NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 22 OF THE AGREEMENT ON

IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE vii OF THE General

AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994

Philippines

The following communication, dated 26 May 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Philippines.

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Pursuant to Article 22 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Permanent Mission of Philippines has the honour to notify the national domestic regulations^[1] as follows:

1.        Republic Act No. 10863 entitled "Customs Modernization and Tariff Act".

2.        Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 02-2016 entitled "Imported Goods with De Minimis Value not Subject to Duties and Taxes".

3.        CAO No. 03-2016 entitled "Establishment of an Advance Ruling System for Valuation and Rules of Origin".

4.        CAO No. 05-2016 entitled "Consolidated Shipment of Duty and Tax-Free "Balikbayan Boxes".

5.        CAO No. 02-2020 entitled "Dispute Settlement and Protest".

6.        CAO No. 06-2020 entitled "Conditionally Tax and/or Duty-Exempt Importations Under Section 800 of the CMTA Excluding Subsections F and G".

7.        CAO No. 07-2020 entitled "Tax and Duty-Exempt Importations under Section 4(O) of "Bayanihan to Heal as One Act"".

8.        CAO No. 09-2020 entitled "Clearance Procedures for Goods Entered for Consumption under the Formal Entry Process".

9.        CAO No. 05-2021 entitled "Amended Rules, Regulations, and Procedures Governing the Establishment and Operation of Duty and Tax-Free Stores and Warehouses Operated by Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC)".

10.      CAO No. 02-2022 entitled "Convention on Temporary Admission".

11.      CMO No. 30-2016 entitled "Guidelines in the Implementation of an Advance Ruling System for Valuation and Rules of Origin Pursuant to CAO 03-2016".

12.      CMO No. 33-2016 entitled "Guidelines on the Implementation of CAO NO. 05-2016 Consolidated Shipment of Duty and Tax-Free Balikbayan Boxes".

13.      CMO No. 04-2017 entitled "Guidelines on the Implementation of CAO No. 05-2016 on Consolidated Shipment of Duty and Tax-Free "Balikbayan Boxes" with Revised Information Sheet".

14.      CMO No. 15-2017 entitled "Guidelines on the Implementation of CAO-06-2016 on Conditionally Tax and/or Duty-Exempt Importation of Returning Residents and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)".

15.      CMO No. 25-2020 entitled "Guidelines on Refund and Tax Credit".

16.      CMO No. 05-2021 entitled "New National Procedure Codes for Lodgement of Conditionally Tax and/or Duty-Exempt Importations Under Section 800 of the CMTA".

17.      CMO No. 09-2021 entitled "Customs Clearance Procedures on Express Shipment".

18.      CMO No. 32-2021 entitled "Electronic Advance Ruling System (e-ARS) for Valuation and Rules of Origin".

19.      Tariff Commission Order No. 2017-01 entitled "Procedure on Application for an Advance Ruling on Tariff Classification Related to Importation or Exportation of Goods".

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