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Practice question: Reciprocity

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

An investor supplies an official publication of the relevant foreign law, attested by the foreign officer with legal custody of the record. Is that category contemplated by IRR45(c)?
  1. No; official foreign laws can never be evidence.
  2. Yes; it automatically proves every investment is lawful without examining content.
  3. No; only an unsworn sales brochure may be considered.
  4. Yes; it is one listed form of documentary evidence, subject to establishing the required reciprocal rights.
  5. Yes; it removes every other Philippine restriction.

Legal references

  • RA 11659, amending CA146, public-utility definition and national-security safeguards: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/94539
  • Signed March 20, 2023 implementing rules of RA11659, Sections 5-7 and 32-45: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/97017

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