WHEREAS, there is a need for an effective monitoring of all sugar importation in order to minimize/prevent the smuggling of sugar into the country;

NOW, THEREFORE , under and by virtue of the authority vested in the Sugar RegulatoryAdministration (SRA), it is hereby ordered that:

SECTION 1.        All concerned processors/manufacturers of sugar-based products for export are hereby required to immediately notify officially the SRA five (5) working days before the expected arrival of their sugar importation and prior to their filing of clearance to cover said importation, by providing the SRA with the following information, to wit:

a.    Name of Importer/Consignee
b.    Type of Sugar (Raw/Refined)
c.    Volume of Importation (M.T./LKg-Bags)
d.    Country of Origin
e.    Name of Vessel
f.     Expected Date of Arrival
g.    Port of Entry

Failure of the said importers/consignees to comply with herein provision, shall mean that SRA shall automatically classify the imported sugar as "C" or Reserve Sugar.

SECTION 2.        The SRA, in order to prevent the apprehension on the importers/consignees by concerned authorities, shall provide the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Task Force (PASTF) "Aduana" and Bureau of Customs (BOC) with a copy of the aforementioned information immediately after receiving the said notice of arrival of importation.

SECTION 3 .       The SRA entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the PASTF for the effective monitoring of all sugar importation, said MOA prescribing the functional responsibilities of each agency.

SECTION 4.        This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the newspaper of general circulation.

SECTION 5.        Provisions of Sugar Orders, Circular Letters, and/or other rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with this Sugar Order, are hereby amended, modified or revoked accordingly.

Adopted: 23 Feb. 2000

(SGD.) NICOLAS A. ALONSO
Administrator