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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 428
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 428 -
AMENDING Section 29 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 389, AUTHORIZING THE
EXPORTATION OF LOGS BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1976
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WHEREAS,
Government has adopted a policy prohibiting the exportation of logs
effective January 1, 1976 and encouraging the expansion of wood
processing centers and the establishment of new ones, to process logs
for domestic use as well as for exportation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, certain economic problems are expected to arise concomitant to
the implementation of the aforesaid policy, such as the reduction of
foreign exchange earnings from log exports and expected difficulties on
the part of local concessionaires in meeting prior export commitments.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
amend Section 29 of Presidential Decree No. 389, as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 29. Mandatory Wood Processing Requirements. —
Unless otherwise modified by the President, the exportation of logs cut
from public forests and other forested lands is hereby prohibited
effective January 1, 1976. All log production thereafter shall be
processed domestically. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"During calendar years 1974 and 1975, all logging concessionaires are
authorized to export a maximum of eighty per centum (80%) of their
actual log production.
"The Department Head, in consultation with appropriate agencies, shall
accelerate the expansion and rationalization of the wood processing
industry, taking into consideration, whenever feasible, the report of
the Presidential Committee on Wood Industries Development.
"A wood processing plant shall purchase logs only from authorized
sources. A licensee who has no processing plant may enter into a
contract with a wood processor for purposes of complying with the
requirements of this Section, subject to approval by the Department
Head upon recommendation of the Director." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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