MODIFYING THE RATE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CORN AND COAL AND COKE

WHEREAS, excessively high tariff rates encourage inefficient
domestic production;

WHEREAS, particularly in the case of basic commodities, an
adequate level of tariff protection for domestic producers should be
maintained;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:

SECTION 1. Tariff Heading No. 10.05 of Chapter 10 and Nos.
27.01 and 27.04 of Chapter 27 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, as amended, is
hereby further amended to read as follows:

			Duty	Rate
			1984	1985
“10.05.000	Maize. . .	Ad.Val.	10%	10%
“27.01.00	Anthracite, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated	Ad.Val.	20%	20%
“27.01.200	Other coal, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated	Ad.Val.	20%	20%
“27.01.300	Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal. . .	Ad.Val	20%	20%
“27.04.100	Coke and semi-coke of coal, retort carbon. . .	Ad.Val.	20%	20%
“27.04.200	Coke and semi-coke of lignite or peat	Ad.Val.	20%	20%

SEC. 2.—All laws, Executive Orders, Letters of Instructions,
rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 3.—This Decree shall take effect on August 15,1984.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord,
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.