[ CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 37-2015, October 28, 2015 ]

ADDENDUM TO CMO 32-2015 ENTITLED œREVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF OFF-DOCK CONTAINER YARDS AND/OR CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS (OCC) AND OTHER OFF-DOCK CUSTOMS FACILITIES (OCF) OUTSIDE OF THE CUSTOMS ZONES 



Adopted: 23 October 2015
Date Filed: 28 October 2015

1.     This Order is issued to provide additional guidelines  and revisions to CMO 32-2015.

2.     All new applications  to operate  as an OCC under CMO 32-2015  shall, as applicable,  comply  with the conditions  provided  in Customs  Administrative Order (CAO) No. 5-1996 entitled œRules on the Approval of Application to Operate Off-Dock CY/CFS (ODCY/CFS) .

3.     All existing CY/CFS-OCZ shall submit their application for renewal of license to  operate  and  for  the  issuance  of  the  Certificate  of  Authority  (COA)  to operate as an Off-Dock Container Yard/Container Freight Station (OCC), pursuant  to CMO  32-2015,  directly  with  the  Office  of the  Deputy Commissioner,  AOCG, through the Director,  Port Operation  Service (POS) and shall pay the annual supervision  fees on or before October  31, 2015. The COA to operate as an OCC issued to existing CY/CFS-OCZ shall be for a period of five (5) years. Renewal for accreditation as an OCC of all existing CY/CFS-OCZ  shall be deemed automatic in the absence of any violation as provided under CMO 32-2015.

4.     The Office of the Commissioner,  through the Deputy Commissioner,  AOCG, shall have direct supervision and control of all OCCs and OCFs. The Deputy Commissioner,  AOCG,  is hereby  authorized  to issue  operating  guidelines and  to  delegate   such   functions   and  responsibilities   to  the  concerned Collection District as may be necessary.

5.     This Order shall take effect immediately.

(SGD) ALBERTO D. LINA
Commissioner