EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 782
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 782 - CREATING
AN INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE TO MONITOR AND REGULATE THE IMPORTATION OF
USED TRUCKS AND ENGINES
WHEREAS,
there is need to rationalize the importation of used trucks and used
diesel/gasoline engines, in support of the Progressive Truck and the
Diesel Engine Manufacturing Program;
WHEREAS, there is need to assure end-users of trucks and engines of
adequate supply of these items at reasonable cost;
WHEREAS, the rationalization effort and supply assurance require active
monitoring and regulation of imports of used trucks and engines;
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 ordain:
Section 1. There is hereby created an Inter-Agency
Committee on the Importation of Used Trucks and Engines, to be composed
of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Transportation
and Communication, the Board of Investments, the Central Bank of the
Philippines, and the Bureau of Customs. The Chairman of the
Inter-Agency Committee shall be the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Sec. 2. The Inter-Agency Committee shall monitor
and regulate the importation of used trucks and engines subject to the
following conditions:
1.
Prior authorization from the Inter-Agency Committee on Used Trucks and
Engines shall be required for all importation of used trucks and used
diesel/gasoline engines (i.e. for stationary and/or transport use).
2. Only the
following shall be allowed for importation:
a.
Used Trucks with rated gross vehicular weights (GVW) greater than
40,000 lbs. and of models not more than six (6) years old.
b. Used
diesel/gasoline engines with rated capacities greater than 150
horsepower and of models not more than five (5) years old.
c. Special
purpose vehicles as determined by the Inter-Agency Committee.
3. Completely
built-up (CBU) second hand passenger buses, including tourist buses,
shall not be allowed for importation.
4. The
following may be allowed to import items listed in Paragraph 2:
a.
Direct end-user firms, legitimately engaged in essential
agricultural-industrial pursuits, mining, logging, construction and
other industrial operations.
b. Traditional
trader-importers, provided the aggregate value of the importation shall
not exceed US$9 Million for each import year.
5.
Reconditioning of imported used trucks by reconditioning centers
accredited by the Ministry of Industry per LOI No. 590 shall not be
optional.
6. Violation
of any of the provisions of this Order and of the Guidelines which will
be issued by the Inter-Agency Committee to implement the same shall
constitute sufficient cause for imposition of appropriate disciplinary
measure/s, including seizure proceeding, blacklisting of
importer/foreign suppliers, and/or suspension/revocation of the firm’s
import authority.
Sec. 3. Guidelines which may be necessary for the
effective implementation of this program, shall be formulated and
issued by the Inter-Agency Committee.
Sec. 4. The Inter-Agency Committee may enlist the
assistance of other government agencies and/or private institutions in
the effective implementation of this Order.
Sec. 5. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-two.
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