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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLES 1.4(A) AND 8 .2(B) 
PHILIPPINES  
The following communication, dated  7 October 2016 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Philippines . 
 
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Article 1.4( a) - Sources in which information relevant to import licensing is published  
 
1. Official Gazette of the Philippines  
2. Annual Reports of the B angko Sentral ng Pilipinas  
3. Circulars of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas  
4. Newspapers of national circulation  
Article 8.2(b) - Laws/Regulations/Administrative Orders* 
 
1. Agriculture and agricultural products  
 
(i)  Republic Act No. 8178 (An Act Replacing Quantitative Import Restrictions on Agricultural 
Products, Except Rice, With Tariffs, Creating the Agricultural Competi tiveness Enhancement 
Fund, and f or Other Purposes dated March 28, 1996).  
 
(ii) Department of Agriculture  (DA) Administrative Order No. 08, Series of 1997, as amen ded by 
Administrative Order No.  01, Series of  1998. Rules and Regulations Implementing the 
Minimum Access Volume (MAV) Mechanism.  
 
2. Animals and animal products  
 
(i) Administrative Order No. 4, 10 September 1980 – Veterinary quarantine services at 
Philippine ports.  
 
(ii) Administrative Order No. 10, 25 November 1981 – Defining the powers an d duties of the 
Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry relative to animal quarantine, inspection and 
sanitation as provided under Section 1761 -1770 of the Revised Administrative Code.  
 
(iii) Administrative Order No. 17, 4 April 1988 – Rules and regulati ons governing the 
importation, bringing or introduction of poultry meat into the Philippines from foreign 
countries and prescribing the treatment to which they shall be subject before shipment and 
after arrival in the Philippines.  
 
(iv) Department of Agriculture  (DA) Administrative Order No. 26, series of 2005 – Revised Rules, 
Regulations, and Standards Governing the Importation of Meat and Meat products into the 
Philippines.  
                                                
* Copies and/or summaries of the above -mentioned Laws and Regulations have not been provided to 
the Secretariat.  G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5  
 
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  (v) Department of Agriculture Administrative Order No. 16, series of 2006 – Pre-border 
Measures for export of meat products to the Philippines.  
 
(vi) Department of Agriculture Administrative Order No. 09, series of 2010 – DA AO No. 08, 
series of 2009, as amended.  
 
3. Dangerous drugs and controlled precursors and essential chemicals  
 
(i) Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, as amended, 
and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.  
 
(ii) Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Regulation No. 1, Series of 2014 (Subject: Comprehensive 
Amendments to Board Regulation No. 3  Series of 2003, “Comprehensive Guidelines on 
Importation, Distribution, Manufacture, Prescription, Dispensing and Sale of, and Other 
Lawful Acts in Connection with Any Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursors and Essential 
Chemicals and Other Similar or Ana logous Substances”, as Amended, and Other Related 
Board Issuances).  
 
(iii) Dangerous Drugs Board  Regulation No.1 Series of 2015 – Inclusion of Alpha -
Phenylacetoacetonitrile  (“APAAN”) In the list of controlled precursors and essential 
chemicals.  
 
(iv) Dangerous Drugs Board Regulation No.2 Series of 2015 – Inclusion of 1, 2 -Dimethyl -3-
Phenyl Aziridine and its cis and trans -isomers in the list of controlled precursors and 
essential chemicals.  
 
(v)  Dangerous Drugs Board Regulation No. 3 Series of 2015 – Inclus ion of salvia divinorum, its 
resin, extract, tinctures or other forms and / or any part or portion thereof in the list of 
dangerous drugs.  
 
4. Energy  
 
(i) Department of Energy (DOE) Department Circular No. 2012 -05-0006 – Guidelines on the 
Accreditation of Coal Traders and Registration of Coal End Users.  
 
5. Environment and natural resource products  
 
(i) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 97 -08- 
Guidelines Governing the Entry and Disposition of Imported Logs, Lumb er, Veneer, Plywood, 
Poles and Piles, and Pulpwood Including Wood Chips.  
 
(ii) DENR Administrative Order No. 17, Series of 1994 - Registration of Agents, Contractors and 
Dealers on Imported Logs, Lumber, Veneer and Commercial Poles and Piles.  
 
(iii) DENR A dministrative Order No. 28, Series of 1994 - Interim Guidelines for the Importation 
of Recyclable Materials Containing Hazardous Substances.  
 
(iv) DENR Administrative Order No. 28, Series of 1997 - Amending Annex A of DAO No. 28 
Series of 1994 “Interim Gui delines for the Importation of Recyclable Materials Containing 
Hazardous Substances”.  
 
(v) DENR Administrative Order No. 29, Series of 1992 - Implementing Rules and Regulati ons of 
Republic Act No. 6969, otherwise k nown as “Toxic Substances and Hazardous an d Nuclear 
Wastes Control Act of 1990”.  
 
(vi) Republic Act No. 9147 of 2001 – An Act Providing for the Conservation and Protection of 
Wildlife Resources and Their Habitats, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes, 
otherwise known as the “Wildlif e Resources Conservation and Protection Act”.  
 
(vii) Joint DENR -DA-Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) Administrative Order 
No. 1 dated 18 May 2004 – Joint Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) pursuant to 
Republic Act No. 9147.  G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5  
 
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  (viii) DENR Administrative Order No. 2004 -55 dated 31 August 2004 – DENR 
Streamlining/Procedural Guidelines Pursuant to the Joint DENR -DA-PCSD Implementing 
Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9147.  
 
(ix) DENR Administrative Order No. 81, Series of 2000 – Implementing Rules and Regulations 
(IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 8749, otherwise known as the “Philippine Clean Air Act of 
1999”.  
 
(x) DENR Administrative Order No. 30, Series of 2003 – IRR of Presidential Decree No. 1586, 
Establishing the Philippine Envi ronmental Impact Statement System.  
 
(xi) DENR Administrative Order No. 10, Series of 2005 – IRR of RA No. 9275 or the Philippine 
Clean Water Act of 2004.  
 
(xii) DA Administrative Order No. 13, series of 2000 – Revised Schedule of Fees and Charges for 
Services Rendered by Fertilizer  and Pesticide Authority (FPA).  
 
6.   Fertilizer and pesticide  
 
(i) DA Administrative Order No. 13, series of 2000 – Revised Schedule of Fees and Charges for 
Services Rendered by Fertilizer  and Pesticide Authority (FPA).  
 
7.   Firearms, Firearm Parts and Accessories, Ammunition, Ammunition Components and Other 
Defense Related Goods, Explosives, Explosives Ingredients, Controlled Chemicals, 
Pyrotechnics and Firecrackers  
 
(i) Firearms, Firearm Parts and Accessories, Ammunition, Ammun ition Components and Other 
Defense Related Goods  
 
a) Republic Act No. 10591 dated 29 May 2013 and its IRR dated December 2013 – An 
Act Providing for a Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition and Providing 
Penalties for Violations Thereof, otherwise kn own as the “Comprehensive Firearms and 
Ammunition Regulation Act”.  
 
b) Letter of Instruction No. 1264 dated 31 July 1982 – Ban on the Importation, 
Manufacture, Distribution, Sale and Display of Certain Types of Toy Firearms and 
Explosives.  
 
c) Philippine N ational Police (PNP) Circular No. 1 dated 20 August 2004 – Rules and 
Regulations Covering the Sale/Importation, Manufacture, Possession or Bullet -Proof 
Vests/Vestments.  
 
d) PNP Circular No. 11 dated 04 December 2007 – Revised Rules and Regulations 
Governin g the Manufacture, Importation, Exportation, Sale, Possession, Carrying of 
Airsoft Rifles/Pistols and Operation of Airsoft Game Sites and Airsoft Teams.  
 
e) Letter of Instruction No. 1280 dated December 1, 1982 – Regulating the 
Importation/Manufacture, sal e and Possessi on of Telescopic Sights, Sniper scopes and 
Other Similar Devices.  
 
f) Executive Order No. 712 dated July 28, 1981 - Regulating the Manufacture, Sale and 
Possession of Air Rifle/Pistols Which Are Considered as Firearms.  
 
g) National Police Comm ission (NAPOLCOM) Committee Resolution No. 01 -2014 dated 
September 5, 2014 New Fees/Rates and Charges Relative to the Regulation of 
Firearms  and Ammunition.  
 
(ii) Explosives, Explosives Ingredients, Controlled Chemicals, Pyrotechnics and Firecrackers  
 
a) Republic Act No. 7183 dated 30 January 1992 and its IRR dated 22 July 1994 - An Act 
Regulating the Sale, Manufacture, Distribution and Use of Firecrackers and Other 
Pyrotechnic Devices.  G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5  
 
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  b) Executive Order No. 256 dated 21 December 1995  and its IRR dated 23 May 1996 -  
Revising Executive Order No. 58, Series of 1987, By Rationalizing the Fees and 
Charges on Firearms, Ammunition, Spare Parts, Accessories, Components, Explosives, 
Explosive Ingredients, Pyrotechnics and Firecrackers; and Executive Order 197.  
 
c) Executive Order. No. 522 (Prescribing Rules and Regulations for the Control and 
Supervision of the Importation, Sale and Possession of Chemical Used as Ingredients 
in the Manufacture of Explosives and for Other Purposes) dated 26 June 1992.  
 
d) President ial Decree No. 1866 dated 29 June 1983 as amended by Republic Act  
No. 8294 dated 6 June 1997  - Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, 
Manufacture, Dealing in, Acquisition or Disposition of Firearms, Ammunition or 
Explosives or Instruments Used in the Manufacture of Firearms, Ammunition or 
Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Certain Violations thereof and for 
Relevant Purposes.  
 
e) Republic Act No. 9516 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations - (An Act Further 
Amending the Provisions  of Presidential Decree No. 1866, as Amended, Entitled 
Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Dealing in, 
Acquisition or Disposition of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives or Instruments Used 
in the Manufacture of Firearms, Ammuniti on or Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer 
Penalties for Certain Violations thereof and for Other Relevant Purposes) dated 22 
December 2008.  
 
8.  Fishery and Fishery Products  
 
DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)  Fisheries Office Order (FOO) No.  146, Series 
of 2013 - Suspension of processing and approval of applications for permit to import all live 
shrimps and other susceptible crustaceans from Asian Countries and other countries affected by 
Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS)/Acute Hepato -pancreatic  Necrosis Syndrome (AHPNS) and 
Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV) . 
 
9. Food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, household/urban hazardous pesticides, and toys 
and child care articles  
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  License to Operate as Distributor -Importer:  
 
(i) Administrative Order 2016 -0003. Guidelines on the Unified Licensing Requirements and 
Procedure of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (February 15, 2016).  
 
(ii) FDA Circular No. 2016 -004.  Procedure on the Use of the New Application Form for  License 
to Operate (LTO) thru the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Electronic Portal (e -portal).  
 
(iii) Administrative Order No. 2014 -0034. Rules and Regulations on the Licensing of 
Establishments Engaged in the Manufacture, Conduct of Clinical Trial, D istribution, 
Importation, Exportation, and Retailing of Drug Products, and Issuance of Other Related 
Authorizations.  
FDA Product Registration or Notification Prior to Importation:  
 
(i) Drugs  
 
a) FDA Circular No. 2014 -003 || Filing and Receiving of Registr ation, Licensing and Other 
Applications Using the Integrated Application Form.  
http://www.fda.gov.ph/issuances/145645 -fda-circular -no-2014-003; 
http://www.fda.gov.ph/237 -list-of-laboratories -recognized -by-the-fda/integrated -
application -form-and-process   
 
b) Checklist of Requirements  for Registration of Ph armaceutical Products for Human Use. 
http://www.fda.gov.ph/attachments/article/95568/CPR_pharmaceutical%20products
%20for%20human%20use.pdf   
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  c) Checklist of Requirements  for Registration of Pharmaceutical Products for Veterinary 
Use. 
http://www.fda.gov.ph/attachments/arti cle/95568/CPR_pharmaceutical%20products
%20for%20veterinary%20use.pdf   
 
d) Checklist  of Requirements for Registration of Vaccines/Biologic Products.  
http://www.fda.gov.ph/attachments/article/95568/CPR_vaccines%20and%20biologic
%20products.pdf   
 
e) Administrative Order No. 67 s. 1989.  Revised Rules and Regulations on Registration 
of Pharmaceutical Products.  
 
f) Bureau Circular No. 05 s. 1997. Revised Checklist of Requirements and the 1997 
Guidelines for the Registration of Pharmaceutical Products.  
 
g) Administrative Order No. 2006 -0021. Supplemental Guidelines to Administrative Order 
(AO) 67 s. 1987, Revised Rules and Regulations on Registration of Pha rmaceutical 
Products and Bureau Circular 05 s. 1997 in evaluating New Drug Applications.  
 
h) Administrative Order No. 2005 -0031. Guidelines and Procedure for the Issuance of the 
Principal Certificate of Product Registration and the Listing of Identical Dru g Products 
based on the Identity of Manufacturer and Pharmaceutical Formulation.  
 
i) Administrative Order No. 2013 -0021. Adoption of the Association of Southeast Nations 
(ASEAN) Common Technical Dossier (ACTD) and Common Technical Requirements 
(ACTR) for t he Registration of Pharmaceutical Products for Human Use.  
 
j) FDA Circular No. 2013 -026. Adoption of the International Conference of Harmonization 
(ICH) Harmonised Tripartite Guideline, Quality of Biotechnological Products: Stability 
Testing of Biotechnolo gical/Biological Products Q5C.  
 
k) Administrative Order No. 96 s. 1990.  Guidelines on the Registration of Fixed -Dose 
Combination Drug Products.  
 
l) Administrative Order No. 23 -c s. 2000.  Policies and Guidelines on Over -the-Counter 
(OTC) Drug Products.  
 
m) Administrative Order No. 111 -a s. 1991. Rules and Regulations on Registration of 
Veterinary Drugs and Products.  
 
n) Administrative Order No. 172 s. 2004. Guidelines on the Registration of Herbal 
Medicines.  
 
o) Administrative Order No. 184 s.2004. Guidelin es on th e Registration of 
Traditionally -Used Herbal Products.  
 
p) FDA Circular No. 2013 -017. Registration of Human Stem Cell -Based Product.  
 
q) Administrative order no. 117 s. 1992. Providing for the Classification of Household 
Remedies.  
 
r) Bureau Circula r No. 011 s. 2006. Specific Operational Instructions Implementing 
Administrative Order No. 2005 -0031 dated December 7, 2005, Subject: Guidelines 
and Procedure for the issuance of the Principal Certificate of Product Registration and 
the Listing of the Iden tical Drug Products based on the Identity of Manufacturer and 
Pharmaceutical  Formulation.  
 
(ii)  Pre-packaged/Processed Food, and Food supplements, ingredients and raw materials  
 
a) Administrative Order No. 2014 -0029.   Rules and Regulations on the Licensin g of Food 
Establishments and Registration of Processed Food.  
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  b) FDA Circular No. 2016 -007. Notification of Sources for Raw Materials, Low Risk, 
Medium Risk, and High Risk Prepackaged Processed Food Products.  
 
c) FDA Circular No. 2016 -014. Procedure for th e us e of Electronic Registration 
(E-Registration) System for Pre -packaged Processed Food Products.  
 
d) Administrative Order No. 2014 -0030. Revised Rules and Regulations Governing The 
Labelling of Prepackaged Food Products Further Amending Certain Provision s of 
Administrative Order No. 88 -B s. 1984 or the “Rules and Regulations Governing the 
Labelling of Pre -packaged Food Products Distributed in the Philippines,” and For Other 
Purposes . 
 
(iii) Cosmetics  
 
a) FDA Memorandum Circular 2015 -011. Guidelines for E lectronic Notification of 
Cosmetic Products (Cosmetic E -Notification Version 2.0) Using the FDA E -Portal.  
 
b) FDA Memorandum Circular No. 2015 -010. Guidelines on Issuance of Center for 
Cosmetic Regulation & Research ( CCRR ) User Account to Access e -portal.  
 
c) Administrative Order No. 2005 -0015. Adoption of the ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic 
Regulatory Scheme and ASEAN Common Technical Documents.  
 
d) Administrative Order No. 2005 -0025. Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonized 
Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme and ASEAN Co mmon Technical Documents.  
 
e) FDA Circular No. 2013 -015. Deregulation of Bulk Industrial Chemicals Used as Raw 
material in Cosmetic Products and Household Products Considered as Urban 
Hazardous Substances.  
 
(iv) Medical Device  
 
a) FDA Memorandum Circular N o. 2014 -005. Updated List of Medical Devices Required to 
be Registered Prior to Sale, Distribution and Use.  
 
b) Application Form for the Registration of Medical Devices .  
http://www.fda.gov.ph/233 -List-Of-Laboratories -Recognized -By-The-Fda/Medical -
Device -Registration -Requirements    
 
c) Checklist of Requirements for Certificate of Product Registration of Medical Devices . 
http://www.fda.gov.ph/233 -List-Of-Laboratories -Recognized -By-The-Fda/Medical -
Device -Registration -Requirements    
 
e) Checklist of Requirements f or the Registration of an In Vitro Diagnostic Devices . 
http://www.fda.gov.ph/233 -List-Of-Laboratories -Recognized -By-The-Fda/Medical -
Device -Registration -Requirements    
 
f) Checklist of Requirements for Certificate of Exemption for Product Registration . 
http://www.fda.gov.ph/ industry -corner/downloadables/233 -medical -device -
registration -requirements   
 
(v) Health Related Device  
 
a) Application for Registration of Water Purification Devices/System . 
http://www.fda.gov.ph/attachments/article/217406/Application%20for%20Registratio
n%20of%20Water%20Purification%20Devices%20 -%20QWP -CDRRHR -3-01-Ann  
 
b) Application for Registra tion of Equipment/Devices Used to Treat Sharps, Pathological 
and Infectious Wastes .  
http:/ /www.fda.gov.ph/attachments/article/217406/Application%20Form%20for%20R
egistration%20of%20Equipment%20used%20to%20Treat%20Sharps,%20Pathologica   G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5  
 
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  c) Department of Health (DOH) Administrative Order No. 2005 -0003. Guidelines on the 
Issuance of Certificate of  Product Registration for Water Purification Equipment and 
Device, with amendments DOH Administrative Order No. 2005 -0003-A, DOH 
Administrative Order No. 2005 -0003-B, and DO H Administrative Order 
No. 2005-0003-C.  
 
d) DOH Administrative Order No. 2007 -0014. Guidelines on the Issuance of Certificate of 
Product Registration for Equipment or Devices Used for Treating Sharps, Pathological 
and Infectious Waste.  
 
(vi) Household/Urban Pesticide  
 
a) Checklist of Requirements Initial Application for Certificate of Product Registration 
(CPR) Household/Urban Pesticides (HUP) .  
http://www.fda.gov.ph/attachments/article/95606/Household%20Urban%2 0Pesticides
%20Requirements%20 -%20INITIAL.pdf ;  
http://www.fda.gov.ph/237 -list-of-laboratories -recognized -by-the-fda/integrated -
application -form-and-process   
 
b) DOH Administrative Order No. 2014 -0038. Rules and Regulations Governing 
Household/Urban Pesticides Licensing of Establishments and Operators, Registration of 
their Products and for Other Purposes.  
 
c) DOH-Bureau of Food and D rugs (BFAD) Advisory No. 2008 -003 || Import Permits; 
Initial Registration and Renewal of Existing Certificates of Product Registration 
Covering Household Pesticide Products, as well as. Licenses to Operate of Entities 
Manuf acturing or Importing/Exporting/D istributing such Products and Raw Materials.  
 
(vii) Toys and Child Care Articles  
 
a) FDA Memorandum No. 2013 -058. Regulation of Toys for Children and Childcare 
Articles, such as Infant Feeding Bottles and Sippy Cups.  
 
b) FDA Circular No. 2015 -002. Guidelin es on the e -notification of Toys and Child Care 
Articles.  
 
10. Lighting Products  
 
(i) Joint DENR -DOE Administrative Order No. 2013 -09-0001 (Ligh ting Industry Waste 
Management Guidelines) dated 24 September 2013 . 
 
11. Motor vehicle, parts and components  
 
(i) Executive Order No. 156 dated 12 December 2002 – Providing for a Comprehensive 
Industrial Policy and Directions for the Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP).  
 
(ii) DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) Department Administrative Order No. 08, Series  of 
2003 – Guidelines  for the Mandatory Accreditation of Rebuilding Centers.  
 
12. Notes, coins and colo ur reproduction machines with 2,400 dots per inch or higher  
 
(i) Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Manual of Regulations on Foreign Exchange Transactions  
(FX Manual), as amended.  
 
13. Oil and petroleum products  
 
(i) Republic Act No. 8479, dated 10 February 1998 - An Act Deregulating The Downstream Oil 
Industry, And For Other Purposes and its Rules and Regulations, liberalized the importation 
of crude oil a nd petroleum products subject to the rules and regulations of the Department  
of Energy.  G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5  
 
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  14. Plants and plant products  
 
(i) Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Administrative Order No. 1 – Rules and regulations to 
implement PD 1433 the law entitled Promulgating  the Plant Quarantine Law of 1978, thereby 
Revising and Consolidating Existing Plant Quarantine Laws to Improve and Further 
Strengthen the Plant Quarantine Service of the Bureau of Plant Industry.  
 
(ii) BPI Quarantine Administrative Order No. 23, Series of  1988 – Regulations for the 
importations of fresh fruits and vegetables into the Philippines from countries and places 
infested with Mediterranean fruitfly (Ceratitis capitata); the Mexican fruitfly (Anastrepha 
ludens); the Queensland fruitfly (Dacus tryon ) and other fruitflies.  
 
(iii) Administrative Order No. 13, Series of 1949 - Regulating the importation of rubber plants 
and parts thereof  such as seeds, rubber stumps, budsticks, etc. from Central America in 
order to prevent the introduction into the Phil ippine Islands of a disease known as Dothidella 
ulei except for certain purposes and under certain conditions.  
 
(iv) BPI Special Quarantine Order No. 1 -1, Series of 1982 -  Regulating the importation of 
mango plants (Mangifera spp. ) and parts t hereof   fro m places, areas or countries infested 
with mango malformation or bunchy -top, woody gall and scaly bark (cuarteado), diseases of 
mango in order to prevent their introduction into the Philippines.  
 
(v) DA Administrative Order No. 09, Series of 2010 – DA AO N o. 08, Series of 2009, as 
amended.  
 
15. Radioactive materials  
 
(i) Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 1994 - Amending Administrative Order No.  1 Series of 
1981, “Establishing the Code of Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Regulations”.  
 
(ii) Republic Act No. 2067, as amended – An Act to Integrate, Coordinate, and Intensify 
Scientific and Technological Research and Development and to Foster Invention; to Provide 
Funds Therefor; and for Other Purposes.  
 
(iii) Republic Act No. 5207, as amended – An Act Providing for the Licensing and Regulation of 
Atomic Energy Facilities and Materials, Establishing the Rules on Liability for Nuclear 
Damage, and for Other Purposes.  
 
(iv) Code of Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) Regulations (CPR) Part No. 4 – 
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials in the Philippines.  
 
(v) Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 2009 – Authorization for Transfers of Nuclear -Related 
Dual-Use Equipment, Materials, Software and Related Technology.  
 
(vi) Admin istrative Order No. 03, Series of 2015 – Amendment to CPR Part 22, “Fees and 
Charges for Radioactive Material Licenses and Other Related Regulatory Services.  
 
16. Radio equipment  
 
(i) Republic Act No. 3846, 10 August 1963 - An Act Providing for the Regula tion of Radio 
Stations and Radio Communications in the Philippine Islands, and for Other Purposes.  
 
(ii) Executive Order No. 546, 23 July 1979 - Creating a Ministry of Public Works and a Ministry 
of Transportation and Communications.  
 
17. Rice 
 
(i) R.A. No . 3018, P.D. No. 4, as amended by P.D.  No. 699 and 1485, P.D. No. 194, and the 
Rules and Regulations on Grains Business and National Grains Standards for Rice and Corn.  G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5  
 
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  18. Shipping  
 
(i) Republic Act No. 7471, 05 May 1992 - An act to promote the developm ent of Philippine 
overseas shipping.  
 
(ii) Implementing Rules and Regulations to implement the provisions of R.A. No. 7471, the 
Philippine Overseas Shipping Development Act, 17 November 1992.  
 
(iii) Memorandum Circular No 104, 06 April 1995 - Omnibus guide lines for the acquisition of 
vessel for domestic operations and fishing vessels/boat.  
 
(iv) Memorandum Circular No. 121, 29 July 1997 - Policy Guidelines in the Regulations of High 
Speed Craft.  
 
(v) Memorandum Circular No. 124, 26 August 1997 - Revised Cl assification Requirements for 
Vessels in Domestic Trade.  
 
(vi) Republic Act No. 9295, 03 May 2004 - Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004 and its 
Implementing Rules and Regulations.  
 
(vii) Republic Act No. 9301, 27 July 2004 - An Act Amending Certain P rovisions of RA No. 7471, 
entitled "An Act to Promote the Development of the Philippine Overseas Shipping" and for 
Other Purposes.  
 
(viii) Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Memorandum Circular No. 201, 12 November 2004 - 
Rules and Regulations to Impleme nt RA No. 9301 “An Act Amending Certain Provisions of RA 
No. 7471, entitled ‘An Act to Promote the Development of the Philippine Overseas Shipping’ 
and for Other Purposes”.  
 
(ix) MARINA Memorandum Circular 124 -A, 18 February 1998 - Amending Memorandum Circ ular 
No. 124 on the Revised Classification Requirements for Vessels in the Domestic Trade.  
 
(x) MARINA Circular No. 199, 16 June 2004 - Revised Class Requirement for 
Philippine -Registered Domestic Ships.  
 
(xi) MARINA Circular No. 2010 -01, 14 December 2010 - Revised Policy Guidelines on Tankers.  
 
19. Vehicles, trucks and buses  
 
(i) Bangko Sentral  ng Pilipinas Circular No. 92, dated 19 October 1995, lifted the restrictions  on 
the importation of new vehicles, used trucks above six tons and used buses above twe lve 
tons. 
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