Section 9November 23, 1999, Sec./Art. 9

A new article is hereby inserted to read as follows:

"Art. 73. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - To implement the provisions of Books III and IV of this Code, the Department of Trade and Industry, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Board of Investments, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, the ecozone authorities with special charters, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Bureau of Customs, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippine Tourism Authority, and the Bureau of Immigration shall jointly promulgate such rules and regulations which shall take effect thirty (30) days after their publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines."