EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 334 May 16, 1996

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79, SERIES OF 1993, ENTITLED "MODIFYING THE RATES OF IMPORT DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AS PROVIDED UNDER THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE MINIMUM 50% MARGIN OF PREFERENCE ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE BRAND-TO-BRAND COMPLEMENTATION SCHEME IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY UNDER THE BASIC AGREEMENT ON ASEAN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEMENTATION"

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 79 dated 2 April 1993 was issued to implement the minimum fifty per centum (50%) Margin of Preference (MOP) on certain products included in the Brand-to-Brand Complementation (BBC) Schemes of Mitsubishi Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation;

WHEREAS, after the issuance of aforementioned EO No. 79, a nomination for change in tariff classification of certain CKD component parts covered by said EO 79 was submitted by Toyota Motor Corporation to the ASEAN Secretariat on 24 September 1993 and was approved by the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM) on 4 October 1993;

WHEREAS, request for addition of new models and for amendments in part numbers of certain component parts covered by EO 79 were likewise submitted by Toyota Motor Corporation and were approved by the SEOM;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to amend EO 79 to effect the technical modifications on said certain component parts under the Toyota BBC Scheme;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary as well to amend EO 79 to reflect the current nomenclature and rates of duty of certain component parts under the Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota BBC Schemes in accordance with EO 264, S. of 1995;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in me under Section 402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, as amended, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Annexes "A", "B" and "C" of Executive Order No. 79 dated 2 April 1993 are hereby amended and superseded by Annexes "A", "B" and "C" hereof.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of Executive Order no. 79 dated 2 April 1993 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. The articles specially listed in Annexes "A" and "B", as amended, shall be accorded a minimum 50% Margin of Preference (MOP) as specified in Column 12 thereof. Accordingly, such articles shall be subject to BBC Preferential Tariff in accordance with the schedule indicated in Columns 13 to 18 of Annexes "A" and "B", as amended. The articles specifically listed in Annex "C", as amended, shall be accorded a minimum 50% MOP as specified in Column 13 thereof. Accordingly, such articles shall be subject to the BBC Preferential Tariff in accordance with the schedule indicated in Columns 14 to 20 of Annex "C", as amended.

SECTION 3. Section 4 of Executive Order No. 79 dated 2 April 1993 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 4. The MOP provided in Annex "C" on steering link assembly, convenient and accessory equipment and suspension system for Corolla (Models EE 100, EE 101, AE 101) passengers cars and on fuel tank, suspension system, steering link assembly and electrical parts for Liteace (Models KM36, CM36) commercial vehicles and on electrical parts of TUV (Models KF40, KF50, CF50) motor vehicles for the transport of passengers and goods under the Toyota Motor Corporation BBC Scheme shall be accorded exclusively to the BBC entity in Malaysia (UMW Toyota Motor Sdn. Bhd.) effective up to 23 January 1995. The MOP also herein provided on under body and electrical parts for Corolla (Models EE 100, EE 101, AE 1001) passenger cars and electrical parts for TUV (Models KF40, KF50, CF50) motor vehicles for the transport of passengers and goods under the said BBC Scheme shall be accorded exclusively to the BBC entity in Thailand (Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd.) effective up to 23 January 1995. Thereafter, this MOP may be granted to a non-participating ASEAN country as soon as that country extends the same MOP itself. If the non-participating country does not wish to grant such MOP and maintains such position throughout the stipulated waiver period, the exclusive application of this MOP to Malaysia and Thailand shall then be extended up to 23 January 1999."

SECTION 4. All decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. lawphi1.net

SECTION 5. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. lawphi1.net

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of May in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

ANNEX "A"

ARTICLES GRANTED 50% MOP IN THE APPROVED MITSUBISHI MOTOR CORPORATION BBC SCHEME

HS. NO. DESCRIPTION SOURCE RATE OF DUTY (%)

BRAND PRODUCT/ PART COUNTRY 1 JULY 28

NAME PART NAME NO. AUG

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

ex 8703.90 10 Lancer Manual Trans- 30 30 20 20 10 3

(Models mission and

LA/LM/C) Final Drive

System:

Passenger

Car T/M Rear MD 720020 Thailand

Cover MD 735302

T/M Clutch MD 730411 Thailand

Housing Cover MD 723297

T/M Case MD 730413 Thailand

MD 723300

Shift Rail MD 734639 Thailand

MD 734637

MD 720886

Forged Output MD 730415M Thailand

Shaft

Forged MD 730511M Thailand

Intermediate

Gear

ex 8703.90 10 Galant Stamping Body 30 30 20 20 10 3

Model (H) Parts:

Passenger Front Floor Panel MB 502660 Thailand

Car

Fuel Tank Upper MB 503326 Thailand

Fuel Tank Lower MB 400418 Thailand

ex 8703.90 10 Galant Manual Trans- 30 30 20 20 10 3

Model (H) mission

Passenger and Final Drive

Car System:

Intermediate MD 730511M Thailand

Gear

CONTINUATION OF ANNEX "A"

HS NO. APPLICABLE BBC PREFERENTIAL

MARGIN TARIFF (%)

OF

PREFERENCE 1 JULY 28

(%) AUG

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

ex 8703.90 10 50 15 15 10 10 5 1.5

ex 8703.90 10 50 15 15 10 10 5 1.5

ex 8703.90 10 50 15 15 10 10 5 1.5

ANNEX "B"

ARTICLES GRANTED 50% MOP IN THE APPROVED NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. BBC SCHEME

HS. NO. DESCRIPTION SOURCE RATE OF DUTY (%)

BRAND PRODUCT/ PART COUNTRY 1 JULY 28

NAME PART NAME NO. AUG

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

ex 8703.90 10 Nissan Oil pan 1111077A12 Malaysia 30 30 20 20 10 3

Sentra assembly

(Model

B13)

Passenger

car

Body Metal 30 30 20 20 10 3

Parts:

Fuel Tank 17205 50A00 Thailand

Upper 17205 53A00

Fuel Tank 17206 50Y10 Thailand

Lower

Sill Inner Right 76450 72Y00 Thailand

Sill Inner Left 76451 72Y00 Thailand

Hoodledge 64112 65Y00 Malaysia

Upper Right

Hoodledge 644113 65Y00 Malaysia

Upper Left

CONTINUATION OF ANNEX "B"

APPLICABLE BBC PREFERENTIAL

HS NO. PRODUCT/ MARGIN TARIFF (%)

PART NAME OF

PREFERENCE 1 JULY 28

(%) AUG

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

ex 8703.90 10 Oil pan assembly 50 15 15 10 10 5 1.5

Body Metal Parts 50 15 15 10 10 5 1.5

ANNEX "C"

ARTICLES GRANTED 50% MOP IN THE APPROVED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION BBC SCHEME

HS. NO. DESCRIPTION SOURCE RATE OF DUTY (%)

BRAND PRODUCT/ PART COUNTRY 1 JULY 4 1 JULY 28

NAME PART NAME NO. OCT. AUG

1991 1992 1993 1993 1994 1995 1995

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

ex 8702.90 1 TUV Electrical Parts: 20 10 10 10 10 10 3

(Models

KF40,

KF50,

CF50), Distributor 19100-13410 Thailand

Public- assembly

Transport

Type Pas- Alternator 27020-13020 Malaysia

senger assembly

Motor

Vehicles

Starter 28100-13071 Malaysia

assembly

Regulator 27700-36020 Malaysia

assembly

generator

Wiper motor 85110 90P00 Malaysia

assembly

ex 8703.90 1 Liteace Fuel Tank: 20 20 20 20 20 10 3

(Models

(KM36, Fuel tank 77100-27230 Malaysia

CM36) assembly

commercial

vehicle Suspension 20 20 20 20 20 10 3

System

Absorber

assembly,

shock, FR 48500-27060 Malaysia

Absorber

assembly,

shock, RR 48531-27130 Malaysia

Electrical 20 20 20 20 20 10 3

Parts

Alternator 27020-13020 Malaysia

assembly

Starter 28100-13020 Malaysia

assembly

Regulator

assembly

generator 27700-13080 Malaysia

Wiper motor 85110-95717 Malaysia

assembly

Steering Link 20 20 20 20 20 10 3

System:

Link assembly,

steering gear 45500-0W04 Malaysia

ex 8703.90 1 Corolla Under Body: 30 30 20 20 20 10 3

(Models

EE100,

EE101, Panel, FR, Floor 58111-12260 Thailand

AE10)

Passenger

Car

Panel, CTR, 58211-12340 Thailand

Floor 58211-12350

Panel, RR, 58311-12210 Thailand

Floor

Electrical Parts 30 30 20 20 20 10 3

Alternator 27060-10100 Thailand

assembly 27060-15050

with regulator 27060-15180

Starter assembly 28100-10030 Thailand

28100-16071

28100-16041

Ignition coil 19020-11330 Thailand

19020-16250

Motor wiper

assembly 85110-12770 Thailand

Suspension 30 30 20 20 20 10 3

System

Absorber

assembly

shock, FR, RH 48510-12790 Malaysia

Absorber

assembly

shock, FR, LH 48520-12670 Malaysia

Absorber

assembly

shock, RR, RH 48530-1A010 Malaysia

Absorber

assembly

shock, RR, LH 48540-12830 Malaysia

Steering Link 30 30 20 20 20 10 3

System

Link assembly,

steering gear 45500-02030 Malaysia

Convenient and

accessory 30 30 20 20 20 10 3

equipment

Belt assembly, 73210-12840 Malaysia

FR, seat, 73210-12802

outer RH

Belt assembly, 73220-12730 Malaysia

FR, seat, 73220-12712

outer LH

Belt assembly,

FR, seat,

inner 73230-12140 Malaysia

ex 8704.90 1 TUV Electrical Parts: 20 10 10 10 10 10 3

(Models

KF40,

KF50,

CF50) Distributor 19180-13410 Thailand

Motor assembly

Vehicles

for the Alternator 27020-13020 Malaysia

Transport assembly

of Goods

Starter assembly 28100-13071 Malaysia

Regulator 27700-36020 Malaysia

assembly

generator

Wiper motor 85110-90P00 Malaysia

assembly

CONTINUATION OF ANNEX "C"

APPLICABLE BBC PREFERENTIAL

HS NO. PRODUCT/ MARGIN TARIFF (%)

PART NAME OF

PREFERENCE 1 JULY 4 1 JULY 28

(%) OCT. AUG

1991 1992 1993 1993 1994 1995 1995

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

ex 8702.90 1 Electrical Parts 50 - - - 5 5 5 1.5

ex 8703.90 1 Fuel Tank 50 10 10 10 10 10 5 1.5

Suspension 50 10 10 10 10 10 5 1.5

System

Electrical 50 10 10 10 10 10 5 1.5

Parts

Steering Link 50 10 10 10 10 10 5 1.5

System

es 8703.90 1 Under Body 50 15 15 10 10 10 5 1.5

Electrical Parts 50 15 15 10 10 10 5 1.5

Suspension 50 15 15 10 10 10 5 1.5

System

Steering Link 50 15 15 10 10 10 5 1.5

System

Convenient and 50 15 15 10 10 10 5 1.5

accessory

equipment

ex 8704.90 1 Electrical Parts 50 - - - 5 5 5 1.5


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