Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS TO USE A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT (75%) LOCALLY PRODUCED TOBACCO IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CIGARETTES IN THE PHILIPPINES
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Date filed
July 1, 2013
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00169 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS TO USE A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT (75%) LOCALLY PRODUCED TOBACCO IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CIGARETTES IN THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : Penalizes any company for violating this Act with a fine of not less than Ten Million Pesos (P10,000,000.00) for the first offense; Thirty Million Pesos (P30,000,000.00) for the second offense and Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00) and closure of the establishment of the third offense. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SINGSON, ERIC D. |
| DATE FILED : 2013-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| NATURE : Economic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2013-07-23 |
Abstract
Penalizes any company for violating this Act with a fine of not less than Ten Million Pesos (P10,000,000.00) for the first offense; Thirty Million Pesos (P30,000,000.00) for the second offense and Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00) and closure of the establishment of the third offense.
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