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The Government also provides a number of tax incentives for renewable energy producers (Section 3.2.8).

(...) The current National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) is the NTDP 2016-2022, succeeding the NTDP 2011 2016. According to the authorities, the NTDP aims to develop a global competitive, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible tourism industry that promotes inclusive growth through employment generation and equitable income distribution.

The Tourism Act developed the concept of a Tourism Enterprise Zone (TEZ). A TEZ benefits from a number of tax incentives, including an income tax holiday for up to 12 years, 5% tax on gross income in lieu of national taxes, duty-free imported capital goods and equipment, exemption from VAT and excise on imported goods for TIEZA-registered activities, and tax credit equivalent to national taxes paid on local goods and services for activities in TEZs. (...) The minimum required investment in order to benefit from incentives is US$5 million; however, exemptions may be granted. [77] (...)

[77] Projects with less than US$5 million may be invested in a Cultural Heritage Tourism Zone or an Eco tourism Zone if TIEZA deems it sufficient for the purposes, requirements and nature of the tourism project to be undertaken. Details for granting incentives are set forth in the Tourism Act of 2009, and its associated regulations.

The Philippines Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has responsibility for regulating and licensing 43 professions (except the legal profession), which it does through its sector-specific Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs) and the respective profession-specific laws. [78]

[78] The 43 regulated professions are: (...) environmental planning (...)

Table A2.2 Tenth foreign investment negative list, May 2015

I. LIST A: FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IS LIMITED BY MANDATE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND SPECIFIC LAWS
A. No foreign equity
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7. Utilization of marine resources in archipelagic waters, territorial sea, and exclusive economic zone as well as small-scale utilization of natural resources in rivers, lakes, bays, and lagoons
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E. Up to 40% foreign equity
17. Exploration, development, and utilization of natural resources
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Table A3.2 SPS accreditation requirements
Department of Agriculture (DA) Production and post-harvest stages of food supply (...)
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) (...)
Food safety standards, incl. organic food Organic product certification and organic entity certificate
Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (Republic Act No. 10068) (...)
DA Circular No. 5, 2015 – Revised Rules and Regulations on the Registration of Organic Fertilizer Producers
DA Circular No.5, 2016 on labelling requirements
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Support for the United States' active trade agenda – including for actions under domestic trade law, legislation, bilateral and regional trade agreements, as well as U.S. participation in the WTO – has been built through constant coordination with Congress and extensive outreach to U.S. industry leaders, entrepreneurs, farmers, ranchers, small business owners, workers, state and local government officials, as well as advocates for labor rights, environmental protection, and public health, among others. The United States views consultation with those interested in and affected by trade and investment issues as an important part of any government's responsibility. Consultation and engagement is vital to ensuring that trade policy reflects American interests and American values. Advice from such stakeholders is both a critical and integral part of the trade policy process

The member agencies of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) and the Trade Policy Review Group (TPRG) are the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Agriculture, State, Treasury, Labor, Justice, Defense, Interior, Transportation, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Office of Management and Budget; the Council of Economic Advisers; the Council on Environmental Quality; the U.S. Agency for International Development; the Small Business Administration; the National Economic Council, and the National Security Council as well as USTR itself.

The United States continues to rely on its trade advisory committee system as an integral part of its efforts to ensure that U.S. trade policy and trade negotiating objectives adequately reflect U.S. public and private sector interests. (…) Advisory committee members represent the full span of interests including (...) environmental, consumer, and public health organizations; and state and local governments. The system is arranged in three tiers: the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN); five Policy Advisory Committees dealing with environment, labor, agriculture, Africa, and state and local issues; and 20 technical advisory committees in the areas of industry and agriculture.

Members of the five policy advisory committees are appointed by USTR or in conjunction with other Cabinet officers. The Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on Trade (IGPAC), the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (TEPAC), and the Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA) are appointed and managed by USTR.