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Administrative Order No. 18, Series of 2020 Accelerating Rural Progress through Robust Development of Special Economic Zones in the Countryside.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Business/industry/corporations Internal trade International trade Zoning
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Administrative Order enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Administrative Order aims at accelerating Rural Progress through Robust Development of Special Economic Zones in the Countryside. The Department of Information and Communications Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works and Highways, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and PEZA are hereby directed to hasten human capital and infrastructure development, as well as to provide needed interventions to strengthen ecozones in the countryside, and ensure the development of backward and forward linkages of industries in and around such ecozones. Moratorium on the Processing of Applications for Ecozones in Metro Manila. To complement existing strategies and policies on rural development, the PEZA shall no longer accept, process or evaluate applications for the establishment of ecozones in Metro Manila immediately upon the effectivity of this Order and until such moratorium is lifted. The herein moratorium shall not prevent locator companies from commencing their operations on existing ecozones in Metro Manila. Transitory Provision. An application endorsed by PEZA and already submitted to the Office of the President (OP) as of the date of effectivity of this Order shall not be covered by the moratorium under Section 2 in specific instances.

Full text
English
Website
www.officialgazette.gov.ph