Full Title
MODIFYING THE RATE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CORN AND COAL AND COKE
Executive Issuance Type
Date of Approval
November 6, 1984

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MALACAÑANG
Manila

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1932

MODIFYING THE RATE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CORN AND COAL AND COKE

WHEREAS, excessively high tariff rates encourage inefficient domestic production;

WHEREAS, particularly in the case of basic commodities, and adequate level of tariff protection for domestic producers should be maintained;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:

SECTION 1. – Tariff Heading No. 10.05 of Chapter 10 and Nos. 27.01 and 27.04 of Chapter 27 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

 

Duty Rate

  1984 1985
“10.05.000 Maize Ad. Val. 10% 10%
“27.01.100 Anthracite, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated Ad. Val. 20% 20%
“27.01.200 Other coal, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated Ad. Val. 20% 20%
“27.01.300 Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal Ad. Val. 20% 20%
“27.04.100 Coke and semi-coke of coal, retort carbon Ad. Val. 20% 20%
“27.04.200 Coke and semi-coke of lignite or peat Ad. Val. 20% 20%

SECTION 2. – All laws, Executive Orders, Letters of Instructions, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. – This Decree shall take effect on August 15, 1984.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA

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