(NAR) VOL. 2 NO. 1/JANUARY-MARCH 1991
SECTION 1. In order to effectively enforce Commerce Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 1962, as amended, a new provision denominated as Section 2A is hereby incorporated to provide as follows:
SECTION 2A. Persons Liable – The following persons who sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange, or possess, with intent to sell, any fraudulently advertised or mislabeled/misbranded article shall be liable under Act. No. 3740:
1. they do not report to the Department within 24 hours from discovery any observation or suspicion that goods sold to them appear to be mislabeled or misbranded
2. they do not, after due notice, withdraw the goods from their shelves pending validation by DTI of any report received by it that certain products sold by them are mislabeled or misbranded; Provided, However, That the report shall be validated within 72 hours from discovery by the DTI.
SECTION 3. These rules and regulations shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Adopted: 7 Feb. 1991
(SGD.) PETER D. GARRUNCHO, JR. |
Secretary |