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NFA asks BOC to be on alert for smuggled Vietnam rice The National Food Authority (NFA) has formally alerted the Bureau of Customs about the possible entry of a huge volume of rice from Vietnam, procurement of which was supposedly made through a deal between several Filipino traders and one of the largest exporters in the world. In a letter dated October 21, 2013, NFA Administrator Orlan A. Calayag informed Bureau of Customs Commissioner Rufino B. Biazon of the reported agreement forged by unnamed rice traders with Vietnam Food Association for the supply of 120,000 metric tons of rice. This agreement was made without prior consent from the NFA, Administrator Calayag said. “For your information, the planned importation is in violation of Republic Act 8178 and Presidential Decree No. 4, as amended,” Administrator Calayag said in his letter. “Rice cannot be imported in the Philippines without an import permit from the NFA.” Click to read the full press release: gov.ph/2013/11/07/nfa-asks-boc-to-be-on-alert-for-smuggled-vietnam-rice/
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:30:00 +0000

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