PROHIBITING THE EXPORTATION OF ABACA SEEDLINGS.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 216
• Sections: 4

Preamble

WHEREAS, the exportation of abaca seedlings is detrimental

to the abaca industry and the overall economy of the country; and

WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to protect the industry on

which thousands of our countrymen depend for their livelihood;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the

Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as

Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and pursuant to

Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated

September 22, 1972, in order to promote the social and economic stability of the

country, do hereby order and decree:

Section 1

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation,

firm or association to export to any foreign country seedlings of the plant

known as "abaca."

Section 2

SEC. 2. Any person who violates this Decree shall, upon

conviction, be punished by fine of not less than five thousand pesos nor more

than twenty thousand pesos or by imprisonment ranging from prision correctional

to prision mayor, or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the

court/tribunal.

Section 3

SEC. 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately after

publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in

the country.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of June, in the year of Our Lord,

nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES

Assistant Executive Secretary