BPI Administrative Circular No. 09 (2015)

(NAR) VOL. 26 NO. 2/ APRIL - JUNE 2015

[ BPI Administrative Circular No. 09, s. 2015, April 28, 2015 ]

PLANT QUARANTINE SERVICE REGULATORY FEES

Adopted: 28 April 2015 Date Filed: 26 May 2015

WHEREAS, Section 54 (1), Chapter 12, Book IV of Executive Order No. 292 provides that heads of bureaus, offices or agencies upon approval of the concerned department head, have the continuing authority to revise their rates of fees and charges;

WHEREAS, Administrative Order No. 31, Series of 2012 issued by the Office of the President has directed all heads of Departments, Bureaus, Commissions, Agencies, Offices and Instrumentalities of the National Government, including government owned and/or controlled corporations (GOCCs), to rationalize the rates of their fees and charges, increase their existing rates and impose new fees and charges.

WHEREAS, the BPI Plant Quarantine Service (BPI PQS) in the exercise of its mandate is using government resources on the following activities, namely: Plant Pest Surveillance Network, Agricultural Commodity Treatments, Plant Quarantine Permits and Clearances, Plant Health Certification Services, Accreditation and Registration Services and Technical Support and Information Services;

WHEREAS, BPI PQS shall impose reasonable fees for expenses in undertaking such regulatory functions;

WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is authorized by

Section 38 of Executive Order 292 to promulgate rules and regulations governing the collection of nominal regulatory fees by the Plant Quarantine Service (PQS) for inspection, certification, commodity treatments and others on commodities mentioned under import of plants, plant products and potential animal pests as well as export of plant and plant products;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PROCESO J. ALCALA, pursuant to provisions of pertinent laws do hereby promulgate this administrative circular as follows:

Section 1. The following fees in pesos shall be collected by the BPI for the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC), Plant Quarantine Clearance (PQC) and other certificates: ITEM RATESPS IC for plants, planting Php300/document issued materials, and plant products Potential Animal Pest Php500.00/document Certificate of Non- Php800 for registration and initial CNC Coverage (CNC) issued; PhP300 for every request for additional commodity applied

Section 2. Plant Quarantine Regulatory Fees for Floriculture and Allied Industries a. Export – Inspection and Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) Item Rate (P) Minimum Maximum per PC per PC 1. Planting/ Propagation Materials a. Seeds, cuttings, 10.00 /kg 100.00 2000.00 rhizomes, bulbs, corms and scions b. Rooted cuttings, 1.00 / pc 250.00 2,000.00 seedlings, graft and marcots c. Flask and 10.00/pot or 250.00 2,000.00 community pots flask d. Other propagation 10.00/kg 250.00 2,000.00 materials 2. Cutflowers and 5.00/kg 250.00 2,000.00 foliage 3. Other live plants 10.00 / pc 250.00 2,000.00 (full grown plants, etc) b. Import - Inspection Fees Item Rate (P) Minimum Maximum per per document document 1. Planting/ Propagation Materials a. Seeds, cuttings, 5.00 /kg 500.00 2,500.00 rhizomes, bulbs, corms and scions b. Rooted cuttings, 5.00 / pc 250.00 2,500.00 seedlings (4-6 in), graft and marcotsc. Flask and 15.00/pot or 500.00 5,000.00 community pots flask d. Other propagation 10.00/kg 500.00 5,000.00 materials 2. Cutflowers and 10.00/kg 500.00 5,000.00 foliage 3. Other live plants 50.00 / pc 500.00 10,000.00 (full grown plants, etc) 3. Plant Quarantine Regulatory Fees for Plants and Plant Products not covered by

Section 2. a. Export - Inspection and Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) Item Rate 1. Fresh fruits, vegetables, onion, garlic 4.00/ MT or fraction of and other spices a ton thereof 2. Seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, 5.00 / MT or fraction scions and other planting/propagating of a ton thereof materials 3. Living plants for shipment of ten (10) 10.00 1.00/pc pcs or less in excess of 10 pcs, plus 4. Other plant products and materials 5.00 per MT or fraction capable of harboring plant pests of a ton thereof 5. Potential Crop Pest a. Small Animals 10.00/head b. Small Insects and others 100.00/PC 6. Cultures of fungi, bacteria and the likes 100.00/PC for scientific purposes b. Import – Inspection Fees Item Rate 1. Fresh fruits, vegetables, onion, garlic 20.00/MT or fraction of a and other spices ton thereof 2. Seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, 10.00/MT or fraction of a corms, scions and other ton thereof planting/propagating materials 3. Living plants for shipment of ten (10) 20.00 pcs or less in excess of 10 pcs, plus 2.00/pc 4. Grains and seeds for food and 10.00/MT or fraction of a processing ton thereof 5. Logs, lumber, timber, veneer and 10.00/MT or fraction of a other wood products ton thereof6. Other plant products and materials 10.00/ MT or fraction of capable of harboring plant pests a ton thereof 7. Potential Crop Pest 20.00/head a. Small Animals 200.00/PC b. Small Insects and others 8. Cultures of fungi, bacteria and the 200.00/PC likes for scientific purposes

Section 4. Inclusion of Other Quarantine fees. Item Rate 1. Accreditation / Registration Fees - Importers and/or Exporters 5,000.00 including Php1,000 - Treatment Providers application fee - Packing Facility Operator/Owner 2,500.00 - Packing Facility 2,500.00 - Renewal of Accreditation / 200.00/facility (exclusive of the Registration (Import and Export) license security plate) 2,500.00 2. Cold Storage Facility 2,600.00 3. Domestic Permit to Transport Fee 50.00/document 4. Cancelled Phytosanitary P100.00/document Certificate 5. GMO Detection a. Protein – based analysis 1,200.00/sample b. DNA – based analysis 5,700.00/sample 6. Other Tests a. Pesticide Residue Analysis P5,250.00/sample b. Test for toxin-releasing (depends upon the testing agency) microorganisms (depends upon the testing agency) c. Test for heavy metals

Section 4. This Order revises DA Administrative Orders No. 12 and 26, Series of 2004 and supersedes other orders inconsistent herewith.

Section 5. This Order shall take effect after the required publication.

(SGD) PROCESO J. ALCALA Secretary