WHEREAS, the United States of America has allocated for the Philippines an initial quota of 142,160 Metric Tons Raw Value (MTRV) or 136, 201 Metric Tons Commercial Weight (MTCW) for Quota Year 2010-2011;

WHEREAS, under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) country allocations for raw sugar for the said Quota Year, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has waived the quaterly shipment requirement (shipping pattern restrictions) of our regular allocation of 136, 201 MTCW;

WHEREAS, Certificate of Quota Eligibility (CQE) will be issued to the Philippines to ship any volume of raw sugar at any given time/period as part of our regular allocation of 136,201 MTCW within the Quota Year 2010-2011;

WHEREAS, it is in the national interest that the œFirst Come-First Served  policy of allocating the U.S. Quota among sugar traders/exporters shall apply;

WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure that the full quota is actually shipped to the United States after the verification of œA  quedans has been accomplished.

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

SECTION 1. Sugar exporters with œA  or U.S. Quota sugar quedan-permits issued during the current Crop Year 2010-2011 (regular swapped and replenishment ) and the previous Crop Year/s, (unshipped, verified and reinstated œA  sugar), are hereby advised to apply with the SRA for export allocations attached thereto the aforesaid quedan-permits for verification/processing in order to fill up the allocations of the U.S. Quota for Quota Year 2009-2010.

1.1 The U.S. Quota Allocation for Quota Year 2010-2011 shall be allocated among the sugar exporters on a œFirst Come-First Served  basis. Likewise, all sugar shipments to the U.S. shall be made on a œFirst-In, First-Out  basis.

1.2 In the event the exporter shall have sold his verified œA  quedan-permits to another party, the allocation of the said exporter is deemed cancelled, in which case, the said œA  quedan-permits shall be again subject to verification by the SRA for allocation on a œFirst Come-First Served  basis.

1.3 All fees and charges due the SRA for the processing of documents relative to the filling up of the 2010-2011 U.S. Quota Allocation shall be subject to SRA General Administrative Order No. 1, series of 2002-2003 dated 20 February 2003.

SECTION 2. Effectivity - This Sugar Order shall take effect immediately.

SECTION 3. Consistency - 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.

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SUGAR BOARD:  

  (SGD.) MA. REGINA BAUTISTA-MARTIN
  Administrator