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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 168 -
FURTHER AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 498
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| WHEREAS, Administrative Order No. 498,
series of 1985, as amended prescribes, as a condition for the tax-free
entry of motor vehicles brought in by returning Foreign Service
personnel, including attaches and representatives of other agencies of
the Philippine Government abroad, that they should be duly registered
in the name of the officer/employee concerned at least two (2) years
prior to his last date of service abroad; and WHEREAS, Foreign Service personnel are by and large unable to purchase and register, mainly due to personal funding limitations and priorities, a motor vehicle until the last months of their tour of duty at their post of assignment. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following: 1. Number 5, Letter A, of Administrative Order No. 498, dated June 25, 1985, as amended by Administrative Order No. 22, dated May 15, 1987, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "The
Departments of Foreign Affairs and Finance shall limit the grant of tax
exemption for motor vehicles brought in by returning Foreign Service
personnel, including attaches and representatives of other agencies of
the Philippine Government abroad, irrespective of rank or designation,
to vehicles with engine displacement not exceeding 2,300 cubic
centimeters or kerbweight not exceeding 1,500 kilograms, including
accessories, which must be registered in the name which must be
registered in the name of the returning officer or employee: Provided,
That the registration shall be made at least six (6) months prior to
the last date of service abroad; and Provided, Further, That where the
laws of the country of assignment of a female officer or employee
prohibit the registration of a motor vehicle in the name of a woman,
the registration may be effected in her husband's name or, if not
married, in the name of her Embassy or Consulate upon prior approval of
the Secretary of Foreign Affairs."
2. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately. DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day, of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety. |
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