[ CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 8-2006, March 15, 2006 ]
CERTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN BY THE PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL ATTACHE IN COUNTRY OF EXPORT FOR PRODUCTS COVERED BY SAFEGUARD OR ANTI-DUMPING DUTY
For purposes of conforming with the Operational Certification Procedure for the Rules of Origin of CEPT/AFTA, CMO No. 06-2003 (Rules of Origin) is hereby modified thus:
2. all importers of articles subject to safeguard/anti-dumping duty regardless of Port of Exportation are required to secure a Certificate of Origin (CO) issued by the authorized agency/office in the source country of manufacture as provided for in ii.1 abovementioned.
Under the CEPT/AFTA scheme, the requisite CO of products covered by safeguard or anti-dumping duty need not be certified and authenticated by the Philippine Commercial Attache in the country of exportation.
This Order takes effect immediately.
Adopted: 15 March 2006
(SGD.) NAPOLEON L. MORALES
Acting Commissioner