CAO 9-2019 Flashcards
shall refer to goods which fall under any of the following circumstances:
Abandoned or Overstaying Goods-
shall refer to the authority given by the Bureau allowing persons, natural or juridical, to establish and operate a CFW, without prejudice to existing contracts entered into by terminal facility operators with other government regulatory agencies, such as but not limited to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA), Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) granted under existing laws.
Authority to Operate -
Abandoned or Overstaying Goods
shall refer to goods which
fall under any of the following circumstances:
shall refer to the authority given by the Bureau allowing persons, natural or juridical, to establish and operate a CFW, without prejudice to existing contracts entered into by terminal facility operators with other government regulatory agencies, such as but not limited to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA), Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) granted under existing laws.
Authority to Operate
shall refer to a document issued by the Bureau to persons, natural or juridical, duly authorized to operate an off-dock or off-terminal CFW.
Certificate of Authority to Operate
shall refer to a document issued by the Bureau to terminal facility operators with Authority to Operate from port authorities and other regulatory agencies and have complied with the requirements prescribed under this CAO.
Certificate of Registration
shall include customs offices, facilities, warehouses, ports, airports, wharves, infrastructure and other areas within the customs districts over which the Bureau has exclusive control, direction and management for customs purposes.2
Customs Premises
shall refer to facilities for temporary storage of goods established and authorized by the Bureau pursuant to Title VIII, Chapter 2 of the CMTA. These include container yards, container freight stations, seaport temporary storage warehouses, airport temporary storage warehouses and other premises, for customs purposes.3
Customs Facilities and Warehouses (CFW)
shall refer to substances, materials and articles covered by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code and those defined by law, or those by which on account of their nature, cannot be stored in a general cargo storage and requires special handling.
Dangerous or Hazardous Goods
shall refer to a special area designated by a CFW where the Bureau may establish a temporary storage for abandoned, overstaying and forfeited goods.4
Designated Areas for Abandoned, Overstaying and Forfeited Goods within the CFW-
shall refer to a separate CFW facility granted by the Bureau to an already duly authorized CFW operator to optimize capacity and efficiency in its operations.5
Extension or Additional Facility
shall refer to articles, wares, merchandise and any other items which are subject of importation or exportation.
Goods
shall refer to a statement made in the manner prescribed by the Bureau and other appropriate agencies, by which the persons concerned indicate the procedure to be observed in the application for the entry or admission of imported goods and the particulars of which the customs administration shall require.?
Goods Declaration
shall refer to the act of bringing in of goods from a foreign territory into Philippine territory, whether for consumption, warehousing, or admission.
Importation
shall refer to the registration of a goods declaration with the Bureau.9
Lodgement
shall refer to goods liable to perish or goods that depreciate greatly in value while stored or which cannot be kept without great disproportionate expense.10
Perishable Goods
shall refer to an authority issued to terminal facility operators by other regulatory agencies such as Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA), Cebu Ports Authority (CPA), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), to fulfill a specific task or obligation as stipulated in their respective contracts.
Permit to Operate
shall refer to government agencies and regulatory bodies such as but not limited to PPA, SBMA, PIA, CPA and their respective affiliates and subsidiaries.
Port Authorities
shall refer to any form of guaranty, such as a surety bond, cash bond, standby letter of credit or irrevocable letter of credit, or liability insurance, which ensures the satisfaction of an obligation to the Bureau.11
Security
shall refer to a document that accompanies the transfer of imported articles from the terminal facility to a CFW and serves as proof of delivery or receipt of the articles at its intended destination duly acknowledged on its face by the District Collector or his duly authorized representative. This is also known as “boat note” or “Special Permit to Transfer”.
Transfer Note
shall refer to the act of removing, transferring or disposing of goods stored in CFWs without proper authority or permission from the Bureau.
Unauthorized Removal or Delivery of Goods
shall refer to the continuous structures built parallel to or along the margin of the sea or alongside river-banks, canals or
Wharves
