[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 926, December 11, 1983 ]

MODIFYING THE RATES OF DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AS PROVIDED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1464, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF 1978



Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby direct and order:

Section 1. The rates of import duty under heading Nos. 56.01 and 56.02 of the Code are hereby amended to read as follows:

56.01

Man-made fibers (discontinuous) not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning:








1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

100

x x x x






200

Polyester fibers . . ad val.



20%

30%

30%

(210

Polyester staple fibres, except when imported directly by textile mills under prior authorization of the Board of Investments . . . ad val.

30%

30%

20%

20%

20%)

(290

Other . . . ad val.

10%

10%

20%

20%

20%)

300

Acrylic fibers . . . ad val.



20%

10%

10%

400

Other synthetic fibres . . . ad val.



20%

10%

10%

500

Regenerated fibers (including rayon). ad val.



20%

10%

20%

56.02

Continuous filament tow for the manufacture of man-made fibres (discontinuous):






100

x x x






200

Of Polyester fibres. ad val



20%

30%

30%

(210

Polyester filament tow, except when imported directly by textile mills under prior authorization of the Board of Investments . . . ad val.

30%

30%

20%

20%

20%)

(290

Other . . . ad val.

10%

10%

20%

20%

20%)

300

Of acrylic fibers . . ad val.



20%

10%

10%

400

Of other synthetic fibres . . . ad val.



20%

10%

10%

500

Of regenerated fibers (including rayon):






510

x x x x






590

Other . . . . . ad val.



20%

10%

20%


Section 2. This Order shall take effect on January 1, 1984.

Done in the City of Baguio, this 11th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-three.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant