89.06; 8907.10
|
Boilers
and parts thereof; Marine
propulsion engines; Parts
of compressors or air
conditioning machines;
Incinerators and parts;
Filters; Spraying or
blasting machines and
similar equipment; Mowers;
Valves; Roller bearings;
Gaskets; Ships’ boats’
propellers and blades;
Underwater flashlights;
Sound amplifiers; Recorded
magnetic tapes; Radar;
Radio telephony reception
apparatus; Electric sound
or visual signaling
apparatus; Circuit
breakers; Switchboards not
exceeding 1000V; Aluminum
end caps and screw caps;
Cruise ships and boats
less than 500 GT; Tankers;
Other vessels for the
transport of goods and
passengers; Lifeboats;
Inflatable rafts
|
|
9004.90;
9006.30; 9006.91; 9014.10;
9014.80/90; 9015.80;
90.19; 90.20; 9023.00;
90.25; 9031.80; 9102.00;
9102.91; 9104.00; 91.05;
94.02; 9303.90; 9504.90 10; 9506.39
|
Goggles;
Camera and parts thereof;
Direction finding
compasses; Navigational
instruments and parts
thereof; Anemometers and
hydrographic instruments;
Massage apparatus;
Breathing appliances and
gas mask; Instrument ,
apparatus and models,
designed for
demonstrational purposes;
Thermometers; Clinometers;
Clocks and watches;
Massage beds, chairs, and
tables;
Line throwing guns;
Bowling requisites; Golf
equipment
|
II)
SECTION 402
- 1:30 p.m.
|
|
|
a)
PALM OIL
|
|
|
1511.10
00; 1511.90 00
|
Crude
and refined palm oil
|
|
b)
AIJV
|
|
|
1806.
90 90; 1901.90 10; 1904.10
00; 1905.30 00; 2103.10
00; 2104.10 00; 2106.90 30
|
Chocolate
dragees; Soya based
beverage; Breakfast
cereal; Chocolate wafer;
Soya sauce powder;
Bouillon; Non-dairy
creamer
|
|
c)
CEPT, AISP & ICT
PRODUCTS
|
|
|
1-24
|
Agriculture
and food products
|
|
25-40
|
Chemicals
and chemical products
|
|
41-49
|
Raw
hides and skins, leather,
wood, cork, paper and
paper board, and articles
thereof; printed books and
other products of the
printing industry
|
|
50-64
|
Textiles
and other made up textile
articles; footwear
|
|
65-71
|
Headgear
and parts thereof; parts
of umbrellas,
walking-sticks,
seat-sticks, whips,
riding-crops and the like;
human and animal hair;
articles of stone,
plaster, asbestos, mica or
similar materials; ceramic
products; glass and
glassware; precious and
semi-precious stones;
precious metals, metals
clad with precious metals
and articles thereof,
imitation jewellery
|
|
72-83
|
Base
metals and articles of
base metal
|
|
84-97
|
Machinery,
electrical and transport
equipment etc.
|
Interested parties will be given
opportunity to be heard and to present evidence in
support of their positions.
For particulars, please inquire at the
Research and Investigation Department, Tel. Nos.
926-8731; 928-8419 or 926-7476.
The list of products is available at the
Information Division for reproduction.
Issued this 14th day of August
2002, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO
B. ABON
Chairman
MT-Aug.15,2002
P.S.
|
Court of Tax Appeals (CTA)
Case No. 6325 |
Republic of the Philippines
Court of Tax Appeals
Quezon City
IN THE MATTER OF PROTEST AGAINST THE
IMPORTATION OF TERRY TOWELLING
PRODUCTS AND 6302.91 00 FROM THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA & HONGKONG
ASIA COTTON MANUFACTURING CO. INC.,
Petitioner,
- versus
-
C.T.A. CASE NO. 6325
TARIFF COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT
OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY,
Respondents.
Promulgated:
July 03, 2002
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x
Submitted for resolution is a Motion to Dismiss filed by
public respondents Tariff Commission and Department of
Trade and Industry (DT) on the ground that the appeal
brought by the petitioner is premature for its failure to
await the resolution of the DTI on the appeal from the
Order of respondent Commission dismissing the request for
expiry review
of the 1996 Anti-Dumping Decision in Case No. 11-96.
It is the contention of the respondents that the appeal
brought by the petitioner on 26 July 2001 before this
Honorable Court is premature as it violates the doctrine
of “Exhaustion of Administrative remedies.” Consequently, the instant petition should be
dismissed on the ground of lack of cause of action.
Petitioner counters that although there is no dispute that
under the doctrine of “exhaustion of administrative
remedies”’ an administrative decision, such as the one
before Us, must first be appealed to the administrative
superiors up to the highest level before it may be
elevated to a court of justice for review, the same is not
absolute. Petitioner
further argues that there is no law, rule or regulation
requiring or mandating appeal to the Secretary of DTI from
the Order of the respondent Commission dismissing
petitioner’s request of expiry review of the subject
1996 Anti-Dumping Decision in Case No. 11-96.
After considering the attending facts, evidence, laws and
\jurisprudence applicable in this case,
We find the petitioner’s arguments bereft
of merit. Accordingly,
We dismiss the instant petition.
Contrary to petitioner’s contentions that nowhere in Republic
Act No. 8752 (The
Anti-Dumping Act of 1999) and in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations Governing the Imposition of an Anti-Dumping
Duty under Republic Act 8752, would one find a
statement requiring appeal or resort to the respondent DTI
from the adverse final order of the respondent Tariff
Commission, the said requisite in fact is implied and is
an ever present principle governing the implementation of
the said Act. Significant
to this matter is Section 301 (o) of R.A. 8752, to
wit:
“However, the need for the continued imposition
of anti- dumping duty may be reviewed by the
Commission when warranted motu proprio, or
upon the direction of the Secretary, taking into
consideration the need to protect the existing
domestic industry against dumping.
x x x x x x x x
If
the Commission determines that the anti-dumping duty is no
longer necessary or warranted, the Secretary shall, upon
recommendation, issue a department order immediately
terminating the imposition of the anti-dumping duty.
All parties concerned shall be notified accordingly
of such termination, including the Secretary of Finance
and the Commissioner of Customs.”
(Emphasis supplied)
The
aforequoted provision provides a clear guideline to those
tasked to carry out the said law, viz., the
Commission is the one that conducts an investigation an
subsequently recommends to the Secretary of the concerned
Department what it views is the proper action on the issue
of imposition of the dumping duty or its extension in the
case of an expiry review.
Needless to say, the Secretary is not expected to
merely adopt the recommendation of the Commission.
The Secretary may decide to adopt. Modify or even
reverse the said recommendation based on how own
evaluation of the Commission’s investigation report.
Petitioner maintains that the “exhaustion of
administrative remedies’’ doctrine is not a hard and
fast rule and does not apply where the issue is purely
a legal case. (Salinas,
Jr. vs. national Labor Relations Commission. 319 (SCRA
54). But this
is what makes the said requirement of prior resort to
superior administrative bodies more important.
Besides, the
matter involves factual issues.
One that requires a comprehensive investigation
that would merit either the imposition of dumping duty,
its denial or its extension.
And administrative agencies that have the supposed
competencies manpower and expertise are admittedly more
suited to meet this situation.
The doctrine
does not require merely the initiation of available
administrative procedures.
It is one of exhausting them, that is, of pursuing
them to their appropriate conclusion (Rivera, Law of
Public Administration, 1st Edition, p.
913). It has
been held that a direct action in court without prior
exhaustion of administrative remedy is premature
warranting its dismissal grounded on lack of cause of
action (Republic vs. Sandiganbayan, 225 SCRA 438;
Fernando vs. Sto. Tomas, 234 SCRA 546)
Likewise, if
indeed petitioner believes that there is no rule or
law requiring an appeal be first filed with the DTI, then
why did it file one before it in the first place instead
of going directly to the CTA?
The Court
desires to stress the principle that “party-litigants
must come to Court will clean hands.”
Petitioner cannot be allowed to benefit from its
fault, especially after
realizing that its decision to appeal first to the DTI
would not be beneficial.
Definitely, the Court would not
allow this ambivalent stand to prosper.
Clearly from
the foregoing, this failure of the petitioner to await the
decision of the DTI on its appeal, in spite of the fact
that the same is a prerequisite to a subsequent judicial
review, is fatal to the instant petition for being
premature.
In addition,
the Court would like to set the record that although not
assigned as one of the issues or grounds for the Motion to
Dismiss, it decided to use as one of the bases for
granting the motion to dismiss, its lack of jurisdiction
over the case.
The honorable
Supreme Court in the case of Ace Publications, Inc. vs. The Commissioner of
Customs (L-16761, 31 October 1964), held that,
“Courts are bound to take notice of the limits of their
authority, and they may by their own motion (motu
propio), even though the question is not raised by
the pleadings, or
not even suggested by counsel, recognize the want of
jurisdiction, and act accordingly by staying the
pleadings, dismissing the action, or otherwise notice
the defect, at any stage of the proceedings.”
The reason for this rule is that the court without
jurisdiction cannot render a valid judgment (Zamora v.
CA, 183 SCRA 279).
It must be
pointed out that the right to appeal, being a mere
statutory right, cannot be simply based on mere
implications. There
must be an express grant before the same can be exercised
or sought. And
central to the dispute is Section 301(1p) of R.A. No.
8752. Said
provision is hereunder quoted for easy reference:
“(p)
Judicial review. – Any interested
party in an anti-dumping who is adversely
affected by a final ruling in connection
with the imposition of an anti-dumping
duty may file with the Court of Tax
Appeals, a petition for the review of such
ruling within thirty (30) days from his
receipt of notice of the final ruling.
Provided, however, That the
filing of such petition for review shall
not in any way stop, suspend, or otherwise
hold the imposition or collection, as the
case may be, of anti-dumping duty on the
imported product, commodity or article.
The rules of procedure of the court
on the petition for review filed with t he
Court of Tax Appeals shall be applied.”
(Emphasis supplied).
Prescinding from the above provision, the Court is
authorized to receive petitions for review only, when (1)
it is filed by an interested party in an anti-dumping
investigation; (2)
who is adversely affected:
(3) by
a final ruling ; and
(4) in
connection with the imposition of an anti-dumping duty.
In the case of
National
Steel Corp. vs. Tariff Commission, et.
Al.. (CTA
Case No. 6140), this Court provided a thorough explanation
on the subject. We
held that:
“The provision of subsection (p) is
quite clear.
Thus, only a party who is
adversely affected by a final ruling in
connection with the imposition of an
anti-dumping duty may file a petition for
review with the CTA.
Considering that in the case at bar
no anti-dumping duty
was imposed, filing a petition for
review with the CTA is not proper. To put it differently, the CTA has no
jurisdiction to entertain the same.
The rationale for defining limit upon the
jurisdiction of the (CTA on appeal from
decisions is anchored on the recognition
by law of the presumed expertise of the
investigating/deciding authority in the
dumping case.” (Emphasis supplied).
Further, the
Court of
Appeals, in the case of Total
2000 Corporation vs. Court of Tax Appeals (CA-G.R. SP
No. 42380, 18 February 1997), ruled that the CTA is
without jurisdiction if the anti-dumping decision of the
Secretary of Finance does not impose any dumping duty.
In the case at
bar, no dumping duty has been imposed in the decision
sought to be reviewed in the instant case, i.e., the Order
denying petitioner’s request for expiry
review. In
fact, no expiry has yet been conducted and ruled upon that
would warrant judicial intervention from this Honorable
Court. Absent
such imposition or injury, judicial recourse to
this Court is certainly premature, not to mention
improper. To
expiry investigation has not yet commenced.
All these because of petitioner’s failure to
supply respondents with the necessary documents in support
of its request.
In sum, basic
is the rule that jurisdiction is conferred by the
Constitution, substantive law or by other statues.
The exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the Court
of Tax Appeals is conferred by R.A. No. 1125, specifically
Section 7 thereof. However, it does not mean that CTA’s
jurisdiction is limited only to the decisions of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Commissioner of Customs
or provincial or city Board of Assessment Appeals.
It also includes decisions of the Secretary of
Finance in certain cases as clearly provided for in
Section 2315 of PD 1464, otherwise known as The Tariff and
Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP ).
The jurisdiction of this Court was likewise
expanded by Section 301 of the TCCP as amended by R.A.
8752.
Paragraph (p)
of said Section 301 of the TCCP, as amended, provides that
any party adversely affected by a final ruling in
connection with the imposition of an anti-dumping duty may
file a petition for a review with this Court.
Even assuming arguendo, that an anti-dumping duty
has been imposed in this case, petitioner is snot an
interested party adversely affected with such
imposition. Absent
this element, Section 301 (p) of R.A. 8752 cannot be
availed of.
WHEREFORE, in
view of all the foregoing, the respondent’s Motion to
Dismiss is hereby GRANTED.
The Petition for Review is accordingly DISMISSED.
SO ORDERED.
JUANITO C. CASTANEDA, JR.
ERNESTO D. ACOSTA
Associate
Judge
Presiding Judge
|
Notice of Public Hearing
|
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant
to Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended,
the Tariff Commission will conduct a public hearing in
response to petitions for tariff rate modification on
various articles listed below on 25 June 2002 at the
Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
9:00 AM
|
HS
HEADING |
COVERAGE |
|
07.11;
07.14 |
Onions;
cassava |
|
10.01;
10.03; 10.07 |
Wheat
and meslin; barley; grain sorghum |
|
11.01;
11.08; 15.20; 20.02 |
Wheat
flour; cassava starch; glycerol;
tomato paste |
|
25.05;
25.06; 25.08; 25.17; 25.19 |
Silica
sand and quartz sand; quartz and
quartzite; clays; pebbles; natural
magnesium carbonate |
|
28.01;
28.03; 28.06; 28.07; 28.09; 28.15;
28.18; 28.25; 28.27; 28.33; 28.35;
28.49 |
Chlorine;
acetylene black; hydrochloric
acid; sulfuric acid and oleum;
phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric
acid; caustic soda; aluminum
oxide; copper oxides and
hydroxides; chloride oxides and
chloride hydroxides; aluminium
sulphate; tribasic lead sulphate;
STPP; TSPP; calcium carbide |
|
29.05;
29.15; 29.17; |
Fatty
alcohols and acids; dioctyl
orthophthalates; |
|
32.07;34.01;
34.02 |
Prepared
pigments, prepared opacifiers,
prepared colours and similar
preparations; soap; and organic
surface-active products and
preparations; |
|
38.12;
38.15; 38.16; 38.23 |
Compound
plasticisers, stabilizers and
anti-oxidising preparations for
rubber or plastics; supported
catalysts; refractory cements,
mortars and similar compositions;
stearic acid; industrial fatty
alcohols |
|
39.01;
39.02; 39.03; 39.04; 39.05; 39.06;
39.07; 39.08; 39.12; 39.15; 39.16;
39.17; 39.18; 39.19; 39.20; 39.21;
39.22; 39.23; 39.24; 39.25; 39.26 |
Plastics
and articles thereof |
|
40.08;
40.09; 40.10; 40.11; 40.12; 40.13;
40.14; 40.15; 40.16 |
Rubber
plates, sheets and strips,
fittings; conveyor and
transmission belts; tires and
inner tubes; rubber nipples;
surgical gloves; floor coverings
and mats; rubber buttons |
|
44.12;
4703.29 |
Plywood; Wood
pulp |
|
48.01;
48.02; 48:03; 48.04; 48.05; 48.10;
48.11; 48.19; 48.21; 48.23 |
Paper and
paperboard, and articles thereof |
|
4911.99
90 |
Printed labels |
|
52.04;
52.08; 52.09; 52.10; 52.11; 52.12;
54.01; 54.08; 55.08 |
Sewing thread
and woven fabrics |
|
56.07;
60.01; 60.02 |
Twines, cordage
and ropes; Knitted or crocheted
fabrics |
|
6302.60;
6302.91; 63.05 |
Linens; Sacks
and bags |
|
6401.92;
6402.99; 6403.59; 6404.20; 64.05 |
Footwear |
1:00 PM
|
HS
HEADING |
COVERAGE |
|
68.15 |
Articles
of stone or of other mineral
substances |
|
69.02;
69.07; 69.08; 69.09 |
Refractory
bricks, blocks, tiles and similar
refractory ceramic constructional
goods; ceramic tiles; ceramic
wares for technical uses |
|
70.03;
70.04; 70.05; 70.06; 70.07; 70.08;
70.09; 70.10 |
Glass
and glass products |
|
72.08;
72.09; 72.10; 72.17; 72.19 |
Flat-rolled
products of iron or non-alloy
steel; wire of iron or non-alloy
steel; flat-rolled products of
stainless steel |
|
73.07;
73.12; 73.18; 73.21; 73.25 |
Tube
or pipe fittings, of iron or
steel; stranded wire, ropes,
cables, plaited bands, slings and
the like, of iron or steel;
screws, of iron or steel;
non-electric cooking appliances;
cast grinding balls and similar
articles for mills |
|
76.04;
76.05; 76.06; 76.07; 76.08; 76.09;
76.10; 76.12; 76.16 |
Aluminum
bars, rods, profiles, wires,
plates, sheets, strip, foils,
tubes, pipes, tube or pipe
fittings, structures, containers,
and can ends |
|
79.03 |
Zinc
powders |
|
83.08;
83.09; 83.11 |
Tubular
or bifurcated rivets, of base
metal; stoppers, caps and lids
(including crown corks, screw caps
and pouring stoppers), capsules
for bottles, threaded bungs, bung
covers, seals and other packing
accessories, of base metal;
welding electrodes |
|
84.02;
84.03; 84.04; 84.14; 84.15; 84.18;
84.50 |
Boilers;
electric fans; air conditioning
machines; refrigerators, freezers,
and parts thereof; washing
machines |
|
85.04;
85.06; 85.07; 85.13; 85.16; 85.25;
85.27; 85.28; 85.29; 85.39; 85.45;
85.47 |
Transformers;
batteries; lamp parts; electric
smoothing irons, ovens, cookers,
etc; toasters; transmission and
reception apparatus; television;
antennae; flashlight bulbs; carbon
electrodes; and insulating
fittings |
|
87.02;
87.03 |
Motor
buses and motor cars (tourist
buses and limousines) |
|
90.01;
90.19 |
Lenses;
decompression chamber |
|
93.01;
93.02; 93.03; 93.04; 93.05; 93.06;
93.07 |
Arms
and ammunition; parts and
accessories thereof |
|
96.12 |
Typewriter
ribbons |
Interested parties will be given opportunity to be heard
and to present evidence in support of their positions. For
particulars, please inquire at the Information Division,
Tel. Nos. 433-5896 or 433-5898.
Issued this 13th day of June 2002, Quezon City,
Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) REMEDIOS G. NAZARETH
Commissioner
|
|
CUSTOMS
Memorandum Circular
No. 168-2002
|
23
May 2002
Customs
Memorandum Circular
No. 168-2002
To:
All District/Port Collectors
All Others Concerned
Subject: Decision of the Secretary, DTI on
Safeguard Case No. 01-2001
Attached is the 1st Indorsement dated 29 April 2002 of the
Department of Finance referring to this Bureau for
implementation, the within Decision of the Honorable
Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry in Safeguard
Case No. 01-2001 in Re: Application for General
Safeguard Measures Against the Importation of Ceramic
Floor and Walltiles from various countries, part of the
dispositive portion of which directs the return of all
cash bonds that may have been imposed on shipments
originating from countries enumerated therein which
entered in or are withdrawn from warehouses in the
Philippines for consumption starting 9 January 2002, the
date of the effectivity of CMO 4-2002.
For information
and guidance of all concerned.
For the Commissioner:
(Per CMO 85-90)
EMMA M. ROSQUETA
Deputy Commissioner
Internal Administration Group
|
CUSTOMS
Memorandum Circular
No. 173-2002
|
20
May 2002
Customs
Memorandum Circular
No. 173-2002
To:
All District/Port Collectors
All Chiefs, Collection Division
All Chiefs, Bonds Division
All Others Concerned
Subject: Safeguard Case No. 02-2001
Concerning Bond/Safeguard
Measure Against the Importation of Gray Portland Cement
Transmitted for publication is the Resolution with the
Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Special Twelfth
Division of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 70234,
entitled PHILIPPINE CEMENT MANUFACTURERS CORPORATION
versus THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE
AND IDUSTRY, THE TARIFF COMMISSION, THE HONORABLE
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, COHACO TRADING CORPORATION,
SOUTHERN CROSS CEMENT CORPORATION, and PHILIPPINE
CONSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION, restraining the implementation
of the Decision dated April 5, 2002 of the Secretary of
the Department of Trade and Industry denying the
application for safeguard measures filed by PHILCEMCOR,
the dispositive portion of which states:
"In the meantime, acting on the prayer for issuance
of the temporary
restraining order (TRO) and so as not to render the
petition moot, this Court
resolves to grant the same.
"The TRO is conditioned upon the posting of a bond by
the petitioner in
the amount of TWO MILLION PESOS (P2,000,000.00) to answer
all damages
the respondents may sustain by reason of the TRO should
the Court eventually
decide that the petitioner is not entitled thereto.
"Respondents DTI Secretary, Department of Finance
Secretary and Bureau
of Customs Commissioner or any of their agents or
representatives are hereby
temporarily restrained from implementing the assailed
April 5, 2002 Decision of the
DTI Secretary and the March 13, 2002 Tariff Commissioner's
Report and from
undertaking further proceedings thereon."
For compliance.
(signed)
ANTONIO M. BERNARDO
Commissioner
|
CUSTOMS Memorandum Order |
15
May 2002
Customs
Memorandum Order
No. 22-2002
To:
All District/Port Collectors
All Chiefs, Assessment Division or Equivalent Unit
All Chiefs, Liquidation and Billing Division or Equivalent Unit
All Others Concerned
This pertains to the various Executive Orders issued recently by the
President of the Philippines modifying the nomenclature and/or rates of
duty on different imported products/articles under the Tariff and
Customs Code of 1978, as amended, that were subject of Customs
Memorandum Circulars of this Bureau. For the guidance and
information of all concerned, below are the dates of effectivity of the
said Executive Orders:
| Executive
Order Number |
Date of
Signing |
Date of
Full Publication |
Date of
Effectivity |
| EO No. 83 pursuant to
Sec. 401 TCCP |
March
15, 2002 |
April
30, 2002 |
May 30,
2002 |
| EO No. 84 pursuant to
Sec. 401 TCCP |
March
15, 2002 |
April
19, 2002 |
May 19,
2002 |
| EO Nos. 86, 87, 88, 89
pursuant to Sec. 402 TCCP |
March
18, 2002 |
April
17, 2002 |
May 2,
2002 |
| EO No. 91 pursuant to
Sec. 401 TCCP |
April
9, 2002 |
April
20, 2002 |
May 20,
2002 |
| EO Nos. 92, 93, 94
pursuant to Sec. 402 TCCP |
April
9, 2002 |
April
20, 2002 |
May 5,
2002 |
All entries processed and assessed pursuant to the lower tariff rates of
the said Executive Orders or prior to their effectivity are hereby
directed to be retrieved and re-assessed for the imposition and
collection of appropriate duties and taxes.
This Order supersedes the
Memorandum of this Office dated 06 May 2002 concerning Executive Order
Nos. 83 and 84.
All concerned shall be guided
accordingly.
(Signed)
ATTY. ANTONIO M. BERNARDO
Commissioner
|
AICO Consultation
|
NOTICE
OF CONSULTATION
The Tariff
Commission will conduct public consultation pursuant to
Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code on 8 May 2002
at 9:00 A.M. on the application of Honda Cars Philippines,
Inc. (HCPI) and Philippine Auto Components, Inc. (PAC) for
the inclusion of certain products from Thailand and
Malaysia under the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation (AICO)
Scheme. Venue of the consultation is at the Tariff
Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor,
Philippine Heart Center Bldg., East Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City.
All interested parties will be given the
opportunity to be heard and submit evidence in support of
their positions regarding the grant of the preferential
tariff rates of 0% - 5% to the subject products on or
before the consultation.
The
product coverage of said consultation is shown below:
|
HS
HDG. NO.
|
DESCRIPTION
OF GOODS
|
APPLIED
FINAL
PRODUCT
|
2002
RATE OF
DUTY
(%)
|
|
8702.90.10
|
Components,
parts and/or accessories imported
from one or more countries for
assembly of vehicles by
participants in the commercial
vehicle development program
|
Honda
CR-V 2002
|
3
|
|
8703.90.10
|
Components,
parts and/or accessories imported
from one or more countries for
assembly of motor vehicles by
participants in the motor vehicle
development program
|
Honda
Civic
|
10
|
|
8414.90.00
|
Fan
assy and shroud assy
|
Fans
|
5
|
|
8418.99.00/
8419.89.10
|
Evaporators
|
Evaporators
|
5
|
|
8708.91.10
|
Upper/lower
tanks for Al radiators; subassy,
lower tanks for Al radiators
|
|
3
|
|
8708.91.20
|
Core
subassy (Al radiators)
|
Aluminum
radiators
|
3
|
Issued this 30th day of April 2002 in
Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND D. TOLENTINO
Commissioner
Officer-in-Charge
P.D.I.,
04 May 2002
|
|
DTI DECISION
(SAFEGUARD CASE NO. 01-2001)
|
DTI
DECISION:
In the Matter of the Application for General Safeguard
Measures Against the Importation of Ceramic
Floor and Wall Tiles From Various Countries
Published: PDI & PS, 16 April 2002 |
|
DTI DECISION
(SAFEGUARD CASE NO. 02-2001)
|
DTI
DECISION:
In the Matter of the Application for General Safeguard
Measures Against the Importation of Gray Portland Cement
From Various Countries
Published : PS, 14 April 2002 |
|
|
|
CUSTOMS Memorandum
Circular (CMC)
No. 107-2002
|
April 5, 2002
CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM
CIRCULAR
NO. 107-2002
To:
All District/Port
Collectors
And Others Concerned
Attached is the letter
dated April 1, 2002 of Mr.
Lamberto R. Barbin,
Officer-in-Charge, Records
Office, Office of the
President endorsing Executive
Order No. 83 dated
March 15, 2002 entitled:
"MODIFYING THE
NOMENCLATURE AND THE RATES
OF IMPORT DUTY ON VARIOUS
PRODUCTS UNDER SECTION 104
OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS
CODE OF 1978 (PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NO. 1464, AS
AMENDED)."
For your information and
guidance.
ATTY.
ANTONIO M. BERNARDO
Commissioner
|
Tariff Commission sets
public hearing |
Pursuant to the decision
reached by the Committee
on Tariff and Related
Matters (CTRM) on Feb. 27,
2002, the Tariff
Commission is scheduled to
conduct a public hearing
under Section 401 of the
Tariff and Customs Code
regarding requests filed
by domestic industries to
maintain the 2001 most-favoured-nation
(MFN) rates of duty on
various products being
locally manufactured.
All interested parties are
given up to April 30, 2002
to submit their petitions
(together with
accomplished TC Form 3 and
financial statements from
1998-2001) to the Tariff
Commission for inclusion
in the said hearing to be
held in June 2002.
Press Release: P.S., 07
April 2002, page 27 |
Summary Report of the
Formal Investigation by
the Tariff Commission on
the Application of the
Ceramic Tiles
Manufacturers Association
for the Imposition of
General Safeguard Measure
on Ceramic Floor and Wall
Tiles Pursuant to
R.A. 8800 |
SUMMARY
REPORT OF THE FORMAL
INVESTIGATION
BY THE TARIFF COMMISSION
ON THE APPLICATION OF THE
CERAMIC TILES
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
FOR THE IMPOSITION OF
GENERAL SAFEGUARD MEASURE
ON IMPORTS OF CERAMIC
FLOOR AND WALL TILES
PURSUANT TO R.A. 8800
In accordance with Section 14
of R.A. 8800, the Tariff
Commission hereby causes
the publication of the
summary findings and
recommendation on the
above-cited investigation.
FINDINGS
1.
Locally produced ceramic
floor and wall tiles are
"like" to
imported ceramic floor and
wall tiles.
2.
The collective output of
the two (2) applicant
companies constitutes a
major proportion of total
domestic production of
ceramic floor and wall
tiles.
3.
Ceramic tiles are being
imported into the
Philippines in increased
quantities, both in
absolute
terms and relative to
domestic production,
starting in 2000. The
increase in volume of
imports
is recent, sharp and
significant as to cause
serious injury.
4.
The industry suffered and
is suffering significant
overall impairment in its
condition, i.e., in
terms of loss of market
share; inability to
increase production and
sales volume despite the
increase in demand;
decline in employment;
underutilization of
capacity, and losses in
operation.
5.
While there are other
factors which contributed
to the overall impairment
in the position of
the
domestic industry, cheap
imports in increased
quantities were the
dominant cause of serious
injury to the domestic
ceramic tile industry.
RECOMMENDATION
The existence of a causal
link between the increased
imports of the product
under consideration and
serious injury to the
domestic industry having
been established, the
Commission has recommended
that a definitive general
safeguard measure in the
form of tariff-rate quota
and a specific duty be
imposed on the importation
of ceramic floor and wall
tiles.
(Signed)
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
(Signed)
REMEDIOS G. NAZARETH (Signed)
FERDINAND D. TOLENTINO
Commissioner Commissioner
Published: The
Phil. Star (PS)
|
|
Summary
Report of the Formal
Investigation by the
Tariff Commission on the
Application of the
Philippine Cement
Manufacturers Corporation
(PHILCEMCOR) for the
Imposition of General
Safeguard Measure on
Imports of Gray Portland
Cement Pursuant to R.A.
8800
|
In accordance with Section
14 of R.A. 8800, the
Tariff Commission hereby
causes the publication of
the summary findings and
recommendation on the
above-cited investigation.
FINDINGS
1.
Locally produced gray
Portland cement is
"like" to
imported gray Portland
cement. Likewise,
locally
produced blended Portland
cement (pozzolan) is
"like" to the
imported gray Portland
cement.
2.
The collective output of
the twelve (12) applicant
companies constitutes a
major proportion of total
domestic production of
gray Portland cement.
3.
Imports have increased
significantly in absolute
terms and relative to
domestic production.
Import
surge commenced in 2000.
4.
The industry has not
suffered and is not
suffering a significant
impairment in its overall
market
position, production and
sales, capacity
utilization, and
profitability. No
link was found between
employment and imports.
Labor productivity
improved.
5.
There is no threat of
serious injury that is
imminent from imports.
6.
Causation has become moot
and academic in view of
the negative determination
of the elements
of serious injury and
imminent threat of serious
injury.
RECOMMENDATION
The elements of serious
injury and imminent threat
of serious injury not
having been established,
the Commission has
recommended that no
definitive general
safeguard measure be
imposed on the importation
of gray Portland cement.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B.
ABON
Chairman
(Sgd.) REMEDIOS G.
NAZARETH
(Sgd.) FERDINAND D.
TOLENTINO
Commissioner
Commissioner
P.S. March 19, 2002 |
Staff Report
Safeguard Measures Case on
Ceramic Floor and Wall
Tiles
(S.G. Inv. No. 01-02) |
NOTICE
The Commission's Staff
Report on the
investigation on the
application of Safeguard
Measures filed by the
Philippine ceramic tile
industry against
importations of ceramic
floor and wall tiles (S.G. Inv. 01-02)
is available at the
Commission and may be
reproduced at cost.
Parties (of record) are
given (5) calendar days
from receipt of the Staff
Report to submit their
comment/s thereon
particularly on the
aspects of product
comparability and volume
of increased imports.
These matters will be
excluded for discussion
and only preliminary
findings relating to the
injury aspect will be
taken up during the Public
consultation scheduled on February
11-15, 2002.
|
Notice of Consultation
(AICO) |
NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
The Tariff Commission will
conduct consultation
pursuant to Section 402 of
the Tariff and Customs
Code, as amended, on 04
February 2002 at 9:00
A.M. on the application of
Toyota Motor
Philippines Corporation (TMPC)
for the inclusion of parts
and components of Toyota
Corolla and Camry models
between the Philippines
and Thailand and the
Philippines and Malaysia
under the ASEAN Industrial
cooperation (AICO) Scheme.
Venue of the consultation
is at the Tariff
Commission Conference
Room, 5th Floor,
Philippine Heart Center
Bldg., East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City.
All interested parties
will be given the
opportunity to be heard
and submit evidence in
support of their positions
regarding the grant of the
preferential tariff rates
of 0%-5% to the subject
products on or before the
consultation.
The product coverage of
said consultation is shown
below:
|
HS
HEADING
NO. |
DESCRIPTION
OF
GOODS |
APPLIED
FINAL
PRODUCTS |
2002
Rate
of
Duty
(%) |
|
8703.90
10 |
Components,
parts
and/or
accessories
imported
from
one
or
more
countries
for
assembly
of
motor
vehicles
by
participants
in
the
motor
vehicle
development
program |
Toyota
corolla
and
Camry
models |
10
|
Published |
Notice of Public
Consultation |
IN
THE
MATTER
OF
APPLICATION
OF
SAFEGUARD
MEASURE
AGAINST
THE
IMPORTATION OF Ceramic
Floor and Wall Tiles
H.S. HDG. NO. 69.07 and
69.08
FOR:
SAFEGUARD MEASURE
(R.A. No. 8800)
S.G.
INV.
NO. 01-02
PHILIPPINE
CERAMIC TILE INDUSTRY,
AS REPRESENTED BY MARIWASA
SIAM
AND LEPANTO (GUOCO)
CERAMICS
Protestant
x-------------------------------------------------x
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Notice is hereby
given that pursuant to
Section 10 of the
Commission Order No. 00-02
prescribing the Rules and
Regulations to Govern the
Conduct of Investigation
by the Tariff Commission
on Safeguard Measure
pursuant to R. A. 8800, a
public consultation will
be held at the Conference
Room of the Tariff
Commission, 5th
Floor, Philippine Heart
Center Building, East
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon
City on the following
dates and time:
|
Date
|
Time
|
|
11
February
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
12
February
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
13
February
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
14
February
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
15
February
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
Within five (5)
calendar days from receipt
of the Commission’s
Staff Report which will be
issued before the public
consultation, parties are
given one opportunity to
comment thereon
particularly on the
aspects of product
comparability and volume
of increased imports.
If no comment is
filed, then the factual
findings on product
comparability and volume
of imports of the
Commission contained in
the Staff Report will be
binding to the party who
did not submit its
Comment.
The parties are also
required to submit to the
Commission within five (5)
calendar days before the
consultation, a list of
issues they want to
explore in the
consultation other than
the issues on product
comparability and volume
of increased importation.
A party who does not
submit a list of issues is
deemed to have no
controversial/contestable
matter to raise, hence,
will be given less
priority in the order of
parties to ask
clarificatory questions
during the public
consultation. Parties are
also required to submit to
the Commission the
affidavits of their
witnesses three (3) days
prior to the public
consultation.
All principal parties,
counsels, affiants,
deponents and other
interested parties should
appear before the
Commission on the first
day of the public
consultation.
For
particulars, please
inquire from any member of
the Safeguard Measures
Task Force on Ceramic
Tiles at Tel. Nos.
926-87-31 or 928-84-19.
Issued this 10th
day of January 2002,
Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Signed)
REMEDIOS G.
NAZARETH
Commissioner
MT - January 14, 2002
PS - January 14, 2002
|
Notice
of Public
Consultation |
IN THE MATTER OF
APPLICATION OF
SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST
THE
IMPORTATION OF CEMENT
H.S. HDG. NO. 25.23
FOR: SAFEGUARD
MEASURE
(R.A. NO. 8800)
S.G. INV. NO. 01-01
PHILIPPINE CEMENT
MANUFACTURERS
CORPORATION (PHILCEMCOR).
AS AN
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
TWELVE
(12) CEMENT PRODUCERS IN
THE
PHILIPPINES
Protestant
x--------------------------------------x
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
CONSULTATION
Pursuant
to Section 10 of the Rules
and Regulations to Govern
the Conduct of
Investigation by the
Tariff Commission on
Safeguard Measures
(R.A.8800), notice is
hereby given that public
consultation will be held
at the Conference Room of
the Tariff Commission, 5th
Floor Philippine Heart
Center Building, East
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon
City on the following
dates
and time:
Dates
|
Time
|
|
28
January
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
29
January
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
30
January
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
31
January
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
|
01
February
2002
|
9:00
a.m.
|
All
principal parties,
counsels, affiants,
deponents and other
interested parties are
required to appear before
the Commission on the
first day of the Public
Consultation.
Within five (5)
calendar days from receipt
of the Commission’s
staff report which will be
issued before the public
consultation, parties are
given one opportunity to
comment thereon
particularly on the
aspects of product
comparability and volume
of increased imports.
Moreover, at least
five (5) calendar days
before the consultation,
the parties are required
to submit to the
Commission a list of
issues they want explored
in the consultation other
than the issues on product
comparability and volume
of increased importation.
A party who does
not submit a list of
issues may be deemed to
have no
controversial/contestable
matter to raise and hence,
will be given less
priority in the order of
parties to ask
clarificatory
questions during
the public consultation.
Parties are also
required to submit to the
Commission the affidavit
of their witnesses three
(3) days prior to the
public consultation.
For further
particulars, please
inquire from any member of
the Safeguard Measures
Task Force at Tel. Nos.
928-84-19 and 433-58-98.
Issued this 20th
day of December 2001,
Quezon City, Philippines.
(Signed)
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
MT
- December 21, 2001
PS - December 21,
2001
|
CUSTOMS Memorandum Order (CMO)
No. 4-2002 |
09 January 2002
Customs
Memorandum Order
No. 4-2002
All District Collectors
Others Concerned
Subject
: Safeguard Measures
vs. Importations
Ceramic Floor and Wall
Tiles
--------------------------------------------------
Pursuant to instructions
contained in the 1st
Indorsement, dated 11
December 2001 and received
by this Office on 08
January 2002, issued by
Sec. JOSE ISIDRO N.
CAMACHO, Department of
Finance, relative to the
DTI Order in Safeguard
Case No. 01-2001 Re:
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION
OF THE SAFEGUARD MEASURES
CASE AGAINST THE
IMPORTATION OF CERAMIC
FLOOR AND WALL TILES FROM
VARIOUS COUNTRIES, with
information that proper
notifications have been
issued to the WTO
Safeguards Committee and
the ASEAN member countries
in compliance with
Articles 6.3 and 8 of the
ASEAN-CEPT Agreement.
It is hereby directed that
all importations of
ceramic floor and wall
tiles, glazed and
unglazed, classified under
HS Codes 6907.9000 and
6908.9000 from all
countries, except those
from Thailand, India, Sri
Lanka and Iran, shall be
imposed, in addition to
taxes and duties and other
charges, a cash bond
amounting to P5.40 per kg.
Upon the effectivity of
this Order, covered
shipments entered in or
withdrawn from warehouses
in the Philippines for
consumption shall be
subject to the aforestated
safeguard measure.
This Order shall take
effect starting 09 January
2002 and shall remain in
force for the next 200
days.
For compliance.
(Signed)
TITUS B. VILLANUEVA,
CESO I
Commissioner
Enclosures:
1st
Indorsement of DoF,
12/11/01
DTI
Letter, 11/28/01
Cc: Sec. Jose Isidro
N. Camacho, DoF
Sec. Mar Roxas III, DTI
|
| Notice
of Formal Investigation |
IN
THE MATTER OF APPLICATION
OF
SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST
THE IMPORTATION OF Ceramic
Floor and Wall Tiles
HS Hdg. No. 69.07 and
69.08
FOR: SAFEGUARD MEASURE
(R.A. 8800)
S.G. INV. NO. 01-02
PHILIPPINE CERAMIC TILE
INDUSTRY
AS REPRESENTED BY MARIWASA
SIAM
AND LEPANTO (GUOCO)
CERAMICS
Protestant
x---------------------------------------x
NOTICE
OF FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Notice is hereby given
that pursuant to R. A.
8800, otherwise known as
the “Safeguard Measures
Act”, a formal
investigation is now being
conducted by the Tariff
Commission on the
application of a safeguard
measure against the
importation of Ceramic
Floor and Wall Tiles
falling under HS Codes
6907.90 00 and 6908.90 00,
commencing 11 December
2001, after the Secretary
of Trade and Industry,
having determined a
preliminary affirmative
finding of import surge
and injury,
has endorsed the
application for formal
investigation.
A preliminary
conference will be held on
11 December 2001, 9 a.m.,
at the Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th
Floor Philippine Heart
Center Bldg., East Ave.,
Quezon City.
Matters for
discussion include the
schedule and procedure of
public consultation, the
nature of administrative
and fact finding
proceedings, the
non-applicability of the
technical rules of
procedures in the Rules of
Court, the submission of
parties’ evidence and
position papers, the
non-availability of
confidential information,
the time frame of formal
investigation and other
related matters necessary
for the speedy disposition
of the case.
Interested parties
will be given opportunity
to be heard and to present
evidence in support of
their respective
positions. For
particulars, please
inquire from the
Research and Investigation
Department at Tel. Nos.
926-87-31 or 928-84-19.
Issued this 3rd day
of December 2001, in
Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) REMEDIOS
G. NAZARETH
Commissioner
MT December 4, 2001
PS December 4, 2001
|
Notice
of Formal Investigation |
IN THE MATTER OF
APPLICATION OF
SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST
THE IMPORTATION OF Cement
HS Hdg. No. 25.23
FOR: SAFEGUARD MEASURE
(R.A. 8800)
S.G. INV. NO. 01-01
PHILIPPINE CEMENT
MANUFACTURERS
CORPORATION (PHILCEMCOR),
AS AN
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
TWELVE
(12) CEMENT PRODUCERS IN
THE
PHILIPPINES
Protestant
x---------------------------------------x
NOTICE
OF FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Notice is hereby given
that pursuant to R. A.
8800, otherwise known as
the “Safeguard Measures
Act”, a formal
investigation is now being
conducted by the Tariff
Commission on the
application of a safeguard
measure against the
importation of Cement
falling under HS Hdg. No.
25.23, commencing 19
November 2001, after the
Secretary of Trade and
Industry, having
determined a preliminary
affirmative finding of
import surge and injury,
has endorsed the
application for formal
investigation.
A preliminary
conference will be held on
27 November 2001, 9 a.m.,
at the Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th
Floor Philippine Heart
Center Bldg., East Ave.,
Quezon City.
Matters for
discussion include the
schedule and procedure of
public consultation, the
nature of administrative
and fact finding
proceedings, the
non-applicability of the
technical rules of
procedures in the Rules of
Court, the submission of
parties’ evidence and
position papers, the
non-availability of
confidential information,
the time frame of formal
investigation and other
related matters necessary
for the speedy disposition
of the case.
Interested parties
will be given opportunity
to be heard and to present
evidence in support of
their respective
positions. For
particulars, please
inquire from the
Research and Investigation
Department at Tel. Nos.
926-87-31 or 928-84-19.
Issued this 20th
day of November 2001, in
Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(SGD) EDGARDO
B. ABON
Chairman
MT November 21, 2001
PS November 21, 2001
|
Compilation of Customs
Administrative
Orders/Memorandum
Circulars |
Compilation
of Customs Administrative
Orders/Memorandum
Circulars
The site http://www.customsrules.org.ph
contains the Customs
Administrative Orders (CMO)
and Customs Memorandum
Orders (CMO) issued by the
Bureau of Customs from
1990-2000. the CAOs and
CMOs contained are
facsimiles of the original
orders.
Posted: 16 November
2001 |
Notice
of Public Hearing |
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant
to Sections 401 and 402 of
the Tariff and Customs
Code, as amended, the
Tariff Commission will
conduct a public
hearing/consultation in
response to petitions for
tariff rate modification
on various imported
products listed below on 07 November 2001,
at 9:00 A.M., at the
Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th
Floor Philippine Heart
Center Building, East
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon
City.
|
HS
HEADING
NO.
|
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
|
|
11.08;
13.01;
15.15;
15.17;
17.02;
18.05;
18.06;
19.01
|
Corn starch; lac; castor
oil;
margarine;
lactose/lactose
syrup;
cocoa
powder;
chocolate/preparations
containing
cocoa;
preparations
for
infant
use
|
|
25.05;
25.11;
28.09;
28.18;
28.25;
28.27;
28.33;
28.34;
28.35;
29.21;
29.30;
31.02;
31.04;
31.05;
32.01;
33.01;
38.15;
39.23;
40.05;
40.16
|
Natural sand; barium
sulfate;
phosphoric
acid;
activated
alumina;
cupric
oxide;
magnesium
oxide;
ammonium
chloride;
zinc
chloride;
chromic
chloride;
ferrous
sulfate;
potassium
nitrate;
disodium
phosphate;
dimethyl
formamide;
antioxidant;
phosphonite
processing
stabilizer;
oligometric
hindered
amine
light;
fertilizers;
tanning
extract;
essential
oil;
catalysts;
aseptic
bags;
compound
rubber
liners;
rubber
grommets
and
covers
|
|
44.05:
45.02:
45.03;
45.04;
Chapter
48;
49.01;
50.04;
51.05:
54.04;
55.01;
55.03;
55.06;
59.09;
59.11;
60.02;
68.05;
68.12;
69.03
|
Wood flour; cork; articles
of
paper
or
paperboard;
technical
books;
silk
yarn;
wool
tops;
monofilament;
acrylic
tow;
acrylic
fiber;
textile
tubing;
textile
article
for
technical
use;
swimwear
fabric;
abrasive
powder
or
grain,
on
a
base
of
textile
material,
of
paper
or
of
other
materials;
fabricated
asbestos
fibers,
mixtures
with
a
basis
of
asbestos/magnesium
carbonate;
other
refractory
ceramic
goods
|
|
72.05;
72.08;
72.19;
72.20;
73.04;
73.15;
73.19;
73.25
|
Powders of iron or steel; other flat-rolled products, in
coils,
hot-rolled;
flat-rolled
products
of
stainless
steel,
hot-rolled;
seamless
tubes
and
pipes,
of
iron
or
steel;
roller
chain;
other
pins
of
iron
or
steel;
grinding
balls
and
similar
articles
for
mills
|
|
74.10;
74.11;
75.07;
78.05;
79.05;
80.01;
81.02;
81.08
|
Copper foil, not backed;
copper
tubes
and
pipes;
tube
or
pipe
fittings,
of
nickel;
lead
tubes,
pipes
and
tube
or
pipe
fittings;
zinc
plates,
sheets,
strip
and
foil;
unwrought
tin;
molybdenum
and
articles
thereof;
titanium
and
articles
thereof
|
|
82.03;
82.04;
82.05;
82.06;
82.07;
82.08;
83.01;
83.02
|
Files, pliers and similar
tools;
interchangeable
spanner
sockets;
screwdrivers,
vices,
clamps,
grinding
wheels
and
other
hand
tools;
tools,
put
up
in
sets
for
retail
sale;
interchangeable
tools
for
hand
tools,
including
dies;
knives
and
cutting
blades
for
kitchen
appliances
or
machines
used
by
the
food
industry;
locks
for
motor
vehicles;
hinges
|
|
84.07;
84.12;
84.23;
84.67;
84.79;
85.43
|
Spark-ignition
piston
engines;
engines
and
motors;
weighing
machinery;
tools
and
parts;
machines
and
mechanical
appliances;
integrated
receiver/decoder
for
direct
broadcast
multi-media
system
|
|
87.05;
87.08;
88.02;
90.12;
90.16;
90.18;
90.24;
90.32;
94.05
96.08 |
Concrete-mixer
lorries;
parts
of
shock
absorbers;
helicopters,
aeroplanes;
microscopes;
balances;
intravenous
sets;
parts
and
accessories;
pen
nibs
and
nib
points
|
Interested parties
will be given opportunity
to be heard and to present
evidence in support of
their positions.
For particulars,
please inquire at the
Information Division, Tel.
Nos. 433-5896/433-5898.
Issued this 23rd
day of October 2001,
Quezon City, Metro Manila.
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
MT October 26, 2001
|
Customs Memorandum
Circular (CMC)
No. 366-2001 |
October 15, 2001
Customs
Memorandum Circular No. 366-2001
To
: District/Port Collectors
All Others Concerned
Subject
: ASIA COTTON PROTEST
AGAINST IMPORTATION OF
TERRY TOWELING PRODUCTS
FROM CHINA AND HONGKONG
Attached is a copy of the
Order issued on 25 June
2001 by the Tariff
Commission, denying the
petition of Asia Cotton
Manufacturing Corporation
Co., Inc. for the
extension of the
Anti-Dumping Duty imposed
on Terry Toweling products
imported from the People's
Republic of China and Hong
Kong, which expired on 30
August 2001
Kindly be guided
accordingly.
TITUS B. VILLANUEVA,
CESO I
Commissioner
|
Customs Memorandum
Circular (CMC)
No. 332-2001 |
October 15, 2001
Customs Memorandum
Circular No. 332-2001
To: All District/Port
Collectors
And Others Concerned
Attached is the facsimile
copy of the Administrative
Order No. 21, Series 2001,
issued on October 11, 2001
by Secretary Leonardo Q.
Montemayor, Department of
Agriculture entitled: "Temporary
Ban on the Importation of
apples, pear, apricot,
peach, plum, quince,
cherry, almond, walnut,
ornamental apple, pears
and corn from China" and
prescribing the following:
1.
Immediate suspension of
the processing, evaluation
and issuance of Import
Permits relevant to the
importation of the
above-stated
commodities from China by
the Bureau of Plant
Industry.
2.
Stoppage/confiscation of
all shipments arriving
into the country of the
affected commodities
originating from China by
all Plant Quarantine
Officers at all seaports
and airports.
3. Upon
arrival at Philippine
ports, all imported fruits
shall be subject to
immediate and necessary
treatment, and/or returned
to country of origin or
destroyed at the expense
of the importers.
For your information and
guidance.
JULITA S. MANAHAN
Deputy Commissioner
Internal Administration
Group
cc: Hon. Titus B.
Villanueva
Commissioner
|
|
Public
Hearing on zero tariffs |
PRESS
RELEASE
Tariff
Commission to conduct
public hearing on zero
tariffs
The Commission will
conduct public hearing on
petitions/requests for
zero tariffs on imported
raw materials/intermediate
inputs and capital
equipment and parts
thereof that are presently
levied three percent (3%)
duty.
All interested parties are
given up to Friday (28
September 2001) to submit
their petitions for
inclusion in the public
hearing to be held on 9
October 2001 under
Section 401 of the Tariff
and Customs Code. A
separate notice of public
hearing will be
published shortly.
Posted 25 September
2001
|
|
Pursuant to Section 401 of
the Tariff and Customs
Code, as amended, the
Tariff Commission will
conduct a public hearing
in response to the
petitions for reduction of
duty to zero on various
imported products
listed below (1. raw
materials, intermediate
goods; and 2. capital
equipment and parts
thereof including
importation by registered
tourism-oriented
enterprises) on 09
October 2001, at the
Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th Floor,
Philippine Heart Center
Building, East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City.
9:00
A.M. – 12:00 NN
|
CHAPTER
NO. |
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION |
|
04 |
Dairy
produce;
birds’
eggs |
|
07 |
Edible
vegetables |
|
11 |
Products
of
the
milling
industry;
malt;
starches |
|
12 |
Oil
seeds
and
oleaginous
fruits |
|
13 |
Lac;
gums,
resins
and
other
vegetable
saps
and
extracts |
|
15 |
Animal
or
vegetable
fats
and
oils |
|
17 |
Sugars |
|
19 |
Preparations
of
cereals,
flour,
starch
or
milk |
|
21 |
Miscellaneous
edible
preparations |
|
24 |
Tobacco
and
manufactured
tobacco
substitutes |
|
25 |
Salts;
sulphur;
earths
and
stone;
plastering
materials,
lime
and
cement |
|
26 |
Ores,
slag
and
ash |
|
27 |
Mineral
fuels,
mineral
oils
and
products
of
their
distillation;
bituminous
substances;
mineral
waxes |
|
28 |
Inorganic
chemicals;
organic
or
inorganic
cpds.
of
precious
metals,
of
radio-active
elements
or
of
isotopes |
|
29 |
Organic
chemicals |
|
30 |
Pharmaceutical
products |
|
31 |
Fertilizers |
|
32 |
Tanning
or
dyeing
extracts;
tannins
and
their
derivatives;
dyes,
pigments
and
other
colouring
matter;
paints
and
varnishes;
putty
and
other
mastics;
inks |
|
33 |
Essential
oils
and
resinoids;
perfumery,
cosmetic
or
toilet
preparations |
|
34 |
Soap,
organic
surface-active
agents,
washing
preparations,
lubricating
preparations,
artificial
waxes,
prepared
waxes,
polishing
or
scouring
preparations,
candles
and
similar
articles,
modeling
pastes,
"dentall
waxes"
and
dental
preparations
with
a
basis
of
plaster |
|
35 |
Albuminoidal
substances;
modified
starches;
glues;
enzymes |
|
36 |
Explosives;
pyrotechnic
products;
matches;
pyrophoric
alloys;
certain
combustible
preparations |
|
37 |
Photographic
or
cinematographic
goods |
|
38 |
Miscellaneous
chemical
products |
|
39 |
Plastics
and
articles
thereof |
|
40 |
Rubber
and
articles
thereof |
|
44 |
Wood
and
articles
of
wood;
wood
charcoal |
|
45 |
Cork
and
articles
of
cork |
|
47 |
Wood
pulp
and
recovered
paper
and
paperboard |
|
48 |
Paper
and
paperboard
and
articles
thereof |
2:00
P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
|
CHAPTER
NO. |
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION |
|
48 |
Paper
and
paperboard
and
articles
thereof |
|
50 |
Silk
waste |
|
52 |
Cotton |
|
54 |
Man-made
filaments |
|
55 |
Man-made
staple
fibers |
|
56 |
Wadding,
felt
and
nonwovens;
special
yarns |
|
59 |
Impregnated,
coated,
covered
or
laminated
textile
fabrics;
textile
articles
of
a
kind
suitable
for
industrial
use |
|
68 |
Articles
of
stone,
asbestos,
or
similar
materials |
|
69 |
Ceramic
products |
|
70 |
Glass
and
glassware |
|
72
and
73 |
Iron
and
steel
and
articles
thereof |
|
74,
75,
76,
78,
79,
80
and
81 |
Other
base
metals
and
articles
thereof |
|
82
and
83 |
Tools,
implements
and
other
miscellaneous
articles
of
base
metal |
|
84 |
Boilers,
machinery
and
mechanical
appliances;
parts
thereof |
|
85 |
Electrical
machinery
and
equipment
and
parts
thereof;
sound
recorders
and
reproducers,
television
image
and
sound
recorders
and
reproducers,
and
parts
and
accessories
of
such
articles |
|
87 |
Vehicles
other
than
railway
or
tramway
rolling-stock,
and
parts
and
accessories
thereof |
|
89 |
Ships
and
boats |
|
90 |
Photographic,
measuring,
checking,
precision,
and
apparatus;
parts
and
accessories
thereof |
|
91 |
Time
switches |
|
94 |
Furniture,
lamps
and
lighting
fittings |
|
95 |
Games
and
sports
requisites;
parts
and
accessories
thereof |
|
96 |
Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles |
For
specific eight-digit HS
headings covered, please
contact the Information
Division, Tel. Nos. 433-5898
or 925-2401 local 3502.
Issued this 1st day of
October 2001 in Quezon
City, Metro Manila.
(sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
MT - October 3, 2001
|
|
|
Customs Memorandum Circular (CMC)
No. 332-2001 |
September 18, 2001
Customs Memorandum Circular No. 332-2001
To: All District/Port Collectors
And Others
Concerned
Attached is the facsimile
copy of the Memorandum Order No. 16, Series 2001,
issued on September 11, 2001 by Secretary Leonardo
Q. Montemayor, Department of Agriculture entitled:
"Temporary Ban on the Importation of live
cattle, sheep and goats, their meat and meat
products; bovine, embryo; meat and bone meat &
other feed ingredients derived from the said
animals from Japan" and prescribing the
following:
1. Immediate suspension of the
processing, evaluation and issuance of Veterinary
Quarantine Clearance/SPS Import Permit for
applications relevant to the importation of the
above-stated products in Japan by the Bureau of
Animal Industry.
2. Stoppage/confiscation of all
shipments into the country of affected/suspected
products originating from Japan by all DA
Quarantine Inspectors/officers at all major ports.
For your
information.
JULITA S. MANAHAN
Deputy Commissioner
Internal Administration Group
|
|
Notice
of Consultation
(RP-EU Textile
Negotiation) |
NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
Pursuant to
Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended,
the Tariff Commission will conduct consultation on 18
September 2001 at 9:00 A.M. on the proposed RP-EU Textile
Negotiation to be undertaken by the Garments and Textile
Export Board on tariff bindings and lifting of apparel
quotas covered under Chapters 61 and 62 of the Code.
Venue of the consultation is the Tariff Commission
Conference Room, 5th Floor, Philippine Heart Center Bldg.,
East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
Interested
parties will be given opportunity to be heard and present
evidence in support of their position regarding the
proposed bilateral commitment to apply a 20% bound rate on
imports of apparel and textile products from the EU from
2001 to 2004.
Issued this day
of 5th September 2001, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
PS - 08 September 2001
|
|
Notice
of AICO Consultation
|
| HS
Heading No. |
Description
of Goods |
Applied
Final Product |
2001
Rate of Duty (%) |
|
8702.90
10 |
Components,
parts and/or accessories
imported from one or more
countries for assembly of
vechicles by participants
in the commercial vehicle
development program |
Honda
CR-V-02 |
3 |
Issued
this 20th day of August 2001 in Quezon City, Metro
Manila
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
MT
- August 24, 2001 |
ORDER
:
In the Matter of Protest Against the
Importation of PVC Floor Covering from Thailand
(Anti-Dumping Inv. No. 97-02) |
The Commission issued on August 09, 2001 the Order
enumerating the matters taken up and agreed
upon by the parties present during the Preliminary
Conference.
(Posted 10 August
2001)
|
|
Preliminary
Conference
|
IN
THE MATTER OF PROTEST AGAINST THE
IMPORTATION OF PVC FLOOR COVERING
FROM THAILAND (ANTI-DUMPING INV. NO. 97-02)
FOR : INTERIM REVIEW
UNI-LONSEAL
PLASTICS, INC. (ULPI)
Protestant
x --------------------------------- x
NOTICE
OF INTERIM REVIEW OF DUMPING DECISION
Pursuant to Section 301 of the Tariff and Customs
Code as amended by Republic Act 8752, notice is
hereby given that the anti-dumping protests filed
by Uni-Lonseal Plastics, Inc. (ULPI) against
importation of PVC Floor Covering from Thailand
(Anti-Dumping Inv. No. 97-02) is now for interim
review by the Tariff Commission, after the
Secretary of Trade and Industry endorsed the case
to the Commission for Interim Review.
Interested parties are requested to appear for
preliminary conference to discuss the schedules
and procedures of the Public Consultation,
amicable settlement consistent with the domestic
anti-dumping law and the World Trade Organization
(WTO) procedure, limitation of the number of
witnesses and any other relevant matters for the
expeditious and/or orderly conduct of the Public
Consultation on August 02, 2001 at 9:00 A.M.
at the Tariff Commission, Conference Hall, 5th
Floor, Philippine Heart Center building, East
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
For further particulars, you may inquire from the
members of the Anti-Dumping Task Force on PVC
floor covering from Thailand at the following
telephone numbers (632) 926-8731 or (632) 928-8419
or e-mail us at tarcm@pworld.net.ph
.
Issued this 27th of July 2001, Quezon
City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Published:
Philippine Star and Manila Times, 29 July 2001
(Posted
31 July 2001) |
|
Notice
of AICO Consultation |
NOTICE
OF CONSULTATION
The Tariff Commission will conduct consultation
pursuant to Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs
Code on 01 August 2001 at 9:00 A.M. on the
application of FORD MOTOR COMPANY PHILIPPINES,
INC. (FMCPI) for the inclusion of CBU vehicles and
automotive parts and components from Thailand
under the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation (AICO)
Scheme. Venue of the consultation is at the Tariff
Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor, Philippine
Heart Center Bldg., East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon
City.
All interested parties will be given the
opportunity to be heard and submit evidence in
support of their positions regarding the grant of
the preferential tariff rates of 0% - 5% to the
subject products on or before the consultation.
The product coverage of said consultation is shown
below:
HS
HEADING
NO. |
DESCRIPTION
OF GOODS |
APPLIED
FINAL PRODUCT |
2001
Rate of
Duty (%) |
| 8703.90
10 |
1.
Parts and
components of U204
Escape/J14 Tribute
SUV |
Ford
U204 Escape/J14
Tribute SUV |
10 |
| 8703.90
10 |
2.
Parts and
components of C206
Laser/J39 Protege |
Ford
C206 Laser/J39
Protege passenger
car |
10 |
| 8704.21
90 |
3.
CBU J97 Ranger
Pickup Truck |
Ford
J97 Ranger Pickup
Truck |
30 |
Issued
this 17th day of July 2001 in Quezon City, Metro
Manila
(Sgd.)
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
Published
in Philippine Star and Manila Times on 19 July
2001
(Posted
19 July 2001) |
|
Customs
Memorandum Order CMO No. 12-2001
Re: Selling price of
Accountable Forms |
June
6, 2001
CUSTOMS
MEMORANDUM ORDER
No. 12-2001
All
District/Port
Collector
Chiefs, Collection
Divisions
All
Collecting
Officers
Importers, Customs
Brokers
Others Concerned
RE:
SELLING PRICE OF
ACCOUNTABLE FORMS
Pursuant to Customs
Administrative Order No.
2-2001 which shall take
effect on June 8, 2001 per
CMO 11-2001, the selling
price of the following
accountable forms shall be
as follows:
|
BC
FORM
NO.
|
DESCRIPTION
|
SELLING
PRICE/PAD
|
|
43
|
Special
Permit
to
Transfer
|
P
750.00
|
|
177
|
Informal
Import
Declaration
&
Entry
|
P
750.00
|
|
190
|
Request
for
Value
Classification/
Information
|
P
750.00
|
|
194
|
|
P
750.00
|
|
197
|
Withdrawal
Permit
|
P
750.00
|
|
198
|
Warehousing
Permit
|
P
750.00
|
|
199
|
Transshipment
Permit
|
P
750.00
|
|
201
|
NAIA-Gatepass
|
P
750.00
|
|
218
|
Certificate
of
Identification
|
P
750.00
|
|
219
|
Certificate
of
Inspection
&
Loading
|
P
750.00
|
|
236
|
Import
Entry
&
Internal
Revenue
Declaration
|
P
1,000.00
|
|
237
|
Entry
Rider
|
P
750.00
|
|
242
|
Warehousing
Entry
–
CEWE
EPZA
|
P
1,000.00
|
|
Form
A
|
Certificate
of
Origin
–
Generalized
System
Of
Preferences
|
P
750.00
|
|
Form
D
|
Certificate
of
Origin
–
Asean
Common
Effective
Preferential
Tariff
Scheme
|
P
750.00
|
|
IED
|
Import
Entry
Declaration
Form
|
P
750.00
|
All
issuances inconsistent
herewith are repealed or
modified accordingly.
(Signed)
TITUS
B. VILLANUEVA
Commissioner
(Posted
10 July 2001)
Information downloaded
from Bureau of Customs web
site, www.customs.gov.ph |
|
|
NOTICE
OF CONCLUSION OF FORMAL INVESTIGATION
|
IN
THE MATTER OF PROTEST
AGAINST THE IMPORTATION OF
CLEAR FIGURED GLASS FROM THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
FOR
: Anti-Dumping
Inv.
No. 00-01
REPUBLIC
ASAHI GLASS CORPORATION (RAGC)
Protestant
x
------------------------------------------- x
NOTICE OF
CONCLUSION OF FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Notice is hereby given that the Tariff
Commission concluded its Investigation of the
anti-dumping protest filed by Republic Asahi Glass
Corporation against the People’s Republic of
China (PROC) on 21 June 2001.
Issued this 29th day of June
2001, in Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(Signed)
EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
(Posted
06 July 2001)
|
Report
of Findings (Inv. 00-01) on Anti dumping Protest
Against the Importation of
CLEAR FIGURED GLASS |
The
Commission submitted to the Secretary of the
Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) its Report
of Findings on Anti-Dumping Investigation on the
dumping protest against the importation of Clear
Figured Glass (HS 7003.19 90) from the People's
Republic of China (PROC).
(Posted 03 July 2001)
|
| Public
Hearing on AFMA (Agriculture and Fisheries
Modernization Act of 1997) Products |
Pursuant
to Sections 401/402 of the Tariff and Customs Code
and Section 4 of EO No. 133 of RA 8435
(Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of
1997), the Commission will hold public
hearing/consultation on 28 June 2001 from 9:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M. regarding: (i) petitions for tariff
rate modification on various products covered by
EO 334; (ii) proposed rates for 2001-2004 on
sensitive agricultural products not covered by EO
334; (iii) proposed inclusion of certain sensitive
agricultural products in the AFTA-CEPT Scheme in
2001 - 2003; (iv) requests for various commodities
to be included in/deleted from the coverage of the
AFMA; and (v) requests to transfer various
products from Annex "B" to Annex
"C" of EO 133.
Venue will be at
the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor,
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City.
Product Coverage to be published on 23 June 2001
in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
(Posted 22 June 2001) |
| Customs
Memorandum Order No. 11-2001 |
The
rates of Customs Brokerage Fees prescribed
under Customs Administrative Order (CAO)
No. 1-2001, as well as the Rates of
Customs Fees and Charges under CAO
2-2001 shall take effect on 08 June 2001,
fifteen days after their approval and publication
on national newspapers of general circulation, as
certified to by the Chief, Public Information and
Assistance Division (PIAD) who caused their
publication on May 24 and 25, 2001.
Laboratory Fees and Charges remain the same as per
CAO No. 3-94.
(Posted 07 June 2001)
|
DTI
Resolution
re: HRC list of identified exporters |
On
30 April 2001, the Secretary of Trade and Industry
issued a Resolution excluding Leman Commodities SA
as one of the identified exporters of dumped steel
billets from Russia.
The Tariff Commission, after representation from
Leman, is convinced that the steel billets
exported by said exporter was sourced from
Ukraine. The Resolution was made pursuant to
Section 20 (e) of the Implementing Rules and
Regulations of RA 8752.
(Posted : 01 June 2001) |
| DTI
Order re: CRC/sheets from Taiwan |
On
26 April 2001, the Secretary of Trade and Industry
issued and Order dismissing the anti-dumping case
against CRC from Taiwan for lack of merit. The
Order is issued pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (l), Section 301 of the Tariff and
Customs Code of the Philippines.
(Posted: 01 June 2001)
|
Notice
of Resolution
Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) Case No. 6180 |
The
Court of Tax Appeals DISMISSED for lack of
jurisdiction the Petition for Review filed by
National Steel Corporation (NSC) on the negative
finding of the Tariff Commission on the
anti-dumping case filed by NSC (Inv.98-02) against
the importation of Hot Rolled Steel Coils (HRC)
from Russia. The Resolution was issued on May
22,2001
(Posted : 29 May 2001)
|
| Republic
Act. No. 9135 |
RA
9135, "An Act Amending Certain Provisions
of Presidential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise known
as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines,
As Amended, and For Other Purposes"
(Posted : 24 May 2001)
|
Essential
Facts and Findings on Clear Figured Glass
from People's Republic of China (PROC) |
The
Commission has issued its "ESSENTIAL
FACTS AND FINDINGS AGAINST IMPORTATION OF CLEAR
FIGURED GLASS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(PROC)". Concerned parties were given
five (5) days from receipt hereof to defend their
interests in writing.
(Posted : 16 May 2001) |
| Safeguards
Manual |
The
Commission has completed its Manual which
comprises the procedures and principles followed
by the Commission in the conduct of safeguards
investigations. Copies will soon be available to
the public for a nominal fee.
(Posted : 02 May 2001) |
| Executive
Order (EO) No. 11 |
The
President signed on 17 April 2001 Executive
Order 11 modifying the nomenclature and the
rates of import duty on certain imported articles
in order to rectify some oversight in E.O. 334
(dated 03 January 2001) and clarification in
the interpretation and application of certain
provisions of EO 334 to ensure its efficient
implementation. The Order was published on 23
April 2001in Malaya and Manila Standard.
(Posted : 30 April 2001) |
| Notice
of CONCLUSION OF FORMAL INVESTIGATION |
The
Notice of Conclusion
of Formal Investigation in the matter of
protest against the importation of Cold-rolled
Steel coils (CRC) and Sheets from Taiwan (Inv.
2000-02) was published on 18 April 2001 at the Manila
Times and Philippine Star.
(Posted : 18 April 2001) |
| CMC
No. 137-2001 re: Dumping duty on PVC Floor
Covering from Thailand |
The
Bureau of Customs issued on 28 March 2001 Customs
Memorandum Circular (CMC) No. 137-2001regarding
the implementation of the dumping duty on PVC
Floor covering from Thailand.
(Posted : 10 April 2001) |
| New
Appointments of Tariff Commission Officials |
Her
Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Aroyo,
appointed on 29 March 2001 Hon. Edgardo B. Abon
as Chairman of the Tariff Commission (vice Dr.
Emmanuel T. Velasco) for a term of six (6) years.
On the same date, Ms. Remedios G. Nazareth and
Atty. Ferdinand D. Tolentino were appointed
Commissioner Members II (vice Atty. Edgardo B.
Abon and Atty. Anthony R.A. Abad,
respectively), also for a term of six (6) years.
They will take their oath of office before
Secretary Dante R. Canlas at the National Economic
& Development Authority (NEDA) on 06 April
2001.
(Posted : 06 April 2001) |
|
Latest
Developments in ITA Products |
Participants
to the WTO Agreement that eliminated tariffs on
information technology (IT) products are now
turning their attention to non-tariff barriers in
this dynamic trade sector.
|
| Staff
Report on Figured Glass from PROC |
The
Commission issued its Staff
Report on the Anti-dumping Investigation No.
2000-01on clear Figured Glass from the People's
Republic of China (PROC)
(Posted: 22 March 2001) |
|
Tariff
on Cattle, Vehicle Parts |
The
Tariff and Related Matters (TRM) Committee
announced that the committee has endorsed to the
President the reduction of the tariffs imposed on
feeder cattle and on vehicles to 3% from 7% and
10%, respectively. The reduction in both cases
will be retroactive to January 1, 2001. The TRM
Committee also agreed to hold public hearings
during the second quarter of 2001 on the 2001-2004
tariff program for rice, maize, sugar and meat and
the 2000 tariffs maintained under EO 334. *(Excerpts
taken from NEDA Website Press Release dated 05
March 2001).
(Posted 07 March 2001) |
|
Revised
Procedure under Sec. 401 |
Administrative
Order No. 01-024, dated 27 February 2001
revised the procedure
under Section 401 (Flexible clause).This Order
amends Office Order No. 99-064.
(Posted : 06 March 2001) |
|
Commissioner
Abad appointed as NFA Administrator |
Tariff
Commissioner Anthony R.A. Abad was appointed as
the new NFA (National Food Authority)
Administrator. He took his new post on 01 March
2001. Congratulations!
(Posted 02 March 2001) |
|
Expiration
of dumping Decisions |
Dumping
decisions issued by the Secretary of Finance due
to expire. Interested parties may file with
the Secretary of the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI) or the Tariff Commission for
the extension of the effectivity of dumping
decision before the expiration of the decision.
(Posted 20 Feb. 2001) |
|
Executive Order 334 |
The
President issued E.O. No. 334 on 03 January
2001 modifying the nomenclature and rates of duty on certain imported
articles under Sec 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended. The
EO shall take effect 01 January 2001 following its complete publication
in two(2) newspapers of general circulation. Said EO was published on 15 January 2001
at Malaya and Today. Copies available at the Commission for a fee.
(Downloading may take some time.)
|
|
Cold Rolled Steel
coils/sheets from Taiwan |
The
public consultations on anti-dumping protest against the importation of
Cold-rolled Coils (CRC) and Sheets from TAIWAN (Inv. 00-02) will be held
on February 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 at 0900H at the Tariff Commission
conference Room. The Presiding Officer will be Commissioner Edgardo B.
Abon.
For particulars, please inquire from the members of the
Anti-dumping Task Force at Tel. Nos. 925-24-01 to 50 local 3503 or 3508
or at Tel. No. 928-84-19.
|
|
ASEAN Harmonized Tariff
Nomenclature
|
The
Harmonised System (HS) Tariff Nomenclature is set to have major
revisions on year 2002 (dubbed as HS2K). The ten (10)
ASEAN member-countries is scheduled to adopt the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff
Nomenclature (AHTN) which is undergoing final draft
this March 2001 and shall be the common Tariff Nomenclature of all major
member countries. The Commission will conduct an information
disemination campaign on the implementation of both the HS2K and AHTN in
key cities in the country.
|
|
Anti-dumping duty on
CRC from Malaysia |
The
Secretary of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) issued
on 12 January 2001 the Order ,
following receipt of the Tariff Commission's Report of Findings (Inv.
99-05), ordering the imposition of dumping duty on Cold-Rolled Steel
coils from Malaysia (Ornasteel Enterprise Corporation). The imposition
of dumping duty is, however, SUSPENDED until such time that National
Steel Corp. (NSC) can show proof that its CRC Divison is already on
normal operations.
(published The Philippine Star, 19 January 2001). |
|
Amendment to Order re:
Clear float Glass (99-03) |
The
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), issued on 21 December 2000 an Amendment
to their earlier Order imposing definitive anti-dumping
duties on the importation of Clear Float glass originating from Malaysia
(Inv. 99-03). the amendment specifically refers
to the DELETION OF THE DEGREE OF TOLERANCE on the nominal sizes to
conform with the Tariff Commission's Report of Findings.
|
|
Commission Orders re:
Unfair Trade Investigations |
Commission
Order No. 00-02 (Rules and
Regulations to govern conduct of
investigation by the Tariff Commission pursuant to Republic Act 8800
"AN ACT PROTECTING LOCAL INDUSTRIES BY PROVIDING SAFEGUARD
MEASURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED IMPORTS AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF") is effective
immediately from the date of filing three (3) certified copies at the UP
Law Center. (Photocopy of said Order available at the Commission for a
nominal fee.)
Commission Order No.
00-01 - REVISED RULES AND
REGULATIONS TO GOVERN CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION BY THE TARIFF COMMISSION
UNDER SECTION 301 OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS
AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT (RA) NO. 8752.
(Photocopy of said
Order available at the Commission for a nominal fee.)
|
|
Notice of Formal
Investigation/consultation (Sec.301)
1. Cold Rolled
Steel Coils/Sheets from Taiwan
2. Clear Figured Glass from PROC
|
1. The anti-dumping protest against the importation of Cold
Rolled steel coils/sheets (CRC) from Taiwan is now under formal
investigation by the Tariff Commission after the Secretary of DTI issued
the Department Order and forwarded the case to
the Commission. A consultation will be held at the Tariff Commission on
27 December 2000 at 2:00 p.m. For particulars, please inquire from the
Anti-dumping Task Force on Cold Rolled SteelCoils/sheets from Taiwan at
Tels. 926-87-31 and 928-84-19.
2.The anti-dumping
protest against the importation of Clear Figured Glass from PROC
is now under formal investigation by the Tariff Commission
after the Secretary of DTI had found prima facie case of dumping. For
particulars, please inquire from the Anti-dumping Task Force on Clear
Figured Glass at Tels. 926-87-31 and 928-84-19.
The Department Order dated 26 September 2000
was published on 15 December 2000.
|
|
Department Order on
Anti-dumping Investigations |
Department
Order issued by the Secretary of the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI) on Anti-Dumping Investigations on Hot-rolled coils/Sheets
(HRC) from Russia and Polypropylene Resins from S. Korea.
|
|
Notice of Consultation
(AICO Scheme) |
A
consultation will be heard on 04 January 2001 at the Tariff Commission
Conference Room at 9:00 A.M. on the application of HONDA CARS
PHILIPPINES for the inclusion of certain automotive products from
Indonesia and Thailand under the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation (AICO)
Scheme. Said application covers the exchange of parts and components of
Honda Accord and Honda Civic among the Philippines, Indonesia and
Thailand. Product coverage
as published.
The approved AICO products traded
among participating countries under the AICO Scheme shall enjoy advanced
CEPT rates within 0 to 5 percent subject to qualifications under the
Rules of Origin of the CEPT Scheme, the actual rate to be determined by
each participating country. |
| |
|
Public Hearing re: EO
133 (AFMA) |
A public hearing will be conducted
on the 14th of December 2000 on requests for inclusion
in/deletion from the coverage of AFMA of agriculture products and
various chemical products, and machineries and parts thereof.
Said public hearing will be held at the TC Conference
Room, 5th Floor, Philippine Heart Center Building, East
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City starting at 9:00 A.M. Product
coverage as published. |
|
ASEAN Harmonized Tariff
Nomenclature |
Developments
in the proposed ASEAN Harmonized Tariff
Nomenclature (AHTN). |
|
DTI Order re: Float
Glass
|
DTI
Department Order on Anti-dumping Protest against the importation of
Clear Float Glass from Malaysia and Clear and Tinted Float Glass from
Indonesia issued on 08 December 2000. |
|
Report of Findings re:
Float Glass |
TC
Final REport of Findings on Float Glass from Malaysia and Indonesia
forwarded to DTI for issuance of Department Order. |
|
Chairman Velasco's
Message |
Chairman
Emmanuel T. Velasco retires on his 6oth birthday; winds
up 27 years of government service. |
|
EO 319 re: Certain
Products under AICO Scheme |
EO
319 signed on 17 November 2000 and to take effect immediately to
implement the preferential tariff rates on certain products in the
approved AICO Arrangements of Matsushita Electric Phils Corp.; Toyota
Motor Phils., and Mitsubishi Motors Phils. with their respective
counterparts. |
|
EO 314 |
E.O
314 modifying the rates of import duties on crude oil and selected
refined petroleum products was signed by the President on 08 November
2000.The rate of import duty for imported crude oil
and selected refined petroleum products as specifically listed in Annex
"A" shall be reduced from three percent (5) to zero percent
(0%).
The zero import duty rates
shall be in effect for three (3) months and may be extended by the
President upon recommendation of the National Economic and Development
Authority.This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. |
|
Essential Facts and
Findings |
ESSENTIAL
FACTS AND FINDINGS on the Anti-dumping Protest on the importation of
Cold-rolled Coils (CRC) from Malaysia |
|
TC Reports forwarded to NEDA |
Inventory
of reports on investigations conducted by the Commission under
Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code. |
|
Anti-dumping Reports Submitted to NEDA |
Final
Reports on Hot-rolled Coils (HRC), Billets
and Polypropylene Resins submitted to
DTI for issuance of Department Orders. Public
versions posted under Anti-Dumping topics. |
|
Announcement
|
Newly
appointed Directors of the Commission who took their oath before
Honorable Executive Secretary Ronaldo B. Zamora at Malacanang, Manila on
October 3, 2000. |
|
Revised Schedule
of Fees |
Revised
Schedule of Fees and ChargesApplication for tariff
classification. tariff modification, Anti-dumping and countervailing
protest and other documents |
|
List of Publications
for Sale |
View the List
of TC Publications available at the Commission for Sale. |
|
Press Release
re: EO 254 (CEPT) |
Clarification regarding the
implementation of Executive Order No. 254 |
|
Department Order re:
Anti-Dumping -CRC-Taiwan |
In the Matter
of the Report of Findings on the Anti-Dumping Protest Against the
Importation of Cold-Rolled Steel Coils (CRC) and Sheets from Taiwan; |
|
commission Order re:
CRC from Malaysia |
In
the Matter of the Report of Findings on the Anti-Dumping Protest Against
the Importation of Cold-Rolled Steel Coils (CRC) and Sheets from
Malaysia |
|
