Supreme Court E-Library
Information At Your Fingertips


  View printer friendly version

(NAR) VOL. IV NO. 4 / OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1993

[ DOA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 7, s. 1993, March 11, 1993 ]

REVISING RATES OF FEES/CHARGES FOR LABORATORY ANALYSIS, SEED TESTING AND FIELD INSPECTION SERVICES BY THE BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY



In accordance with the provisions of Batas Pambansa Blg. 325 and its implementing rules and regulations under Ministry of Finance Order No. 6-83, and as approved by the Executive Committee, fees being collected by the Bureau of Plant Industry from its laboratory and seed quality control services are hereby revised as follows:

I.
Seed Quality Control Services
 
Proposed Rate
 
A.
Field Inspection
 
 
1. Up to 4 hectares
 
P100.00/ha. for preliminary and P50.00/ha. for final inspections.
 
2. Additional hectares but not more than 10 has.
 
P50.00/ha for preliminary and P25.00/ha. for final field inspections.
 
B.
Seed Testing
 
 
1. Complete test for crop intended for certification
 
P100.00/sample
 
2. Seed Analysis for all crops:
 
 
a.
Purity
 
P10.00
 
b.
Germination
 
 
—Small seeded
 
P30.00
—Big seeded
 
P80.00
 
c.
Moisture content determination (oven test).
 
P35.00/sample
 
d.
Seed health
 
 
—Seedborne virus
 
P100.00/sample
—Other Seedborne Diseases
 
30.00/sample
 
e.
Determination of other varieties and red rice
 
20.00/sample
 
f.
Tetrazolium Test
 
 
—Small seeded
 
P150.00/sample
 
—Big seeded
 
100.00/sample
 
g.
Vigor tests as listed in the ISTA Rules
 
50.00/sample
 
C.
Miscellaneous Fees
 
 
1.
Seed certification tags
 
P1.20/tag
 
2.
Seals
 
P1.00/seal
 
3.
Certified true copy of report of analysis
 
1.00/copy
 
4.
International Orange Certificate
 
25.00/cert
 
II.
Laboratory Services Division
 
 
A.
Physico-Chemical Analysis
 
 
Ash
 
P125.00
Moisture
 
60.00
Specific Gravity
 
60.00
pH
 
50.00
Total Nitrogen/%Total Crude Protein
 
150.00
Crude Fat
 
200.00
Crude Fiber
 
150.00
Soluble Solids (Bx)
 
30.00
Total Sugar/Starch
 
150.00
Total Acidity
 
100.00
Salt (% Sodium Chloride)
 
100.00
(Volhard Method)
 
120.00
Amylose
 
150.00
Amino Acid Profile
 
650.00

Minerals (calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, iron, potassium, boron, copper, zinc, manganese, etc. per element)

 
150.00
Vitamins (ascorbic acid and B-carotene)
 
200.00
Free Fatty Acids
 
200.00
Saponification value
 
200.00
Sulfur Dioxide
 
150.00
Cyanide
 
150.00
Organic matters (Walkey-Black Method)
 
50.00
Tannin
 
150.00
Acidity/Alkanility, Water Content and Emulsifiability of Pesticide Formulation
 
300.00
 
B.
Microbiological Analyses:
 
 
Standard Plate Count
 
150.00
Yeast and Mold Count
 
130.00
Coliform Count
 
175.00
Commercial Sterility
 
a. Low acid foods
 
150.00
b. Acids foods
 
150.00
Water Analysis
 
a. Presumptive (MPN)
 
150.00
b. Confirmatory
 
200.00
Anti-bacterial Analysis
 
450.00
 
(disc diffusion)
 
 
Pure cultures
 
100.00
Microscopy
 
50.00
Aflatoxin
 
1,000.00
Anti-fungal and Anti-bacterial test
 
200.00
E. coli
 
200.00
 
C.
Pesticide Residue in:
 
 
Fruits and Vegetables
 
1,000.00
Tobacco
 
500.00
Water
 
500.00
Fish
 
500.00
Urine and Blood
 
500.00
Milk and Fat
 
1,500.00
Soil
 
1,500.00
Special Samples
 
1,500.00
 
D.
Service fees for the Use of Sophisticated Techniques and Equipment:
 
 
Gas chromatography
 
200.00
UV-VIS Spectrophotometry
 
300.00
High pressure liquid chromatography
 
400.00
Infra-red spectrometry
 
400.00
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
 
400.00
Thin-Layer chromatography
 
250.00
Titrimetric Method
 
200.00
Densitometer
 
400.00
 
E.
Dehydration Services (per hour)
 

This order shall take effect after appropriate publications hereof.

Adopted: 11 Mar. 1993

(Sgd.) ROBERTO S. SEBASTIAN
Secretary
© Supreme Court E-Library 2019
This website was designed and developed, and is maintained, by the E-Library Technical Staff in collaboration with the Management Information Systems Office.