PHILCOA Administrative Order No. 01-2003

(NAR) VOL. 14 NOS. 1-2 / APRIL - JUNE 2003

[ PHILCOA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 01- 2003, June 05, 2003 ]

AMENDED RULES AND REGULATIONS AUTHORIZING FURTHER THE INCREASE AND COLLECTION THEREOF OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY/SERVICE FEES

Pursuant to Malacañang Executive Order No. 197 and 218, both series of 2000, as implemented by the Department of Finance-Department of Budget and Management Joint Circular No. 2000-2 all departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and instrumentalities of the national government, including government owned or controlled corporations, have been directed to revise their fees and charges at just and reasonable rates sufficient to cover the full cost of services rendered. Corollary thereto, and in order to upgrade the quality of regulatory services and facilities, to meet the inflationary cost thereof and to maintain an efficient and effective performance of essential regulatory functions, the following revised fees are hereby adopted and prescribed pursuant to PCA Board Resolution No. 004-2003, authorizing the increase and collection of Administrative and Regulatory Service Fees.

SECTION 1. Classes Of Fees— The classes of fees refer to existing fees authorized under Administrative Order No. 01 Series of 1993, which are the following:

a. Registration Fee b. Moisture Meter Supervisory Fee c. Export Processing Fee d. Laboratory Services Fee e. Inspection and Supervisory Fee f. Other Administrative Fees

SECTION 2. New Rates Of Fees — Upon effectivity of these rules, the revised schedule of rates herein prescribed shall be collected by the Authority.

A. REGISTRATION FEES SHALL BE BASED ON THE AUTHORIZED CAPITALIZATION HEREIN PROVIDED.

AUTHORIZED PROPOSED RATE CAPITALIZATION

Initial Renewal Below P20,000.00 Exempt* Exempt* Over P20,000.00 to 60.00 60.00 P30,000.00Over P30,000.00 to 80.00 80.00 P40,000.00 Over P40,000.00 to 100.00 100.00 P50,000.00 Over P50,000.00 to 200.00 200.00 P100,000.00 Over P100,000.00 to 600.00 300.00 P300,000.00 Over P300,000.00 to 1,000.00 500.00 P500,000.00 Over P500,000.00 to 1/5 of 1% 1,000.00 P1.0M Over P1.0M to P10.0M 1/5 of 1% 3,000.00 Over P10.0M to P25.0M 1/5 of 1% 5,000.00 Over P25.0M to P50.0M 1/5 of 1% 8,000.00 Over P50.0M to 1/5 of 1% 10,000.00 P100.0M Over P100.0M 1/5 of 1% 20,000.00 For late renewal of registration, a surcharge equivalent to 14% of the renewal fee shall be collected. * This exemption applies to both initial and renewal registration fees. They are, however, required to register annually for monitoring purposes.

B. MOISTURE METER SUPERVISORY FEE - P0.30 PER 100 KGS. OF COPRA PURCHASED C. EXPORT PROCESSING FEE - P320.00 Per Export Declaration (E.D.) 1. LABORATORY SERVICES FEE Product Quality Control RATES

SECTION I. Chemical Analysis a. Copra 1. Moisture (Oven Method) P200.00 2. Oil Content (Soxhlet Method) P560.00 3. Free Fatty Acid (Titration Method P300.00 with solvent extraction) 4. Color (Lovibond) P100.00 Coconut Oil (Crude, RBD, Cochin, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil b. and Paring Oil) 1. Moisture (Oven Method) 200.00 2. Free Fatty Acid (Titration Method) 200.00 3. Color (Lovibond) 100.00 4. Saponification Value 300.00 5. Iodine Value (Hanus Method) 200.00c. Coconut Acid Oil 1. Moisture (Toluene Method) 300.00 2. Free Fatty Acid (Titration Method) 200.00 3. Color (Lovibond) 100.00 4. Saponification Value 300.00 5. Iodine Value (Hanus Method) 200.00 6. Unsaponifiable Matter 300.00 Coconut Shell Charcoal and Charcoal d. Briquette 1. Moisture (Oven Method) 200.00 2. Ash 500.00 3. Volatile Combustible Matter 400.00 e. Copra Cake/Meal/Pellets 1. Moisture (Oven Method) 200.00 2. Oil Content (Soxhlet Method) 500.00 f. Desiccated Coconut 1. Moisture (Oven Method) 200.00 2. Oil Content (Soxhlet Method) 500.00 3. Free Fatty Acid (with solvent 300.00 extraction) g. Coconut Cream & Coconut Milk 1. Total Coconut Solids 120.00 2. Non-fat Coconut Solids 120.00 3. Coconut Fat 200.00 4. Water 120.00 h. Coconut Water 1. Total Coconut Solids 120.00 2. Non-fat Coconut Solids 120.00 3. Water 120.00 i. Coconut Pith 1. Moisture Oven Method 200.00 2. Ash 500.00 3. Extractives 800.00 4. Acid-Insoluble Lignin 1,000.00 j. Special Analysis1. Heating Value (Oxygen Bomb 1,500.00 Calorimeter Method) 2. Silica and Sand 650.00 3. Protein (Kjeltec Method) 800.00 4. Crude Fiber 800.00 5. Sulfur Dioxide (Titration Method) 250.00 k. PAH Analysis 1. Coconut Oil 5,000.00 2. Copra, Copra Meal, Desiccated 5,750.00 Coconut

SECTION II. Aflatoxin Analysis (Bond Elut- 2,500.00 HPTLC Method)

SECTION III. Microbiological Analysis a. Desiccated Coconut and Toasted Coconut (per composite of 30,000 lbs. per cut) 1. Salmonella 300.00 2. E. Coli 250.00 3. Total Plate Count 250.00 4. Coliform Count 250.00 5. Molds & Yeast Count 250.00 b. Coco Cream Powder, Creamed Coconut, Macapuno or Young Fruit Preserved, Frozen Coco Milk and Shredded Coconut 1. Salmonella 300.00 2. E. Coli 250.00 3. Total Plate Count 250.00 4. Coliform Count 250.00 5. Molds and Yeast Count 250.00 c. Canned Coco Milk (Gata), Coconut Juice/Coco Water in Cans or Tetrapak 1 Salmonella 300.00 2. E. Coli 250.00 3. Total Plate Count 250.00 4. Coliform Count 250.00 5. Molds and Yeast Count 250.00 6. Anaerobic Bacteria 250.00 d. Special Analysis 1. Staphylococcus 250.00 2. Enterobacter 250.00

SECTION IV. Nata de Cocoa. Acidified Cooked Nata de Coco 1. pH 100.00 2. Aerobic Plate Count 250.00 3. Physical & Sensory Evaluation 150.00 4. Formalin Test 200.00 b. Processed Nata de Coco (low acid) 1. pH 100.00 2. Commercial Sterility 250.00 3. Physical & Sensory Evaluation 150.00 4. Formalin Test 200.00 c. Raw Nata de Coco 1. pH 100.00 2. Physical & Sensory Evaluation 150.00 3. Formalin Test 200.00

SECTION V. Other Fees 1. Certification 100.00 2. Re-issuance of Certificate 50.00 Plant, Soil and Water Analysis I. Plant Rate per sample 1. Nitrogen, Total (Automated 300.00 Calorimetric) 2. Phosphorus, Total (Automated 250.00 Calorimetric) 3. Potassium, Total (Flame 250.00 Photometric) 4. Calcium, Total (AAS) 1 300.00 5. Magnesium, Total (AAS) 300.00 6. Sodium, Total (Flame Photometric) 250.00 7. Sulfur, Total (Automated 250.00 Turbidimetric) 8. Chlorine, Acid Soluble 250.00 (Potentiometric) 9. Boron, Total (Automated 250.00 Calorimetric) 10. Iron, Total (AAS) 350.00 11. Manganese, Total (AAS) 350.00 12. Zinc, Total (AAS) 350.00 13. Copper, Total (AAS) 350.00 14. Molybdenum (ICP-AES) 2 800.00 15. Lead (ICP-AES) 800.00 16. Cadmium (ICP -AES) 800.0017. Crude Silica (Gravimetric) 200.00 18. Moisture (Air-oven) 100.00 19. Ash 150.00 II. Soil 1. Nitrogen, Total (Automated 300.00 Calorimetric) 2. Phosphorus Available (Automated 200.00 Calorimetric) 3. Exchangeable Bases — Potassium (Flame Photometric) 200.00 — Sodium (Flame Photometric) 200.00 — Calcium (A—AS) 250.00 — Magnesium (AAS) 250.00 4. Organic Matter/Carbon (Automated 150.00 Calorimetric) 5. Exchangeable Acidity (Titrimetric) 150.00 6. Trace Elements, Available — Iron (AAS) 250.00 — Copper (AAS) 250.00 — Manganese (AAS) 250.00 — Zinc (AAS) 250.00 7. Boron, Water Soluble (Automated 200.00 Calorimetric) 8. Electrical Conductivity 100.00 9. PH 100.00 10. Moisture (Air-Oven) 100.00 11. Soil Texture 200.00 III. Water 1. Nitrogen, Total (Automated 200.00 Calorimetric) 2. Phosphorus (Automated 200.00 Calorimetric) 3. Potassium (Flame Photometric) 200.00 4. Calcium (AAS) 250.00 5. Magnesium (AAS) 250.00 6. Sodium (Flame Photometric) 200.00 7. Sulfur (Automated Turbidimetric) 200.00 8. Chlorine (Potentiometric) 200.00 9. Trace Elements — Boron (Automated 200.00 Calorimetric) — Iron (AAS) 250.00 — Copper (AAS) 250.00 — Manganese (AAS) 250.00 — Zinc (AAS) 250.00 — Molybdenum (ICP-AES) 800.00 — Lead (ICP-AES) 800.00 — Cadmium (ICP-AES) 800.00 10. Electrical Conductivity 100.0011. pH 100.00 2. INSPECTION & SUPERVISORY FEE Bulk Loading P4.40 per MT plus a. Copra P3,100.00 P5.40 per MT plus b. CNO P3,100.00 c. Copra P4.00 per MT plus case/meal/etc. P3,100.00 B. For Desiccated P940.00 per E.D., maximum Coconut of 2 container vans/ E.D. + P3,100.00 C. For conventional cargo packed in P626 per E.D., maximum of 2 container vans/drums, boxes, bags, sacks, crates, E.D. + P3,100.00 etc.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. — All provisions of existing rules, regulations, orders and circulars inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. Effectivity. — This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days from publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Date Filed: 05 June 2003

(SGD.) DANILO M. CORONACION Administrator