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BIR clarified issues of exporters on VAT Relief Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have prioritized fourteen provisions under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) or R.A. 10863 which will be subjected to weekly public consultations. The CMTA was
Read more. Priority provisions on CMTA set for weekly public consultation Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have prioritized fourteen provisions under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) or R.A. 10863 which will be subjected to weekly public consultations. The CMTA
Read more. Export products to UAE need Halal certification by January 2017 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 Effective January 1, 2017, products entering the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are required to be certified by UAE- Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (UAE-ESMA). This new regulation for control on Halal products covers
Read more. Aquino bill seeks to create a Government Efficiency Office Export Development Council September 20, 2016 Senator Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV recently filed Senate Bill No. 348 or an Act Creating a Government Efficiency Office (GEO) to improve the quality of regulations and reduce regulatory burden. The GEO will be an
Read more. EDC revises export targets for 2016-2017 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Export Development Council (EDC), in its meeting last 22 July 2016 agreed that the revised export target for 2016 will be flat or 0% on goods, +9% on services and +3% on total exports and retain at
Read more. IRR on controlled chemicals to take effect on 9 August 2016 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9516 which governs controlled chemicals is expected to be implemented starting 9 August 2016, 15 days after its publication last 25 July 2016. Said IRR
Read more. NBI warns exporters on online transactions Export Development Council September 20, 2016 “Cybercrime is rampant and statistically, has the most number of criminal acts”, Investigative Agent Francis Señora of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) stated in his talk entitled “How to Avoid Cybercrime in Export Transactions” at the Philippine
Read more. DTI intensifies consultations on PHL’s Europe Strategy Business Mirror September 14, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold a series of stakeholder consultations in Manila, Cebu and Davao to discuss the Philippines’s Europe Strategy. The consultation aims to solicit inputs on the ongoing free-trade agreement (FTA) negotiations
Read more. DTI pushes for global marketing of PHL brands Business Mirror September 14, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold a series of stakeholder consultations in Manila, Cebu and Davao to discuss the Philippines’s Europe Strategy. The consultation aims to solicit inputs on the ongoing free-trade agreement (FTA)
Read more. DTI-EMB conducts info session for OBM to Middle East region Business Mirror September 14, 2016 THE Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently held an info session for interested exporters and participants to discuss the upcoming Outbound Business Mission (OBM) to the Middle East
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