EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 245 - MODIFYING THE RATES OF DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AS PROVIDED UNDER THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF RATES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS UNDER THE ASEAN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION (AICO) SCHEME, IN FAVOR OF NISSAN MOTOR PHILIPPINES, INC. (NISSAN) — (COE NO. NISSAN/2003/5)

WHEREAS, the Philippines is a Contracting Party to the Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme signed in Singapore on 27 April 1996;  

WHEREAS, the Philippines is a participating country in the approved AICO Arrangements of Nissan Motor Philippines, Inc. along with Thailand;

WHEREAS, under the Nissan AICO Arrangement, the Philippines (Nissan Motor Philippines, Inc.) will import from Thailand (Siam Nissan Automobile Co. Ltd.) certain original equipment manufacture (OEM) automotive parts/components for Nissan Sentra passenger cars (HS 8703.90 10). In exchange, Thailand will import from the Philippines complementary component parts for OEM Nissan Sunny passenger cars;

WHEREAS, AICO Certificate of Eligibility No. Nissan/2003/5 was issued on 10 April 2003 in favor of the participating companies in the Nissan AICO Arrangement;

WHEREAS, in consonance with Articles 5 and 7 of the Basic Agreement of the (AICO) Scheme, participating companies in the approved Nissan AICO Arrangement shall qualify for 0-5% preferential tariff rates to be extended by the Philippines and Thailand as participating countries.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in me under Sec. 402 of the Tariff and Custom Code of the 1978, as amended, do hereby order:

Section 1. The articles specifically listed in “Annex A” hereof, as classified under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, shall be accorded the AICO rate of 3% on parts/components of Nissan Sentra passenger cars (HS 8703.90 10) as specified in Column 6 thereof. 

Sec. 2. The AICO rate provided in Annex “A” shall be accorded to the AICO entity in Thailand (Siam Nissan Automobile Co. Ltd.) upon effectivity of this Executive Order.

Sec. 3. In the event that any subsequent changes are made in the basic Most Favored Nation (MFN) Philippine rate of duty on any of the articles listed in Annex “A” to a rate lower than the AICO rate prescribed in Column 6 of Annex “A” such articles shall automatically be accorded the corresponding reduced rate of duty.

Sec. 4. Upon the effectivity of this Executive Order, the articles specifically listed in the aforesaid Annex “A” which are entered or withdrawn from warehouses in the Philippines for consumption shall pay the applicable AICO preferential tariff rates specified under Section 1 hereof, subject to qualification under the rules of Origin for CEPT, as evidenced by the Certificate of Origin-Form “D”.

Sec. 5. Any revision to the part numbers and to the AICO company appearing in Column 4 and Column 5, respectively, of Annex “A” as well as in the pertinent Section of this Executive Order shall be communicated immediately to the Bureau of Customs by the Board of Investments within five (5) days after receipt of the official copy of the COE on the revised part number/s and/or change or addition of AICO company from the ASEAN Secretariat

Sec. 6. This Executive Order shall be effective immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of October, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Three. 

ANNEX “A”
ARTICLES GRANTED PREFERENTIAL TARIFF UNDER THE APPROVED NISSAN AICO SCHEME

HS   MODEL/ PRODUCT/ PART NO SOURCE APPLICABLE
CODE TYPE     PART NAME COUNTRY AICO
(AICO    PREFERENTIAL
   COMPANY TARIFF (%)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

8703.90 10 SENTRA Various components/Parts Thailand

Passenger   (Siam Nissan
Car Automobile Co. 3
Ltd.)

CABLE ASSY-ACCEL 18201 8M500
SW ASSY HAZARD 25290 8M600
SW UNIT-POWER WDW, ASST 25411 8M600
LAMP ASSY-HEAD, RH 26010 8M305
LAMP ASSY-HEAD, LH 26060 8M305
LAMP ASSY-FR TURN SIGNAL, RH 26130 8M300
LAMP ASSY FR TURN SIGNAL, LH 26135 8M300
LAMP ASSY-RR COMB, RH 26550 8M300
LAMP ASSY-RR COMB, RH 26550 8M301
LAMP ASSY-RR COMB, LH 26555 8M300
LAMP ASSY-RR COMB, LH 26555 8M301
DVC ASSY-PKB 36010 8M600
CABLE ASSY-PKB, RR, RH 36530 8M600
CABLE ASSY-PKB, RR, RH 36530 8M610
CABLE ASSY-PKB, RR LH 36531 8M600
CABLE ASSY-PKB, RR LH 36531 8M610
JT ASSY-STRG, COL, LWR 48080 8M500
COL ASSY-STRG, UPR 48810 4M510
STAB-FR 54611 8M620
ROD COMPL-CONT 55120 43U01
LINK COMPL-LATERAL 55130 8M600
BMPR-BOUND, RR SUSP 55240 8M600
PROTR-FR FDR, RH 63842 8M600
PROTR-FR FDR, LH 63843 8M600
WSTRIP DRIP RH 76842 8M600
WSTRIP DRIP LH 76843 8M600
WELT-BODY SIDE, FR RH 76921 8M600
WELT-BODY SIDE, FR LH 76922 8M600
WELT-BODY SIDE, RR RH 76923 8M600
WELT-BODY SIDE, RR LH 76924 8M600
WSTRIP ASSY FR DOOR, RH 80830 8M620
WSTRIP ASSY FR DOOR, LH 80831 8M620
WSTRIP ASSY RR DOOR, RH 82830 8M620
WSTRIP ASSY RR DOOR, LH 82831 8M600
WSTRIP-TRUNK LID 84830 8M600
FRAME & SPR ASSY CUSH FR SEAT, RH 87301 8M600
FRAME & SPR ASSY CUSH FR SEAT, LH 87351 8M600
FRAME & SPR ASSY BACK SEAT, RH 87601 8M600
FRAME & SPR ASSY BACK SEAT, LH 67651 8M600
MIRROR ASSY-DOOR, RH 96301 8M560
MIRROR ASSY-DOOR, RH 96301 8M610
MIRROR ASSY-DOOR, RH 96301 8M760
MIRROR ASSY-DOOR, LH 96302 8M560
MIRROR ASSY-DOOR, LH 96302 8M610
MIRROR ASSY-DOOR, LH 96302 8M760
COVER-MIRROR BODY, RH 96373 8M501’6
COVER-MIRROR BODY, LH 96374 8M501’6
SUNVISOR ASSY-RH 96400 8M500
SUNVISOR ASSY-RH 96400 8M520
SUNVISOR ASSY-LH 96401 8M500
SUNVISOR ASSY-LH 96401 8M520
MLDG-BACK WDW 79750 8M600
BAFFLE FUEL TANK “A” 17216 8M700
BAFFLE FUEL TANK “A” 17216 8M701
BAFFLE FUEL TANK “A” 17216 8M702
TUBE VENT 17224 8M600
TUBE VENT 17224 8M601
BRKT CHMBER FUEL TANK 17282 8M700
TUBE EVAPO 17339 8M600
RET FUEL GAUGE 17341 57Y20
FR FLOOR 74312 5M200
RR FLOOR FR 74512 5M200
RR FLOOR RR 74514 5M000
CABLE COMPL-HOOD LOCK CONT 65621 8M500