Republic Act No. 8751 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Full Title

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE MECHANISMS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON IMPORTED SUBSIDIZED PRODUCTS, COMMODITIES OR ARTICLES OF COMMERCE IN ORDER TO PROTECT DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES FROM UNFAIR TRADE COMPETITION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 302, PART 2, TITLE II, BOOK I, OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1464, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED.

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Congress

11th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 1330

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House Bill

H. No. 7036

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Plenary Deliberations

Date of Approval

August 7, 1999

Legislative History

	SBN-1330, entitled: "AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE RULES FOR THE IMPOSITION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON THE IMPORTATION OF SUBSIDIZED PRODUCTS. COMMODITIES OR ARTICLES OF COMMERCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 302 OF THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE, AS AMENDED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
	[First Regular Session, 11th Congress ]
	[1998]
	Period of individual amendments: 16 Period of individual amendments closed; Approved on Second Reading with amendments; 17 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators: 21 Approved on Third Reading: In favor: (19) Barbers, Cayetano, Coseteng, Drilon, Enrile, Fernan, Flavier, Guingona, Jr., Honasan, Jaworski, Legarda-Leviste, Magsaysay, Jr., Ople, Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Roco, Santiago, Sotto III, and Tatad; Against: None: Abstention: None; 22 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence: [1999] Dec.
August 14, 1998	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
November 11, 1998	- Prepared jointly by the Committees on WAYS AND MEANS TRADE AND COMMERCE and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS, with Senators FLAVIER, and ENRILE as authors thereof, per Committee Report No. 11, recommending its approval in substitution of SB Nos. 87 and 765.
November 16, 1998	- Submitted said report to the Senate; - Sponsors: Senators Enrile, Magsaysay Jr. and Roco.
December 1, 1998	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile.
December 14, 1998	- Interpellation of Senator Guingona, Jr.
December 15, 1998	- Interpellation of Senators Revilla and Santiago; - Period of interpellation closed; - Period of committee amendments closed.
December 16, 1998	- Period of individual amendments; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments.
December 17, 1998	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators.
December 21, 1998	- Approved on Third Reading; - In favor: (19) Barbers, Cayetano, Coseteng, Drilon, Enrile, Fernan, Flavier, Guingona, Jr. Honasan, Jaworski, Legarda-Leviste, Magsaysay, Jr., Ople, Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Roco, Santiago, Sotto III, and Tatad; - Against: None; - Abstention: None.
December 22, 1998	- Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence.
	[1999]
May 6, 1999	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1330 and HBN-7036, designating Representatives Suarez, Teves, Lapus, Salceda, Belmonte, Jr., Montemayor, Saludo, Jr., and Baculio as its conferees on April 28, 1999; - Senate agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of both Bills, designating Senators Enrile, Honasan, Barbers, Flavier and Cayetano as its conferees.
May 10, 1999	- Senator Jaworski was made as member of the Senate panel in the Conference Committee vice Senator Barbers.
June 2, 1999	- Conference Committee Report submitted, recommending that HBN-7036, in consolidation with SBN-1330 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile on the Conference Committee report; - Interpellation of Senator Guingona, Jr.; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
July 5, 1999	- Enrolled copy received by the Senate for signature of the Senate Secretary and Senate President.
July 13, 1999	- Received by the Office of the President (PLLO).
July 14, 1999	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on June 1, 1999.
August 7, 1999	- Consolidated with HBN-7036 which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8751.

	HBN-7036, entitled: "AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE COUNTERVAILING DUTIES COMMODITIES OR ARTICLES OF MECHANISMS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ON IMPORTED SUBSIDIZED PRODUCTS, COMMERCE IN ORDER TO PROTECT DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES FROM UNFAIR TRADE COMPETITION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 302, PART 2, TITLE II, BOOK I OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1464, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED"
	[First Regular Session, 11th Congress]
	[1999]
	- Introduced by Rep. TEVES, et. al.
March 25, 1999	- Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence.
April 19, 1999	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on RULES.
May 6, 1999	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1330 and HBN-7036, designating Representatives Suarez Teves, Lapus, Salceda, Belmonte, Jr., Montemayor Saludo, Jr. and Baculio as its conferees on April 28, 1999; - Senate agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of both Bills, designating Senators Enrile, Honasan, Barbers, Flavier and Cayetano as its conferees.
May 10, 1999	- Senator Jaworski was made as member of the Senate panel in the Conference Committee vice Senator Barbers.
June 2, 1999	- Conference Committee report submitted, recommending that HBN-7063, in consolidation of SBN-1330 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile on the Conference Committee report; - Interpellation of Senator Guingona, Jr.; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
July 13, 1999	- Received by the Office of the President (PLLO).
July 14, 1999	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on June 1, 1999.
August 7, 1999	- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines; - REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8751.