NOTICE OF ARRIVAL OF SUGAR IMPORTATION OF PROCESSORS/MANUFACTURERS OF SUGAR-BASED PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT

NOW, THEREFORE , under and by virtue of the authority vested in the Sugar RegulatoryAdministration (SRA), it is hereby ordered that:

SECTION 1.        All concerned processors/manufacturers of
sugar-based products for export are hereby required to immediately
notify officially the SRA five (5) working days before the expected
arrival of their sugar importation and prior to their filing of
clearance to cover said importation, by providing the SRA with the
following information, to wit:

a.    Name of Importer/Consignee
b.    Type of Sugar (Raw/Refined)
c.    Volume of Importation (M.T./LKg-Bags)
d.    Country of Origin
e.    Name of Vessel
f.     Expected Date of Arrival
g.    Port of Entry

Failure of the said importers/consignees to comply with herein
provision, shall mean that SRA shall automatically classify the imported
sugar as “C” or Reserve Sugar.

SECTION 2.        The SRA, in order to prevent the
apprehension on the importers/consignees by concerned authorities, shall
provide the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Task Force (PASTF) “Aduana” and
Bureau of Customs (BOC) with a copy of the aforementioned information
immediately after receiving the said notice of arrival of importation.

SECTION 3 .       The SRA entered into a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) with the PASTF for the effective monitoring of all sugar
importation, said MOA prescribing the functional responsibilities of
each agency.

SECTION 4.        This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the newspaper of general circulation.

SECTION 5.        Provisions of Sugar Orders, Circular
Letters, and/or other rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent
with this Sugar Order, are hereby amended, modified or revoked
accordingly.

Adopted: 23 Feb. 2000

(SGD.) NICOLAS A. ALONSO
Administrator