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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:

1. Registration Fee
2. Moisture Meter Supervisory Fee
3. Export Processing Fee
4. Laboratory Services Fee
5. Inspection and Supervisory Fee
6. 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 CAPITALIZATION		PROPOSED RATE
	Initial		Renewal
Below P20,000.00	Exempt*		Exempt*
Over P20,000.00 to P30,000.00	60.00		60.00
Over P30,000.00 to P40,000.00	80.00		80.00
Over P40,000.00 to P50,000.00	100.00		100.00
Over P50,000.00 to P100,000.00	200.00		200.00
Over P100,000.00 to P300,000.00	600.00		300.00
Over P300,000.00 to P500,000.00	1,000.00		500.00
Over P500,000.00 to P1.0M	1/5 of 1%		1,000.00
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 P100.0M	1/5 of 1%		10,000.00
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 with solvent extraction)			P300.00
	4. Color (Lovibond)			P100.00
b.	Coconut Oil (Crude, RBD, Cochin, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil 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)			200.00
c.	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
d.	Coconut Shell Charcoal and Charcoal 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 extraction)			300.00
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 Analysis
	1. Heating Value (Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter Method)			1,500.00
	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 Coconut			5,750.00
SECTION II. Aflatoxin Analysis (Bond Elut-HPTLC Method)				2,500.00
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 Coco
a. 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 Calorimetric)			300.00
	2. Phosphorus, Total (Automated Calorimetric)			250.00
	3. Potassium, Total (Flame Photometric)			250.00
	4. Calcium, Total (AAS)			1 300.00
	5. Magnesium, Total (AAS)			300.00
	6. Sodium, Total (Flame Photometric)			250.00
	7. Sulfur, Total (Automated Turbidimetric)			250.00
	8. Chlorine, Acid Soluble (Potentiometric)			250.00
	9. Boron, Total (Automated Calorimetric)			250.00
	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)			800.00
	17. Crude Silica (Gravimetric)			200.00
	18. Moisture (Air-oven)			100.00
	19. Ash			150.00
II. Soil
	1. Nitrogen, Total (Automated Calorimetric)			300.00
	2. Phosphorus Available (Automated Calorimetric)			200.00
	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 Calorimetric)			150.00
	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 Calorimetric)			200.00
	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 Calorimetric)			200.00
	2. Phosphorus (Automated Calorimetric)			200.00
	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 Calorimetric)		200.00
		— 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			100.00
	11. pH			100.00
2. INSPECTION & SUPERVISORY FEE
Bulk Loading
	a. Copra		P4.40 per MT plus P3,100.00
	b. CNO		P5.40 per MT plus P3,100.00
	c. Copra case/meal/etc.		P4.00 per MT plus P3,100.00
B. For Desiccated Coconut			P940.00 per E.D., maximum 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