Philippines #762 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
10/02/2023 - 01/10/2024
Old version v.3
Reporting member
Philippines
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import and export prohibition of written or printed goods advocating or inciting treason, rebellion, insurrection, sedition against the government of the Philippines
National legal basis
Title I, Chapter 3, Section 118 (Prohibited Importation and Exportation), paragraph a of Republic Act No. 10863, known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act or CMTA dated 30 May 2016

(Date of effectivity: 16 June 2016)
Administrative mechanism
Superseded Section 101 of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1464, as amended (Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines)
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol
G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12

Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT XX (General Exceptions) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

XXI:(b) - (b) to prevent any contracting party from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XXI (Security Exceptions): (b) to prevent any contracting party from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P P-X
Symbol
P
P-X

Tariff lines

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Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion...
4901
49.01ex
Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion...
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49.02ex
Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion...
490600
49.06.00
Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion...
490900
49.09.00
Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion...
491000
49.10.00
Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion...
4911
49.11ex
Written or printed goods in any form containing any matter advocating or inciting treason, rebellion...