Non-Fiscal Incentives.
Section 25
SEC. 25. Non-Fiscal Incentives. - The following non-fiscal incentives shall remain in force for eight (8) years from the effectivity of this Act: (a) For EV users: (1) Priority registration and renewal of registration, and issuance of a special type of vehicle plate by LTO; (2) Exemption from the mandatory unified vehicular volume reduction program, number-coding scheme, or other similar schemes implemented by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, other similar agencies, and LGUs; (3) Expeditious processing by the LTFRB of applications for franchise to operate, including its renewal, for PUV operators that are exclusively utilizing EVs; and (4) Availment of TESDA Training Programs on EV assembly, use, maintenance, and repair for its employees; (b) For EV Manufacturers and importers, the expeditious processing by the Bureau of Customs on the importation of parts and components for the manufacture and assembly of EVs; and (c) For EV manufacturers, the government shall allow expert foreign nationals to be employed under a form of technology transfer agreement, subject to the guidelines that shall be issued by the DOLE, the Professional Regulatory Commission, and the DTI.