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Lichauco v. Apostol: Import Rights Dispute by Carissa Cruz is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The petitioner, a corporation engaged in importing cattle, sought to import cattle from Pnom-Pehn for serum manufacture. However, the Director of Agriculture refused importation unless the cattle were immunized for rinderpest per an administrative order. The petitioner argued it had an absolute right to import under a general statute, while the respondent relied on a special statute allowing restrictions for communicable diseases. The Court ruled the special statute providing powers in disease situations wa

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Carissa Cruz

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EN