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    Republic of the Philippines


    Department of Finance
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills
    , Mandaluyong City Metro Manila
    Philippines

    June 23; 2005

    DE BORJA MEDIALDEA BELLO Opinion No. 05-08


    GUEV ARRA & GERODIAS Re: Sale incidental
    21st Floor, Wynsum Corporate Plaza, to a company's
    F. Ortigas, Jr. (formerly Emerald service is not con-
    Avenue) Ortigas Center, Pasig City sidered retail sale"
    /I

    Attention: Raul G. Gerodias

    Gentlemen:

    This refers to your letter dated June 7, 2005 requesting opinion on whether
    or not the activities of the proposed subsidiary of,your client would constitute
    retail trade.
    \

    It was mentioned in your letter that your client is proposing to set up a


    wholly-owned subs'idiary in the Philippines which shall engage primarily in the
    business of providing repair, assembling, maintenance, support and other
    services for mobile, phones, parts, and accessories, as well as all kinds of
    appliances, tools, utensils, and implements, and electronic, communications,
    telecommunications, and information technology-related equipment, products,
    'articles, apparatuses, instruments, gadgets, devices (including peripherals,
    accessories, components, spare parts and assemblies), networks, solutions and
    systems; and all other services related thereto.

    ,It was also disclosed in your letter that tl1e replacement of parts and
    accessories (the cost of which will be charged to the customer) is an integral part
    of the repair services to be undertaken by the proposed subsidiary. As such, it
    was your position that the proposed sale and distribution by the said subsidiary
    of mobile phone parts, accessories, and other related equipment in conjunction
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    with the" provIsIon of repair, assembling, maintenance, support and other


    services, does not constitute retail trade.

    , Under Republic Act No. 8762 or the Retail Trade Law, IJretail trade" is
    defined as 11 any act, occupation or calling of habitually selling direct to the'
    general public merchandise, commodities or goods for consumption. The law11

    covers only the sale of goods for consumption to the general public as end-user.

    In an Opinion dated May 19, 2003, addressed to the Philippine Long


    Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the Commission declared that the
    proposed sale and distribution by PLDT, of wire-based telephone handsets,
    accessories, and other related teh~communications equipment through its various
    business offices nationwide are necessary and incidental to and form an integral
    component of providing telecommunications services within the Philippines.

    In the situation given, it is clear that the main activities of repair,


    assembling, maintenance and support to be undertaken by the subsidiary will
    :1
    ,I qualify it as a service enterprise. As such, its activities are not covered by retail
    trade law because the subsidiary does not sell goods to the public. In a
    I
    ,1
    Department of Justice Opinion, it was held that'a person who renders services
    for hire or pay, or leases services, is not engaged in the retail business because he
    j
    -j does not sell goods to the general public.I

    The sale" of the mobile phone parts and, accessories, being only
    1/

    incidental and reasonably necessary to the repair, assembling, maintenance and


    support services of the subsidiary, cannot be considered as sale by retail.

    It should however be emphasized that any sale of the aforementioned


    parts, and accessories which is not incidental to the repair and assembling
    ,:i
    services of the company will fall under the general classification of retail trade.
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    I Very truly yours,
    J ,1
    . ~
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    :.j
    VERNETTE G. UMALI-PACO
    General Counsel

    I Dot Opinion No. 275, s. 1954

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