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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1610
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1610 -
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1609 ENTITLED AUTHORIZING AS AN
EMERGENCY MEASURE THE IMPORTATION, FREE OF DUTIES, OF LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GAS
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WHEREAS,
under Presidential Decree No. 1609 the importation free from customs
duties of liquefied petroleum gas was authorized as an emergency
measure;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the shortages in supply which were originally anticipated only
in the case of liquefied petroleum gas supply appears to be graver and
there are now similarly expected shortages in the supply of motor
gasoline, naphtha, and natural gas liquids;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is possible that shortages resulting from the disruptions
in normal sources of supply might similarly affect other refined
petroleum products, and it is necessary to provide a mechanism to allow
the importation free from customs duties and other charges of other
refined petroleum products, if and when shortages occur;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 1 of the Presidential Decree No.
1609 is hereby amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Any provision of law, executive or administrative order, rule or
regulation, to the contrary notwithstanding the importation free from
customs duties and other importation taxes and charges of liquefied
petroleum gas, motor gasoline, naphtha, and liquefied natural gas
liquids by persons or entities duly authorized by the Bureau of Energy
Utilization, shall be allowed for the duration of the present supply
emergency or until the domestic prices of refined petroleum products
shall have been adjusted. Similar importation free from customs duties
and other importation taxes and charges for other petroleum products,
the supply of which may become critical during the period of emergency,
shall similarly be allowed when directed by the President of the
Philippines upon recommendation of the Minister of Energy." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila this
28th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-nine.
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