An Act Repealing Republic Act No. 4635 or an Act to Safeguard the Health of the People and Maintain the Dignity of the Nation by Declaring It a National Policy to Prohibit the Commercial Importation of Textile Articles Commonly Known as Used Clothing and Rags, Setting National Policies on the Commercial Importation of Used Textiles, and for Other Purposes
The bill removes the old prohibition on importing second‑hand clothing, and creates a system where health officials set safety rules, the tariff agency sets duties, customs and social‑welfare officials decide what to do with seized goods, and all four agencies write detailed regulations.
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SBN-1526 · Sources: BatasWatch
Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.