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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2712 - AN ACT TO
PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION OF COFFEE |
Section 1. The
importation of roasted coffee beans, roasted ground coffee, instant or
soluble coffee in powder form, extract or concentrate in liquid form or
finished coffee products in any form, raw coffee beans of the robusta,
excelsa and liberica varieties, is hereby prohibited: Provided,
however, That the importation of raw coffee beans of the arabica
variety shall be gradually reduced as follows: starting with and during
the year nineteen hundred and sixty, only seventy-five per cent of the
nineteen hundred and fifty-nine foreign exchange allocation of bona
fide and legitimate coffee roasters shall be allowed; on the second
year (nineteen hundred and sixty-one), fifty per cent; on the third
year (nineteen hundred and sixty-two), twenty-five per cent; on the
fourth year (nineteen hundred and sixty-three), ten per cent; and on
the fifth year (nineteen hundred and sixty-four), complete banning:
Provided, further, That in case of shortage of locally produced arabica
coffee, the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Chairman of the
National Economic Council, may authorize the importation of the
necessary quantity of raw arabica coffee beans to supplement the
shortage.
Sec. 2. Any person who violates this Act or who,
being an officer or employee of the Government, violates, abets or
tolerates the violation of this Act, shall be punished by a fine of
five thousand pesos or imprisonment of five years, or both, at the
discretion of the Court. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved:
June 18, 1960 |
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