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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 296 -
ESTABLISHMENT OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AREAS IN SPECIAL ECONOMIC AND/OR
FREEPORT ZONES
WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the
government to encourage, promote and accelerate the industrial,
economic and social development of the country through, among other
measures, the establishment of special economic and/or freeport zones
(SEFZs) in strategic locations in the country.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said
policy, Republic Act Nos. 7227, 7903 and 7922 have been issued,
establishing the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the Zamboanga City Special
Economic Zone, and the Cagayan Special Economic Zone, respectively;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Republic
Act No. 7227, Executive Order No. 80 (1993) and Proclamation No. 216
(1993) have been issued, establishing the Clark Special Economic Zone
and the Poro Point Special Economic and Freeport Zone, respectively;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Republic
Act No. 7916, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority has been
established to operate, administer, manage and develop the economic
zones;
WHEREAS, the SEFZS are vested
with the status of separate customs territories, within the framework
of the 1987 Constitution and the national sovereignty and territorial
integrity of the country, and thereby allowed the free and unimpeded
movement of goods within their territorial jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, when goods/cargoes are
withdrawn from the SEFZs for entry into the customs territory, there is
a need to hasten and facilitate their release without sacrificing
effective customs control;
WHEREAS, it is imperative to
delineate an area (s) where goods/cargoes from the SEFZs entering the
customs territory, as well as goods bound for the SEFZs coming from the
customs territory, shall be coursed through under customs control, for
proper examination, assessment of the duties/taxes, and expeditious
clearance, of such goods;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following:
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DONE in the
City of Manila, this 11th day of October in the year of Our Lord,
Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Six.
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