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Philippine’s inclusion in the EU’s GSP plus provides duty free entry to the EU for some of the most important Philippine exports, including and textiles has come as a gift but there are rules of origin for exports to enter duty free which is preventing the country from enjoying the expanded preferential treatment on exports to the European Union due to absence of local textile industry.
