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WHEREAS, Executive Order 376 was issued by Her Excellency
President Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo on October 22, 2004, modifying
the rates of import duty on certain imported articles under Section
104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 as amended, in order
to implement Section 1 of Republic Act 9281, reinstating the
effectivity of duty incentives under Section 109 of Republic
Act 8435, otherwise known as the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization
Act of 1997;
WHEREAS, Section 2 of EO 376 (s2004) authorizes the
Department of Agriculture and Department of Trade and Industry
to collect administrative fees at minimal and reasonable costs
to implement the provisions of this EO;
WHEREAS, Rule III, Annex A of EO 376 (s2004) provides
that agricultural and fisheries enterprises and micro-agricultural
processors shall avail of the duty-free incentives provided that
they undergo the certification procedures therein prescribed;
WHEREAS, Rule V, Annex A of EO 376 (s2004) provides
that an import consolidator can undertake import services on
behalf of eligible agriculture and fisheries enterprises by applying
for a Certification of Accreditation (CA);
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARTHUR C. YAP, Secretary of the
Department of Agriculture, do hereby order the Department of
Agriculture Regional Field Units (DA-RFUs) and the Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to collect the fees to
cover administrative costs in connection with the certification
procedures prescribed under EO 376 (s2004):
Section 1. Application Fee for Certificate of Eligibility
(CE) - A uniform rate of P1,500 (one thousand five hundred pesos)
shall be collected from all agriculture and fisheries enterprises
and micro-agricultural processors applying for a Certificate
of Eligibility (CE). The same rate of application fee shall apply
for old and new applicants.
Section 2. Application Fee for Certificate of Accreditation
(CA) - A uniform rate of P1,500 (one thousand five hundred pesos)
shall be collected from all juridical entities applying for a
Certificate of Accreditation to become accredited import consolidators.
Section 3. Fee for Certificate of True Copy - A fee
of P750.00 (seven hundred fifty pesos) shall be charged per Certificate
of True Copy of CE or CA issued by a DA deputized agency.
Section 4. Payments - Payments shall be made through
the Cashier's Office of the respective offices of the DA-RFUs
and BFAR, wherein a corresponding receipt will be issued to each
Applicant. Payment shall be made by Applicant upon presentation
of order of payment to the Cashier's Office issued either by
the Head of DA-AMAD in case of DA-RFUs, or Head of the Fisheries
Regulatory and Quarantine Division in the case of DA-BFAR. Fees
collected in connection with the implementation of the provisions
of EO 376 (s2004) shall be remitted by the DA deputized agency
to the National Treasury on a weekly basis.
Section 5. Review - The Department of Agriculture shall
conduct an annual review of the rate of fees.
Section 6. Effectivity - This Order shall take effect
fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper of general
circulation or at the National Administrative Register of the
UP Law Center.
(Signed)
ARTHUR C. YAP
Secretary |
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