Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Mechanism for the Implementation of Minimum Access Volume (MAV). An equitable and transparent mechanism for allocating the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) of agricultural products, whose quantitative restrictions are herein lifted, shall be developed and established, having the least government intervention, addressing the requirements of each geographical area, and without entailing any cost to importers/users of these products to the detriment of local consumers and other end-users.

For this purpose and in accordance with the abovementioned guiding principles, the Cabinet Committee created by Memorandum Order No. 245 dated December 13, 1994 to oversee and manage the minimum access quotas committed by the Philippines under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Uruguay Round with the inclusion of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and in consultation with all concerned agricultural farmer/producer/processor/importer groups, shall submit to Congress within a period of sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the appropriate mechanism for the implementation of the minimum access volumes.