GENERAL AGREEMENT ON

TARIFFS AND TRADE

Committee on Import Licensing

PUBLICATIONS

Note by the Secretariat

Addendum

The names of publications containing information on import licensing procedures of individual signatories were listed in part I of documents LIC/3 and Corr.l. A checklist of publications received was circulated in Part II of documents LIC/3 and Corr.l and in documents LIC/3/Addenda 1 and 2.

) The present document includes additional information supplied by

signatories.

PART I - NAMES OF PUBLICATIONS

1. Pakistan

1.1 The Gazette of Pakistan

2. Switzerland

2.1 Recueil des lois fédérales (RO)

PART II - PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

1. Chile

^ 1.1 Compendium of Import Rules, Chapter IV - Import Report; * Central Bank . of Chile, Circular No. 3391 of

10 December 1980 .

2. European Economic Community

2.1 Denmark 2.1.1 Ministry of Industry Executive Order

No. 545 concerning importation of goods; 22 December 1979

2.2 United Kingdom

2.2.1 The Import of Goods (Control) Order, 1954, Board of Trade; Customs, 1954 No.23

RESTRICTED

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Special Distribution

Referred to in document LIC/l/Add.26.

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2.2.2 Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act, 1939.

2.2.3 Instructions for completing application for import licence, (Form ILB/A), Department for Trade, Import Licensing Branch.

3. Hungary

3.1 Instruction No. 10/1977Kk. E. 14./KkM of the Minister of Foreign Trade, on the implementation of Decree No. 3/1977/VII.23.KkM as amended by Decree No. l/1980/lV.25./KkM on the system of licensing foreign trade in goods, services and rights representing material value.

4. India

4.1 Import Policy for the licensing period, April 1981 March 1982; Department of Commerce.

4.2 Handbook of Import-Export Procedures 1981-1982; Department of Commerce.

5. Japan

The following information on laws and regulations applied in Japan supercedes the relevant information contained in part II, paragraph 9 on page 2 of document LIC/3/Corr.1.

5.1 Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law; law No. 228 of December 1949, latest amendment Law No. 65 of December 1979.

5.2 Import Trade Control Order; Cabinet Order No. 414 of December 1949, latest amendment cabinet order No. 312 of November 1980.

5.3 Import Trade Control Regulation; Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance No. 77 of December 1949, latest amendment MITI ordinance No. 63 of November 1980.

6. Pakistan

6.1 Import Policy Order, 1981, Statutory Notification (S.R.O), Ministry of Commerce; Gazette of Pakistan; 1 July 1981.

A copy of this document translated into English is available for consultation.

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Philippines

7.1 Tariff and Customs Code of 1978; Presidential Decree No.1464 of 11 June 1978. A Decree to consolidate and codify all the tariff and customs laws of the Philippines.

7.2 Lists of items falling under "UC" category and "NEC"category; Tariff Commission, National Economic and Development Authorities.

7.3 Live cattle and other animals

3.1 Act No.3639 of 7 December 1979 creating the "Bureau of Animal Industry".

3.2 Presidential Decree No.834 of 27 November 1975 on importation of live cattle; Official Gazette Vol.72, No.l.

3.3 Guidelines for importation of animals, animal products and by-products; Bureau of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.

3.4 Rules governing the preparation, sale, traffic in, shipment and importation of viruses, serums, toxins or analogous products intended for use in the treatment of domestic animals; Animal Industry Administrative Order No.10 of 21 October 1953; Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

3.5 Rules and regulations governing the importation, bringing, or introduction of aminals into the Philippines from foreign countries, and prescribing the treatment to which they shall be subject before shipment and after their arrival in the Philippines; Animal Industry Administrative Order No 7-2 of 3 August 1966; Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

3.6 Rules governing the importation of semen from foreign countries for artificial insemination; Animal Industry Administrative Order No.27 of 28 July 1965; Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

3.7 Prohibition against importation, bringing or introduction into the Philippines of animals, animal effects, animal products and meat from Argentina, Paraguay, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong; Animal Industry Administrative Order No.33 of 9 May 1975; Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture.

3.8 Administrative Order No.33-A Amending Administrative Order No.33 (see paragraph 8.7 above) of 15 September 1975; Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture.

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3.9 Regulating the importation of gamefowls into the Philippines; Administrative Order No.36 of 26 January 1976; Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture.

3.10 Prohibition against importation bringing or introduction into the Philippines or domestic or wild porcine animals and their semen, chilled or frozen pig meat products, offal, prepared pork meat, biological products prepared from organs and tissues of pigs and all other products of porcine origin from Brazil, Angola, Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Mediterranean Basin (Sardinia and Malta), Cuba and Italy; Administrative Order No.6 of 10 January 1981; Bureau of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.

3.11 Rules and regulations limiting the importation of horses into the Philippines; Administrative Order No. 2 of 20 January 1978; Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture.

3.12 Guidelines on the importation of buffalo semen from Thailand, India and Pakistan; Memorandum circular No.2 of 4 June 1981; Bureau of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.

3.13 Revised schedule of fees and charges for services rendered by the Bureau of Animal Industry revising further Animal Industry Administrative Order No. 6-6, as amended by Animal Industry Administrative Orders No. 6-7 to 6-14; Animal Industry Administrative Order No. 6-15 of 1 July 1981; Bureau of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.

3.14 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on requirement of a veterinary quarantine clearance for importation of animal, animal effects, animal products, meat and meat products; MAAB No.44 of 19 October 1979; Central Bank of the Philippines.

3.15 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on requirement of prior approval by Current Import and Commodity Classification Office, Central Bank of the Philippines for "meat of of bovine cattle beef, veal"; MAAB No. 40 of 7 July 1975; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.4 Fish, fish products, molluscs, crustaceans and other aquatic animals (CCCN No. 03.01; 03.03)

4.1 Revising and consolidating all laws and decrees affecting fishing and fisheries; Presidential Decree No. 704 of 16 May 1975.

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4.2 Regulation for the imporation of foreign fish, molluscs, crustaceans, amphibians, or other aquatic animals; Fish and Game Adminstrative Order No.6 of 23 November 1934, Bureau of Science, Fish and Game Administration, Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

4.3 Amending section 3 of Fish and Game Administrative Order No.6, Inspection of fish or aquatic animals imported, Fish and Game Administrative Order No.6-1 of 9 December 1963; Philippines Fisheries Commission, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

7.5 Onions, potatoes, garlic and cabbage (CCCN No.07.01)

5.1 An act to prohibit the importation of onions, potatoes, garlic and cabbages, except for seedling purposes and to provide penalties for the violation thereof; Republic Act No.1296 of 16 June 1955; Official Gazette No.3371, July 1955.

7.6 Coffee (CCCN No.09.01)

6.1 An Act to prohibit the importation of coffee; Republic Act No.2712 of 18 June 1960; Official Gazette.

7.7 Wheat (CCCN No.10.01)

7.1 Presidential Decree No.726 of 5 June 1975 authorizing the National Grains Authority to determine and import exclusively the annual wheat grain requirements of the country and for other purposes.

7.8 Corn and rice (CCCN No.10.05 and 10.06)

8.1 An Act to prohibit the importation of rice and corn and to provide penalties for the violation thereof; Republic Act No.2207; Official Gazette; Vol.55, No.27.

8.2 National Grains Authority Act; Presidential Decree No.4 as amended by Presidential Decree Nos.699 and 1485.

7.9 Feedgrains and feedgrain substitutes (CCCN No.10.07)

9.1 Presidential Decree No.1212 of 12 October 1977 giving incentives for the production of soybeans, mongo, and sorghum and other feedgrains and/or their substitutes, specifying the support prices therefore, authorizing the National Grains Authority to determine and import the requirement for these commodities and for other purposes.

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9.2 Circular letter of 5 April 1979; Central Bank of the Philippines

9.3 Guideline for the issuance of permit to import, Circular letter No.07 of 5 June 1980; National Grains Authority.

7.10 Canned mackeral and sardines (CCCN No.16.04)

10.1 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on the importation of "canned sardines"; MAAB No.99 of 29 December 1977, Central Bank of the Philippines.

10.2 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on the importation of canned sardines; MAAB No.44 of 20 July 1976, Central Bank of the Philippines.

10.3 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on the importation of "canned mackeral"; MAAB No.68 of 8 October 1975, Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.11 Livestock and poultry feeds (CCCN Chapter 23)

11.1 An Act to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, labelling, advertising and sale of livestock and poultry feeds. Republic Act No.1556 of 16 June 1956; Official Gazette, 31 August 1956.

11.2 Rules and Regulations governing the manufacture, importation, labelling, advertising, distribution and sale of livestock and poultry feeds and feeding stuffs, Animal Industry Administrative Order No.35 of 23 September 1975; Bureau of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.

11.3 Administrative Order No.35-1 of 5 August 1976 amending Animal Industry Administrative Order No.35; Bureau of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.

11.4 Rules and regulations governing quality standards of commercial feed ingredients; Administrative Order No.40 of 29 September 1976; Bureau of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.

7.12 Unmanufacturered tobacco for the manufacture of cigarettes and cigars (CCCN No.24.01)

12.1 Presidential Decree No.754 of 28 July 1975 amending existing laws and governing importation of foreign leaf tobacco only for blending purposes.

7.13 Coal (CCCN No.27.01)

13.1 Presidential Decree No.1722 of 16 September 1980 creating the National Coal Authority.

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13.2 Rules and regulations for the importation of coal into the Philippines; Bureau Order of 8 February 1978;1 Bureau of Energy Utilization, Department of Industry.

7.14 Refined petroleum products (CCCN No.27.07-27.11)

14.1 Presidential Decree No.1206 of 6 October 1977 creating the Department of Energy.

14.2 Implementing rules and guidelines for the importation of refined petroleum products pursuant to Presidential Decree No.1206; Bureau of Energy Utilization.

7.15 Caustic soda (CCCN No.28.17)

15.1 Guidelines for the importation of caustic soda; Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks, MAAB 38 of 28 December 1977; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.16 Sodium cyanide (CCCN No.28.17)

16.1 Guidelines for the importation of sodium cyanide; Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks, MAAB 32 of 5 May 1977; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.17 Hydrogen peroxide (CCCN No.28.54)

17.1 Letter of Instructions No.899 of 25 July 1979.

17.2 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on the importation of "Hydrogen peroxide"; MAAB No.15 of 30 March 1979; Central Bank of the Philippines.

17.3 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on the importation of "hydrogen peroxide" of 35 % and 50% by weight of contentration", MAAB No. 41 of 27 August 1979, Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.18 Food, drugs, cosmetics and devices (CCCN Chapter 30)

18.1 An act of ensure the safety and purity of foods, drugs and cosmetics being made available to the public by creating the Food and Drug Administration which shall administer and enforce the laws pertaining thereto; Republic Act No. 3720 of 22 June 1963.

18.2 Registration of food and food products intended for import/export with the Food and Drug Administration; Administrative Order No.37 of 8 June 1979; Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health.

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18.3 Regulation Part C-9; Drugs: Registation of drugs and pharmaceutical specialities; Administrative Order No. 101 of 25 April 1969; Department of Health, Office of the Secretary.

18.4 Rules and regulations on the monitoring system for importation of antibiotics; Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health.

18.5 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks for prior clearance/ certification from the Food and Drug Administration for "antibiotics"; MAAB No. 90 of 23 November 1977; Central Bank of the Philippines.

18.6 Regulation part 6-7 Drug and Devices: Certification of Antibiotics, Administrative Order No. 151 of 18 August 1971, Department of Health, Office of the Secretary.

7.19 Hazardous Substances

19.1 Presidential Decree No, 881 of 30 January 1976 empowering the Secretary of Health to regulate the labelling, sale and distribution of hazardous substances.

19.2 Housing hazardous substances; Administrative Order No.312 of 17 January 1977; Department of Health, Office of the Secretary.

19.3 Registration of hazardous substances and manufacturer of hazardous substances; Administrative Order No. 303 of 3 September 1976, Department of health, Office of the Secretary.

7.20 Pesticides and Fertilizers (CCCN Chapter 31 and CCCN No. 38.11)

20.1 Presidential Decree No. 1144 of 30 May 1977 creating the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority and abolishing the Fertilizer Industry Authority.

20.2 Guidelines for registration/licensing of fertilizer manufacturers, importers, indentors and distributors, January 1980; Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.

20.3 Pesticide importation requirements, 26 November 1979; Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.

20.4 Pesticide Restriction Notice No. 1; Pesticide Circular No. 11 of 17 August 1978; Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.

20.5 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on importation of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals; MAAB No. 81 of 17 October 1977; Central Bank of the Philippines.

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20.6 Fertilizer Industry Authority Board Resolution No. 2-75 adopting "FIA Rules and Regulations", 19 March 1975.

7.21 Polyvinyl chloride (CCCN No. 39.02)

21.1 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on prior approval for imports of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) scrap and for waste; MAAB No. 144 of 18 December 1973; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.22 Cellophane and oriented polypropylene (OPP) (CCCN No. 39.02-39.03)

22.1 Letter of Instructions No. 658-B on the importation of cellophane and oriented polypropylene, 24 June 1980.

22.2 Revised guidelines pursuant to letter of Instruction No. 658-B (importation of cellophane).

22.3 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on requirement of a certificate of authority to import for cellophane ; MAAB No. 9 of 12 March 1979; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.23 Vinyl asbestos and asbestos vinyl tiles and sheets (CCCN No. 39.02 and 68.13)

23.1 Letter of Instructions No. 1108.

7.24 Rubber tyres (CCCN No. 40.11)

24.1 Letter of Instructions No. 1086 of 25 November 1980.

24.2 Revised guidelines for the importation of new and used tyres; 1980-1981.

7.25 Cotton (CCCN No. 55.01)

25.1 Memorandum to authorized agent banks on importation of raw cotton and unmanufacturred tobacco under the Export Credit Sales Program; MAAB No. 83 of 5 August 1975; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.26 Used Clothing and Rags

26.1 An Act to safeguard the health of the people and maintain the dignity of the nation by declaring it a national policy to prohibit the commercial importation of textile articles commonly known as used clothing and rags; Republic Act No.4653 of 17 June 1966.

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7.27 Sheet glass for lamination and unworked sheet glass (CCCN No. 70.05)

27.1 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on requirement of certification from the Department of Industry; MAAB No. 41 of 5 June 1978; Central Bank of the Philippines.

27.2 Circular letter of 16 March 1981 to Authorized Agent Banks containing the guidelines to implement Memorandum No. 1 dated 9 January 1981 requiring prior approval by the Ministry of Industry/Board of Investment of all importation of "sheet glass"; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.28 Bottles and other containers including caps, stoppers and packing thereof

28.1 Circular letter of 3 July 1975 on imports of bottles and other containers including the caps, stoppers and packing thereof, Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.29 Iron and steel products (CCCN Chapter 73)

29..1 Presidential Decree No. 272 of 9 August 1973 creating the Iron and Steel Authority.

29.2 Executive Order No.555 of 31 August 1979 extending the life of the Iron and Steel Authority and the effectivity of Presidential Decree No.272.

29.3 Guidelines on Importation of iron and steel products, effective from 5 September 1979.

7.30 Textile machinery and spare parts

30.1 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on importation of textile machinery and equipment; MAAB No. 4 of 14 January 1977; Central Bank of the Philippines.

30.2 Circular letter of 20 December 1977 to all Authorized Agent Banks on Memorandum No.4 dated 14 January 1977.

7.31 Electronics (CCCN Chapters 85/90)

31.1 Letter of instructions No.656 of 10 January 1978 concerning Electronics Local Content Program.

31.2 Rules for endorsement of importation of electronic products.

31.3 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks on requirement of prior certification on electronic products from the Board of Investments; MAAB No.6 of 2 August 1978; Central Bank of the Philippines.

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7.32 Electronic Integrated Data Processing Machine and Related Devices

32.1 Presidential Decree No.1480 of 11 June 1978 providing for the restructuring of the National Computer Center.

32.2 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks concerning procedure on importation of electronic integrated data processing machines; MAAB No.91 of 24 November 1977, Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.33 Non-agricultural plant machinery and equipment including spare parts (CCCN Chapter 84) ^ "

33.1 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks relative to importation of non-agricultural plant machinery and equipment; MAAB No.34 of 1 June 1976; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.34 Trucks, Used and New (CCCN No.87.02)

34.1 Letter of Instructions No.389 of 24 March 1976 concerning importation of used trucks and tyres.

34.2 Letter of Instructions No.590 of 27 August 1977 concerning importation of new and used trucks and diesel engines.

34.3 Letter of Instructions No.1053 of 5 August 1980 establishing an Inter Agency Committee to regulate the importation of used trucks.

34.4 Guidelines for the importation of used trucks and truck engines (1 July 1980 - 30 June 1981).

35.3 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks concerning importation of Britten-Norman Islander aircraft by the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation; MAAB No.10 of 15 March 1979; Central Bank of the Philippines.

7.36 Colour Reproducing Machine (CCCN No.90.10)

36.1 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks requiring prior clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation; MAAB No.88 of 21 November 1977.

7.37 Radiation-emitting apparatus and non-ionizing radiation devices (CCCN No.90.20)

37.1 Presidential Decree No.480 of 6 July 1974 creating a Radiation Health Office in the Department of Health.

37.2 Presidential Decree No.1372 of 8 May 1978 amending the Presidential Decree No.480 (see paragraph 37.1 above).

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7.38 Firearms, ammunition and explosives (CCCN Chapter 93)

38.1 Republic Act No.2255 of 11 February 1913 prohibiting manufacture, possession and sale of dynamite and other explosives without a special permit.

38.2 Republic Act No.3023 of 8 March 1922 amending Act No.2255

38.3 Executive Order No.60 of 9 February 1967 promulgating rules and regulations for the control and supervision of the importation, sale and possession of chemicals used as ingredients in the manufacture of explosives and for other purposes.

38.4 Standing operation procedure No.9 of 12 April 1973 concerning control and supervision of the importation, sale, possession and use of explosives; Headquarters Philippine Constabulary.

7.39 Spare parts for motorcycles for resale; spare parts for trucks and motorcars for resale

39.1 Memorandum to Authorized Agent Banks plant, machinery and equipment and/or spare parts; MAAB unnumbered of 8 September 1971; Central Bank of the Philippines.

8. Sweden

8.1 National Agricultural Market Board regulation on automatic licences for certain mushrooms (07.01.610 and 07.02.009) (21 May 1981); JNFS 1981:79, I 4.

8.2 National Agricultural Market Board regulations on import charge on sugar ("ISO fee" for CCCN headings 17.01 to 17.03) (5 June 1981); JNFS 1981: 104, I 5.

9. United States

9.1 Sections 351 and 352 of Part F of Title III of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 262, 263).

9.2 Establishments and products licensed under Section 351 of Public Health Service Act, US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food • and Drug Administration; HHS Publication No. (FDA)-81-9003, March 1981.

9.3 Part 600 of Title 21 of the CFR: Food and Drugs - Biological products: General.

9.4 Part 601 of Title 21 of the CFR: Food and Drugs - Biological products: Licensing.

9.5 paragraphs 12.17 to 12.21 of Title 19 of the Customs Duties - Viruses, serums and toxins for treatment of domestic animals.