+ Follow CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC Tag
CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC
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[Title] => Big rise seen in RP fishery exports to EU
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The Philippines has fulfilled the European Union’s (EU) stringent Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) requirements for fishery and aquaculture exports to the EU.
This was announced yesterday by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap following notification by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director Malcolm Sarmiento of the EU’s decision.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-27 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 385265
[Title] => EC urged to adopt level playing field
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The Philippines is urging the European Commission (EC) to adopt a level playing field for canned tuna exporters, noting that the issue has been on the agenda for nine years.
Philippine canned tuna is subject to a tariff of 12 percent while canned tuna from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) nations enjoy duty-free access to the EC market.
Likewise, Philippine canned tuna is subject to a limited quota. Exports exceeding that quota are subject to a higher tariff.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-16 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 211834
[Title] => A victory for RP’s tuna industry
[Summary] => On June 5, the European Community accepted the proposal to grant lower tariff on tuna products imported from Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia on a quota of 25,000 metric tons for the first year and to increase by three percent in the second year. The tariff quota (TQ) will be in force for a period of five years. The share of the Philippines has been pegged at 9,000 metric tons of canned tuna for 2003.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-29 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 199626
[Title] => RP, EU set to sign agreement on tuna
[Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II said yesterday the European Union (EU) and the Philippines are set to sign on April 2 an agreement which would grant special quota for canned tuna shipments from the country and other ASEAN countries.
Roxas said the signing of the special quota agreement has been scheduled during the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting in Cambodia.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-20 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 196971
[Title] => RP, Thailand to share tuna allocation to be set by EU
[Summary] => The Philippines and Thailand have agreed to share the tuna allocation to be extended by the European Union under a lower tariff rate.
This was an-nounced yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Ro-xas II who said the "sharing agreement" was reached between the Philippines and Thailand based on the minimum access volume (MAV) to be extended by the EU under a lower tariff rate.
However, a third country – Indonesia – has decided to seek the same concession from the EU.
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[Title] => RP bid to push tuna exports to EU faces hurdle
[Summary] => The country’s efforts to gain greater market access in the European Union (EU) for its canned tuna faces an uphill climb with the continued resistance of several EU countries.
In a related development, chances grew dim for Philippine tuna exporters hoping to get included in the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) list this year. The inclusion in the GSP list of commodities that are going to enjoy lower tariffs is supposed to be in exchange for the country’s support to President George Bush’s war against terrorism.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-27 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1704647
[AuthorName] => Rocel Felix
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[ArticleID] => 184273
[Title] => Spain bucks lower tariff on RP tuna
[Summary] => Trade Undersecretary Thomas G. Aquino maintained over the weekend that Spain is one of the main oppositors to the Philippines’ bid for lower tariff on its tuna exports to European Union countries.
Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Ramon Gil-Casares, who was in the country last week, had denied that Spain was opposing the country’s bid for lower EU tariffs on its tuna exports.
Gil-Casares said that the tuna issue was not even raised when he met with Department of Trade and Industry officials last week.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-17 00:00:00
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[Title] => Spain eyes closer economic ties with RP
[Summary] => Spain is taking steps to improve its bilateral trade and investment relations with the Philippines with the arrival yesterday of a six-man business delegation led by Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Ramon Gil-Casares.
The delegation is considering possible investments in the fields of solar energy, transportation, infrastructure, consultancy, information technology and power.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-14 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 180090
[Title] => RP faces legal issues in bid to export tuna to EU
[Summary] => The Philippines faces legal obstacles in its bid to gain access to the European Union (EU) market for its tuna through the EU Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
"Allowing the entry of Philippine tuna via the EU-GSP would contravene legal provisions of the EU’s agreement granting duty-free access to tuna from Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries," European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) executive vice president Henry Schumacher said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => UK asks RP to lower tariff on EU whisky
[Summary] => Tuna for scotch whisky?
The Philippines may be complaining about the European Union’s high tariff on Philippine tuna, but EU members have their own complaint about the Philippines’ high tariff on its scotch.
According to Eammon Staunton, first secretary for trade and investment of the British Embassy, EU member countries are also complaining about the Philippines’ 50 percent to 100 percent tariff imposition on EU scotch, while granting more market access to US scotch.
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February 27, 2003 - 12:00am
