EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 221 July 15, 1987
AUTHORIZING THE EXPORTATION OF CERTAIN KINDS OF BUNTAL FIBERS AND FILAMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the exportation of certain kinds of buntal fibers and filaments will encourage the growers of buri and the producers of buntal fibers and filaments to develop and enhance the industry;
WHEREAS, the aforesaid exportation will also contribute to the country's foreign exchange earnings;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
Sec. 1. The exportation of retted, coarse and fine buntal fiber and filaments as well as those measuring less than 60 centimeters in length, which are unfit for making buntal hats and bags, and any kind of buntal, fibers and filaments in excess of the demand of the local weavers, is hereby authorized.
Sec. 2. The Department of Agriculture, through its appropriate Authority, is hereby authorized to process and approve any application for clearance for export of any buntal fibers and filaments in accordance with this Executive Order. For this purpose, the Department shall consult periodically with producers and weavers of buntal fibers and filaments in ascertaining the supply and demand of such kinds of buntal fibers and filaments.
Sec. 3. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Executive Order.
Sec. 4. Republic Act No. 4666, as amended, is hereby further amended accordingly. All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 5. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.
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