Philippines: Philippine Department of Agriculture Imposes Price-Based Special Safeguard Measure on Additional Agricultural Products

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Philippines: Philippine Department of Agriculture Imposes Price-Based Special Safeguard Measure on Additional Agricultural Products
The Philippine Department of Agriculture issued Department Order No. 16 (2024) on October 1, 2024, requesting the Bureau of Customs to continue imposing price-based special safeguard (SSG) measure on thirteen (13) agricultural tariff lines and impose price-based SSG on four (4) additional agricultural products. The Department Order takes effect immediately. The trigger prices for the various agricultural products were previously submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in September 2002. However, the Philippines has yet to notify the WTO on its decision to continue applying SSG, pursuant to the WTO Safeguards Agreement.
Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Philippines

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