EXCHANGE OF NOTES CONSTITUTING AN EXTENSION OF THE AGREEMENT AS REGARDS AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT O…

His Excellency Mr Raul Manglapus
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs
MANILA

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for the Promotion and Protection of Investments signed at London on 3 December 1980 and to propose that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 paragraph 2(b) of the Agreement, the Agreement shall extend to the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, to the Isle of Man and to Hong Kong.

If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, I have the further honour to suggest that the present Note and Your Excellency’s Note in reply to that effect shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of your Excellency’s reply.

I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.

His Excellency
Keith G. MacInnes
Her Majesty’s Ambassador of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 

Excellency:

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Note dated 03 April 1990 regarding the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Promotion and Protection of Investments 1980, which reads as follows:

“Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for the Promotion and Protection of Investments signed at London on 03 December 1980 and to propose that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 paragraph 2 (b) of the Agreement, the Agreement shall extend to the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, to the Isle of Man and to Hongkong.

If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, I have the further honour to suggest that the present Note and Your Excellency’s Note in reply to that effect shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter into force on the’ date of your Excellency’s reply.

I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.”

I have the further honour to inform Your Excellency that the proposal in Your Excellency’s Note is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, and to agree that Your Excellency’s Note and this reply shall constitute an Agreement between the two Governments which shall enter into force on the date of this reply.

Please accept, your Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.