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Practice question: Extraterritorial Application

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Does the ITA IRR minimum-contacts definition limit Philippine-located customers to natural persons?
  1. Yes; all corporate customers are categorically excluded.
  2. No; it expressly includes partnerships, corporations and businesses as well as individuals.
  3. Yes; business-to-business transactions never exist under the Act.
  4. No; because every corporation worldwide is automatically located in the Philippines.
  5. Yes; only a customer holding a personal passport can qualify.

Legal references

  • RA 11967, Internet Transactions Act, Sections 3-5 and 21-23: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/96902
  • DTI-DICT-NPC Joint Administrative Order 24-03, May 24, 2024, ITA implementing rules, Sections 2(m),3-6: https://ecommerce.dti.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Joint-Administrative-Order-No.-24-03.pdf

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