CITEM Circular No. 3 (1991)

(NAR) VOL. III NO. 2 / APRIL - JUNE 1992

[ CITEM CIRCULAR NO. 3 S. 1991, October 03, 1991 ]

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES ON VIOLATIONS

International Operations participants who commit any of the following offenses may be disciplined in accordance with the Table set after due investigation and deliberation by the Complaints Committee, if necessary: Legend 1. Payment of appropriate fee 2. Written reprimand/warning 3. Suspension from participation in the I.O. Project (the duration of which shall depend on the gravity of the violation) 4. Ban from participation in all I.O. Projects as well as other CITEM projects. Violation Occurrence and Penalty 1st 2nd 3rd 1. Issuance of bouncing 1 & 3 1 & 4 checks 2. Non-payment of accounts 1 & 3 1 & 4 (travel/freight/ hotel/shipment) 3. No-show during the fair 3 4 4. Fair Representatives a) Not sending a representative (as agreed 3 4 before the fair/mission) e.g. man-vie for ANUGA b) Representative arriving late for leaving earlier as 2 3 4 scheduled) for the fair/mission5. Withdrawal from the project a) More than 3 months before the fair/mission 2 not refundable activity participation fee refundable deposit fee b) Less than 3 months refundable before the fair/mission 3 not activity participation fee refundable deposit fee c) No justifiable reason for 3 3 withdrawal 6. Written complaints from buyers (i.e. non-delivery, 3 4 etc.) which will be deemed valid by the Complaints Committee 7. Public scandal/grave 2 4 misconduct during the fair/mission 8. Non-attendance in 2 3 4 meetings NOTE: International Operations will consider the decisions/sanctions by Domestic Operations on I.O. participants and consider Bureau of Export Trade Promotions watchlist sanction to a particular company. In cases where an applicant is banned from participation in a Market Week/DTI Project, I.O. shall also apply the ban on the concerned applicant until such time that the sanctions are lifted by the implementing agency and is cleared by the concerned agency. BETP's watchlist, however, will be reviewed prior to implementation of sanction mentioned. Adopted: 3 Oct. 1991

(SGD.) ARACELI MARIA PINTO-MANSOR Executive Director