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Philippine laws important to investors

RA No.
Title Date Signed
9337
Expanded Value-Added Tax (E-VAT) Law 24 May 2005
9334
Increasing excise tax rates of alcohol and tobacco products 21 December 2004
9302
Amending the PDIC Charter 27 July 2004
9295
Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004 3 May 2004
9294
Restoring the tax exemption of offshore banking units and foreign currency deposits 28 April 2004
9285
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004 2 April 2004
9281
Strengthening the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act 30 March 2004
9275
Clean Water Act of 2004 22 March 2004
9267
Securitization Act of 2004 19 March 2004
9243
Rationalizing the provisions on documentray stamp tax of the National Internal Revenue Code 17 February 2004
9239
Optical Media Act of 2003 10 February 2004
9238
Excluding certain services from VAT and re-imposition of Gross Receipt Tax on banks and non-bank financial intermediaries performing quasi-bankingfunctions and other non-bank financial intermediaries 5 February 2005
9224
Automobile Excise Tax 29 August 2003
9211
Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 23 June 2003
9194
Amending RA 9160 (Anti-Money Laundering Act) 7 March 2003
9184
Government Procurement Reform Act 10 January 2003
9182
The Special Purpose Vehicle Act of 2002 23 December 2002
9161
Rental Reform Act of 2002 22 December 2001
9160
Anti-Money Laundering Act 9 September 2001
9136
Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 8 June 2001
9135
Amending the Tarriffs and Customs Code Re: Transaction Value 27 April 2001
8800
Safeguard Measures Act 19 July 2000
8799
The Securities Regulation Code 19 July 2000
8791
The General Banking Law of 2000 23 May 2000
8792
Electronic Commerce Act 14 June 2000
8762
Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000 7 March 2000
8756
Regional Headquarters Act 23 November 1999
8751
Strengthening the mechanisms for the imposition of countervailing duties on imported subsidized products, commodities, or articles in commerce 7 August 1999
8748
Amending RA 7916 (Special Economic Zone Act) 1 June 1999
8556
The Financing Company Act of 1998 26 February 1998
8366
Liberalizing the Philippine Investment House Industry, amending the Investment Houses Law (PD 129) 21 October 1997
8293
Prescribing the Intellectual Property Code and Establishing the IPR Office 6 June 1997
8179
Further liberalizing foreign investments, amending the Foreign Investments Act of 1991 28 March 1996
7925
Philippine Telecommunications Act 1 March 1995
7916
Philippine Economic Zone Authority Act 24 February 1995
7899
Amending the Condominium Act 23 February 1995
7888
Amending Article 7 (13) of the Omnibus Investments Code of 1987 20 February 1995
7844
Export Development Council Act of 1994 21 December 1994
7721
Foreign Banking Act 18 May 1994
7718
The Expanded Build-Operate-and-Transfer Act 5 May 1994
7653
Bangko Sentral Act 14 June 1993
7652
Foreign Investors' Long-term Lease Act 4 June 1993
7227
Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992 13 March 1992
7042
Foreign Investments Act of 1991 13 June 1991

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