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Appointment of Dr. Marissa Maricosa A. Paderon to TC Collegial Body

TC warmly welcomes Commissioner Marissa Maricosa A. Paderon whose appointment completes the TC Collegial Body currently composed of Chairperson Marilou P. Mendoza and Commissioner Ernesto L. Albano.

Commissioner Paderon previously served with TC from 1987 to 1997, rising from the ranks to Supervising Tariff Specialist of the International Trade Branch. Subsequently, she worked at the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) as Director of the European Studies Program and as Assistant Professor of the Department of Economics.

Commissioner Paderon obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños and her master's and doctorate degrees, in Economics, from ADMU.

Commissioner Paderon took her oath of office on 03 December 2019 (at Malacañang Palace) and on 05 December 2019 (in TC).

ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS

Trade Remedy Cases

Expiry Review of the Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty on Imports of Wheat Flour from the Republic of Turkey (Investigation No. AD-2019-ER-WheatFlourTR)

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice of Postponement of Public Hearing issued on 21 November 2019
Commission Order issued on 12 September 2019
Notice of Initiation of Expiry Review and Conduct of Preliminary Conference issued on 29 August 2019
Notice of the Impending Expiry of the Effectivity of the Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty issued on 20 February 2019

Formal Investigation of Safeguard Measure Case on Float Glass (Investigation No. SG-2019-OC-Float Glass)

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice of Public Hearing issued on 24 January 2020
Notice of Postponement of Public Hearing issued on 9 October 2019
Commission Order issued on 16 August 2019
Notice of Formal Investigation and Preliminary Conference issued on 05 August 2019

Petitions for Tariff Modification

Investigation on Petition for Tariff Modification on Frozen Potato Fries (AHTN 2017 subheading 2004.10.00) (Investigation No. MFN-2019-Frozen Potato Fries)

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice on the Conduct of Investigation issued on 24 October 2019
Position Paper Template

REVIEW OF AHTN

Conduct of Review of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2017

Please see the following Notices / References:

Notice on the Conduct of Review issued on 13 September 2019
Notice on the Conduct of Review issued on 22 April 2019
Briefer on the Review
Template for Requests/Proposals

OTHER NEWS

TC IS ISO 9001-2015 CERTIFIED

Having met the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, the Management System of the Commission on the issuance of Advance Ruling on Tariff Classification under Section 1100 of the CMTA, including the Support Processes, was registered on 02 December 2018. The Commission successfully completed the annual surveillance audit on 25 October 2019 and received its Attestation for Continued Certification on 26 November 2019.

Please see Certificates.

PRC ACCREDITS TC AS CPD PROVIDER

As an accredited Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)-Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provider for Licensed Customs Brokers (LCBs), the Tariff Commission successfully conducted its first-ever “Seminar on Tariffs, Tariff Classification, International Trade and Trade Remedies”. Convened on 28 June 2019 at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, said Seminar was well-attended by LCBs, trade practitioners, and lawyers, among others.

The Commission’s continuing education program is intended as proactive assistance to LCBs and industry practitioners in raising/maintaining their competence in accordance with international standards of practice, hence helping ensure their greater overall contribution to uplifting the general welfare, economic growth, and development of the Philippines.

Please watch this space for the schedule of future Seminars.

Please see TC’s Certificate of Accreditation.

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