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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1593
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1593 -
AMENDING CERTAIN SectionS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1297 CENTRALIZING
THE IMPORTATION OF RUMINANTS FOR BREEDING, SLAUGHTER AND BEEF
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WHEREAS,
there is a need to strengthen existing guidelines for the effective
implementation of Presidential Decree No. 1297, centralizing the
importation of ruminants for breeding and slaughter and beef; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to accomplish the above purpose, it is necessary to amend
Presidential Decree No. 1297.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby
order and decree the following as part of the law of the land:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 1 of the Presidential Decree No.
1297 is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"The importation of cattle (breeder and/or slaughter) and frozen beef
(special choice cuts and/or briskets, trimmings, and other low-cost
manufacturing grade beef) shall be in accordance with the following
specific guidelines and such guidelines as may be issued by the Bureau
of Animal Industry through the Ministry of Agriculture as approved by
the President.
"(a) Low-cost manufacturing grade beef such as
briskets, trimmings, cow crops, shall be imported by the government
directly or through legitimate and bona-fide meat processors, in such
quantities as shall be certified by the Ministry of Agriculture upon
the recommendation of the Bureau of Animal Industry, taking into
consideration the actual direct raw material requirements for processed
and canned meat products according to the actual operating capacity on
officially established rated operating capacities of their respective
plants, machinery and equipment as inspected and certified by the
Ministry of Industry whichever is lower; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"(b) Special choice cuts for selective institutional
outlets may be imported directly by five-star hotels chains, and such
other entities authorized by the President upon recommendation of the
Ministry of Tourism, subject to the condition that the quantity and
volume imported by such five-star hotels or hotel chains or other
entities shall be limited strictly to what is needed to service their
own direct restaurant requirements; and
"(c) Importations by the government for breeding
and/or slaughter shall be discharged and unloaded only at the
Government Cattle Breeding Grazing Reserve and Experimental Station at
Busuanga, Palawan and in such other places designated by the President
upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture, at which places
continued studies and evaluation will be undertaken to determine the
suitable breed of cattle that can be properly dispersed or slaughtered
to ensure protection of the local cattle industry and adequate beef
supply from certified healthy cattle at reasonable price."
Section 2. Section 2 of the same decree is hereby
amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"All importation of live cattle for breeding and/or slaughter shall
have prior approval of the Ministry of Agriculture, upon recommendation
of the Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry, attesting to the
quality and breed of the cattle to be brought in, the need for and
timeliness of such importation, the cost thereof, the benefits to be
derived therefrom and the contributions such importation can make to
the intended overall economic and social objectives." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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