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Practice question: Suspensive and Prohibitory Powers of the President

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under IRR Section37(a), when may parties voluntarily declare a qualifying proposed investment for national-security review relative to executing the relevant agreements?
  1. At least thirty calendar days before execution.
  2. Only ten years after completion.
  3. Only after every agreement has been irreversibly implemented.
  4. Only at the first annual shareholders' meeting after acquisition.
  5. Whenever a competitor chooses, with no reference to the rule.

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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