Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
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
Date filed
October 11, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02934 |
| FULL TITLE : 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 |
| SHORT TITLE : "Anti-Smuggling Act of 2007" |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to curb smuggling, both technical and outright, by providing systemic solutions that will make it easier to detect smuggling. It creates the office of the Deputy Commissioner for Audit and Transparency and a Valuation and Classification Review Committee. It provides a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for smuggling if the value of the goods unlawfully imported exceeds P1 million. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESCUDERO, SALVADOR III H. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-10-11 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-02-12 |
| 2. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-02-19 |
| 3. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-03-04 |
| 4. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-03-11 |
| 5. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-03-25 |
| 6. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-03-31 |
| 7. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-09-16 |
| 8. Approved by the Committee on 2008-12-02 |
| 9. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-12-10 |
| 10. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2009-04-28 |
| 11. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2009-07-29 |
| 12. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2009-10-06 |
| 13. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2009-10-06 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06995 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 2007-11-07 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to curb smuggling, both technical and outright, by providing systemic solutions that will make it easier to detect smuggling. It creates the office of the Deputy Commissioner for Audit and Transparency and a Valuation and Classification Review Committee. It provides a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for smuggling if the value of the goods unlawfully imported exceeds P1 million.
Disclaimer
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