FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE

AUTHORITY

Fertilizer
Regulatory Policies
and Implementing
Guidelines

Fertilizer Regulatory Division

FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We wish to acknowledge with thanks the technical inputs

and suggestions of the following: the Fertilizer Policy and
Technical Advisory Committee (FPTAC) composed of Dr.
Rogelio N. Concepcion, Dr. Reynaldo E. dela Cruz, Dr. Norberto
F. Ranola, Dr. Cezar P. Mamaril, Dr. Clarita Aganon, Dr. Jocelyn
E. Eusebio, Dr. Ireneo J. Manguiat, Mr. Rodolfo O. Ilao, Mr.
Rustico A. Pinili and Mr. Pablito Villegas; evaluators composed
of the late Dr. Jorge D. Davide, Dr. Roberto R. Bonoan, Dr.
Edilberto D. Reyes, Dr. Arcelia A. Alejar, Dr. Constancio A. de
Guzman, Dr. Henry P. Samonte and Dr. Rolando V. Labios as
well as the inputs of the FPA accredited researchers
composed of Dr. Nora B. Inciong, the late Dr. Wilfredo C. Cosico,
Ms. Adoracion T. Guy, Ms. Imelda E. Santos, Dr. Evangeline G.
Aboyo, Dr. Nenita E. dela Cruz, Dr. Gil L. Magsino and all those
who have attended in the numerous consultation workshops that
we have conducted.

The publication of the Fertilizer Regulatory Policies and

Implementing Guidelines could not have been possible without
the support of the officials and members of the Fertilizer
Industry Association of the Philippines (FIAP) headed by
Mr. Raymund P. Ilustre (past president) and Mr. Robert Louis C.
Castro (current FIAP President) for their valuable suggestions
and recommendations.

The FPA management also recognizes the valuable efforts

of Dr. Wilma N. Obcemea, former chief of the Fertilizer
Regulatory Services Division (FRSD) and all the staff of FRSD;
Atty. Gavino L. Barlin, former FPA Deputy Executive Director for
Fertilizer, the late Dr. Dario C. Sabularse, former FPA Deputy
Executive Director for Pesticide, Ms. Julieta B. Lansangan,
officer-in-charge of the Fertilizer Regulatory Services Division,
Ms. Digna de Leon, chief, Finance and Administrative Division
and Ms. Cecilia A. Quimbo, former officer-in-charge of the
Planning Management and Information Division and her staff.

And to the men and women of FPA, kudos to all of us!

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
List of Tables/Figures/Annexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

CHAPTER I - THE FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE 1

AUTHORITY

1.1 Introduction ........................ 1

1.2 Mandate ........................ 2
1.3 Vision .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Mission ........................ 2

CHAPTER II - FERTILIZER PRODUCT REGISTRATION 3

2.1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.1.1 Basic Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.2 Coverage ......................... 4
2.1.3 Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Product Registration .................... 11
2.2.1 Types of Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2.2 Validity and Renewal of Registration . . . . . . 12
2.2.3 Requirements for Registration . . . . . . . . . . . 12
A. Administrative Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
B. Technical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1. Inorganic Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
a. Traditional, Inorganic . . . . . . . . . 14
b. New Grades, Specialty, and
Controlled-Release ........ 15
2. Organic Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. Biofertilizer/ Microbial Inoculants/GMOs/
Decomposer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4. Soil Conditioner/Soil Amendment . . . . . . . 19
5. Plant Growth Regulator (Promoter) . . . . . . 19
6. Raw Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
C. Renewal of Registration for all Fertilizers . . . 20
2.2.4 Declared Product Composition . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2.5 Biological and Efficacy Data Generation . . . 21
A. General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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B. Experimental Use Permit (EUP) . . . . . . . . . . . 22
C. Efficacy Test Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1. Experimental Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
a. Experimental Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
b. Selection of Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
c. Design and Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
d. Plot size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
e. Replications .................. 26
f. Treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
g. Mode of Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
h. Meteorological and Edaphic Data. . . . . . 29
i. Efficacy Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
j. Treatment Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
j.1 Granular and Soil-Applied
Inorganic (NPK) . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 29
j.2 Soil and Foliar – Applied Liquid
Fertilizer (NPK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
j.3 Fertilizers for Fishpond . . . . . . . . . . 30
j.4 Soil Rejuvenator for Fishpond . . . . . 30
j.5 Biofertilizers/Organic Fertilizers . . . . 30
j.6 Foliar/Soil Applied Micronutrients . . . 31
j.7 Mango Flower Inducers. . .. . . . . . . 31
j.8 Flower Inducer/Plant Growth
Promoting Material other than
those of Mango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
j.9 Soil Amendment/ Conditioner . . . . . . 32
j.10 Decomposers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
k. Parameters to be Gathered on
Target Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
k.1 Lowland Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33
k.2 Upland Rice ................ 34
k.3 Corn .................... 35
k.4 Vegetables ................ 36
1. Leafy vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2. Fruiting vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3. Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4. Bulb vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
k.5 Legumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1. Field legumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2. Vegetable legumes . . . . . . . 40
k.6 Cucurbits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
k.7 Root crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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k.8 Forage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
k.9 Turf ....... ............. 43
k.10 Sugarcane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
k.11 Mango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
k.12 Ornamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
k.13 Tobacco ... .............. 47
k.14 Fishpond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
D. Labeling Requirements . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 49
2.2.6 Processing and Estimated Timetable
for Review Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.2.7 Label Expansion .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2.2.8 Exclusivity in the Use of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2.2.9 Third Party Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2.2.10 Registration of Products on a per
Manufacturer Basis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.2.11 Registration of Biofertilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.2.12 Restricted Fertilizer Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
1. Potassium Nitrate and other Nitrates 60
a. Definition of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
b. Acquisition of Potassium Nitrate and
Other Nitrates for Agricultural Use . . . . . 61
c. Sale and Use of Potassium Nitrate
and Other Nitrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
d. Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
e. Penalties ..................... 63
2.2.13 Guidelines on Occupational Safety
and Health for Fertilizer Plants .......... 64
1. Introduction .. ............... 64
2. General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
3. Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4. Premises of Establishments ......... 65
5. Environmental Control ............ 65
6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
and Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7. Occupational Health Services . . . . . . . . 67

CHAPTER III - LICENSING OF HANDLERS 69

3.1 Basic Policies ........................... 69
3.2 Coverage ............................ 70
3.3 Definition of Terms ....................... 70
3.4 Requirements for Licensing of Handlers . . . . . . . . . . 73

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a. Importer/End-Users ................. 73
b. Importer ...................... 74
c. Distributor and Area Distributor . . . . . . . . . . 74
d. Bulk Handler ................ 74
e. Exporter ................ 74
f. Indentor . ................ 75
g. Repacker ................ 75
h. Manufacturer/Processor/
Bulk-blender/Formulator . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 77
i. Dealer ................ 77
j. Dealer’s Association ................. 77
k. Dealer-Repacker ................. 77
l. Mango Contractor .................. 78
3.5 Processing of Licenses for Handlers
of Fertilizer Products .. .................. 78
3.6 Validity of License and Renewal ............... 79
3.7 Registration of Warehouse ................... 79
3.8 Fees and Charges ...................... 81
3.8.4 Penal Provisions ...................... 82

CHAPTER IV - FERTILIZER MOVEMENT, SUPPLY 83

AND QUALITY PRODUCT STANDARD
4.1 Fertilizer Movement ..... ............... 83
4.1.1 Background ... ................. 83
4.1.2 Basic Policies .. ...... .......... 83
4.2 Fertilizer Supply .................... 85
4.2.1 Fertilizer Importation ................. 85
4.2.2 Fertilizer Production ................ 85
4.2.3. Fertilizer Marketing and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . 86
4.2.4 Fertilizer Exportation .................... 86
4.3 Disposal of Overlanded, Misshipped/Recovered Good
Order/Damaged/Bad Order Fertilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
4.3.1. Definition of Terms .................. 86
a. Overlanded Fertilizer ............... 86
b. Misshipped Fertilizer ............... 86
c. Recovered Good Order Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . 86
d. Damaged/Bad Order Fertilizer 87
e. Disposition of Damaged Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . 87
f. Revalidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
4.3.2. Damaged Fertilizers at Distributor/Dealer
Warehouse/Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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4.3.3 Overlanded, Recovered Good Order Fertilizer,
Damaged or Bad Order Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . 88
4.3.4 Pricing of Good and Bad Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.3.5 Authority to Issue Permits to Buy/Transship
Damaged Fertilizers ............... 91
4.3.6 Revalidation of Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.3.7 Fertilizer Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.4 License to Repack .................... 93
4.4.1 Legal Basis ................. 93
4.4.2 Definition of Terms ................. 93
4.4.3 Coverage .............. 94
4.4.4 Requirements for Dealer-Repacker .......... 94
4.4.5 Requirements for Distributor-Repacker . . . . . . . . . 95
4.4.6 Label Requirements ................... 95
4.4.6.1 For Liquid Foliar and Specialty
Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
4.4.6.2 For Solid Fertilizer ................ 96
4.4.7 Issuance of License to Repack .......... 97
4.4.8 Other Provisions ..................... 98
4.5 Incentives ............................ 98
4.5.1 VAT Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4.6 Product Quality Standard and Its Control . . . . . . . . . 100
4.6.1 Legal Basis .......................... 100
4.6.2 Quality Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 100
a. Physical Qualities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
b. Chemical Qualities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
c. Product Packaging .................... 102
d. Marking/Bag Label ................... 103
4.7 Enforcement of Quality Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
4.7.1 Definition of Terms ................... 103
4.7.2 Mandatory Enforcement on Imported Fertilizer . . 104
4.7.3 Mandatory Enforcement on
Locally Manufactured Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
4.7.4 Selective Enforcement on Imported Fertilizer . . . . 105
4.7.5 Selective Enforcement on
Locally Manufactured Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
4.8 Selective Enforcement on Fertilizer Dealers
and Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
4.9 Fertilizer Quality Control Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
4.9.1 Product Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
4.9.2 Testing/Laboratory Analysis .............. 107

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CHAPTER V - FERTILIZER INFORMATION AND 109

STATISTICS
5.1 Basic Policies . ....................... 109
5.2 Standardization of Reporting System . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
5.3 Fertilizer and Pesticide Watch ................ 110
5.3.1 Background ........................ 110
5.3.2 Objectives ....................... 110
5.3.3 Coverage ....................... 110
5.3.4 Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
5.3.5 Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
5.3.6 Monitoring Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

CHAPTER VI - TRAININGS 113

6.1 Accreditation of Fertilizer/

Plant Nutrition Researchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
6.2 Accredited Safety Dispenser
for Fertilizer and Pesticide . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 115
6.3 Mango Contractors’ Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

CHAPTER VII - PENAL PROVISIONS AND 118

ENFORCEMENT ACTION

7.1 Penal Provisions ...................... 118

7.1.1 Administrative Sanctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.1.2 Criminal Action ....................... 120
7.2 Enforcement Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
7.2.1 Stop Sale, Use, Move
and Hold Order . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 122
7.2.2 Inspection of Establishment or Location . . . . . . . . 122
7.2.3 Submission of Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
7.2.4 Quality Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
7.3 Special Committee to Investigate
Malpractices in the Fertilizer Industry . . . .. . . . . . . . . 126

Glossary of Terms ........................ 129

References ............................ 261

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Table 2.1 Requirements for Fertilizer
Product Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 2.2 Specifications of Plain,
Fortified, Enriched Organic Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 2.3 Test for Pathogens for Organic Fertilizer . . . . . . . 18
Table 2.4 Allowable Level of Heavy Metals in Organic
Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 2.5 Presence of Weeds at 30 and 60 DAT or DAS . . . 18
Table 2.6 Traditional Inorganic Fertilizers/
Raw Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 2.7 Criteria for Flower Intensity Evaluation . . . . . . . 46
Table 2.8 Crop Groupings and Representative Crops . . . . . 56
Table 2.9 Fees and Charges for Registration . . . . . . . . . . 59
Table 3.1 Licensing Requirements for Fertilizer Handlers . . . 76

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1 Flowchart for EUP Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 2.2 Schematic Diagram of the Fertilizer Product
Registration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 3.1 Schematic Diagram of License Processing
for Fertilizer Handlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Figure 3.2 FPA Billboard for Fertilizer Warehouse . . . . . . . 81

LIST OF ANNEXES

Annex 2.1 Application for Locally Manufactured/Mined

Fertilizer Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Annex 2.2 Application for Imported Fertilizer
Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Annex 2.3 Wastewater Quality/Characteristics for Irrigation
and Fertilization Re-use . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Annex 2.4 Experimental Use Permit Application . . . . . . . 147
Annex 2.5 Crop Grouping: Classification and Examples
of Commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Annex 2.6 Good Agricultural Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Annex 2.7a Sample Label for Bottles and Cartons. . . . . . . . 168
Annex 2.7b Sample Label for Bags and Sachets for
(a) Inorganic Fertilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Annex 2.7c Sample Label for Bags and Sachets for
(b) Organic Fertilizers/Soil Conditioner . . . . . . 170

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Annex 2.7d Sample Label for Tanks and Containers
(a) Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Annex 2.7e Sample Label for Tanks and Containers
(b) Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Annex 2.8 Globally Harmonized System (GHS). . . . . . . . . 173
Annex 2.9 Steps in Processing of VAT Exemption
Certification for Importation of Fertilizers . . . . 178
Annex 2.10 Plant Inspection Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Annex 3.1 Application Form for Fertilizer Handlers’. . . . . . . 184
Annex 3.2 Application Form for Dealership (New). . . . . . . 186
Annex 3.3 Application Form for Dealership (Renewal). . . . 189
Annex 3.4 Application for Accreditation 191
Annex 3.5 Application Form for Mango Flower Inducer
Contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Annex 3.6 Application Form for License to Repack
Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Annex 3.7 Application Form for Warehouse
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 196
Annex 3.8 Risk Appraisal for Warehouse /Store . . . . . . . . 197
Annex 4.1 E.O. 226 The Omnibus Investment
Code of 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Annex 4.2 Guidelines in the Exportation of Raw
Materials or Finished Products . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Annex 4.3 The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization
(AFMA) Act of 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Annex 4.4 Revised Guidelines for Importation of
Agricultural and Fisheries Sanitary and
Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Annex 4.5 Importation and Exportation by the Philippine
National Single Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 219
Annex 4.6 Sampling Procedures for Fertilizer
Products ... .................... 222
Annex 4.7 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Annex 5.1 Field Fertilizer Price Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Annex 5.2 Company Fertilizer Price Report . . . . . . . . . . 257
Annex 5.3 Organic Fertilizer Price (Field) Report . . . . . . . 258
Annex 5.4 Organic Fertilizer Price (Company) Report ... 259
Annex 5.5 Monthly Report of Fertilizer Stocks, Sales
and Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

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 PREFACE

This Guidebook on FPA Fertilizer Regulatory Policies is

the first of its kind to be published by the Fertilizer and
Pesticide Authority since its creation pursuant to Presidential
Decree No. 1144 issued on May 30, 1977. With the global
development and free movement of goods specifically
fertilizer products, there is a compelling need to harmonize
fertilizer policies in order to make it responsive to the needs
of the time and to stay in this globally competitive market.

This publication contains seven (7) chapters, namely,

(Chapter I) The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority; (Chapter
II) Fertilizer Product Registration; (Chapter III) Licensing of
Handlers; (Chapter IV) Fertilizer Movement, Supply and
Quality Product Standard; (Chapter V) Fertilizer Information
and Statistics; (Chapter VI) Trainings; (Chapter VII) Penal
Provisions and Enforcement Action which are all clearly
presented and defined for the guidance of the concerned
industry participants.

It is hoped that this document could serve as a

reference and encouragement to all our stakeholders and
prospective investors to further enhance the fertilizer
registration process to make it more effective, efficient and
transparent. Moreover, we believe that this guidebook could
contribute in enhancing the fertilizer business, as well as
sustaining the country’s productivity and food security.

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THE FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE

AUTHORITY

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Fertilizer continues to play an important role in Philippine

agriculture due to its significant contribution in increasing crop
productivity – FOOD. Fertilizer is needed to produce more food
from limited land resources to feed the fast increasing
population.

In the early seventies, the Philippine Government launched

an agricultural program, promoting self-sufficiency in rice and
corn. Because of this, the demand for fertilizer increased. Since
there was no control over the fertilizer industry then due to the
laissez faire policy, the government created the Fertilizer
Industry Authority (FIA) through Presidential Decree No. 135 on
13 February 1973. The FIA’s primary functions were to regulate
fertilizer prices, distribution, import, export and domestic
production of fertilizers.

However, with the easing of fertilizer prices in the

international and domestic markets and the Philippines achieving
self-sufficiency in rice production in 1977, Presidential Decree
No. 1144 was promulgated on May 30, 1977 to create the
Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) as an attached agency of
the Department of Agriculture and abolished the FIA. The
agency’s regulatory function was extended to the pesticide
industry as well. Presidential Decree No. 1144 gave FPA broad
powers with absolute control over the fertilizer sector. These
powers fall into four categories, namely: regulatory, monitoring,
evaluation, and promotion.

In 1986, trade liberalization was implemented by the

government. The fertilizer trade was deregulated through the
following:

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 a. Removal of procurement control (i.e. determination
of import requirements, conduct of bidding and
allocation of import volume)
b. Scrapping of the price-setting function of the
government
c. Stopping the issuance of FPA Import Permit for
Fertilizer

1.2 MANDATE

The FPA is mandated to assure the agricultural sector of

adequate supply of fertilizer and pesticide at reasonable prices;
rationalize the manufacture and marketing of fertilizer; protect
the public from the risks inherent in the use of pesticides; and
educate the agricultural sector in the use of these inputs.

FPA has to pro-actively seek ways and means to reduce

the costs of fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural inputs by
providing more choices and alternatives to farmers and other
stakeholders in the most timely manner through continuous
streamlining and rationalizing the rules and regulations, and
ensuring that these are relevant in the context of competition for
trading, transparency and improvement of local agriculture and
global economy as a whole.

1.3 VISION

The FPA’s vision is improved quality of life for all Filipinos

through increased farm productivity and food production using
the necessary fertilizer and pesticide inputs that do not endanger
human health and environment on a sustainable basis.

1.4 MISSION

The mission of FPA is to be a catalyst in the empowerment

of farmers and fisherfolk by helping them become better
informed, more efficient and conscientious in the management of
their plant nutrition and crop protection requirements towards
conservation of our land and marine resources.

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 Chapter II

FERTILIZER PRODUCT REGISTRATION

2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1.1 BASIC POLICIES

2.1.1.1 All fertilizer products, organic or

inorganic, raw materials and ingredients
for fertilizer, which are imported or
produced locally, should be registered
with FPA.

2.1.1.2 The registration process carries with it

pertinent requirements and presentation
of documentary evidence to support
claims on the quality of the product and
its effectiveness to target crops.

2.1.1.3 The registration process likewise

provides suitable guidelines for the
registration of all fertilizer products to
assure farmers and end-users of their
acceptable quality and effectiveness as
guaranteed by the manufacturer and/or
importer before they are marketed.

2.1.1.4 Registration requirements include the

submission of product specification
supported by chemical analysis, mode of
action, product type and the result of
efficacy trials conducted by an accredited
and independent researcher. The set of
data is evaluated by a registration
consultant.

2.1.1.5 With increasing market demand, a wide

range of products are provided through
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 continued production of new grades,
brands and types of locally produced and
imported fertilizers. Registration of
these commercially processed fertilizers
is therefore needed to give greater
assurance that the quality of each brand
is maintained at the specified standards
(characteristics and effects) as claimed
by the producer or importer.

2.1.1.6 Fertilizer handlers such as importers,

distributors, exporters, bulk-blenders
and processors should register their
products with FPA.

2.1.2 COVERAGE

The following grade, type and classification of

fertilizer products and raw materials (based on
Philippine Standard) are subject for registration
with FPA:

2.1.2.1 Inorganic Fertilizer

a. Traditional
b. New Grades
c. Specialty Grades
d. Controlled Release

2.1.2.2 Organic Fertilizer

a. Plain Organic Fertilizer

b. Compost/Soil Conditioner
c. Fortified/Enriched Organic Fertilizer

2.1.2.3 Biological Fertilizer

a. Microbial Inoculants
b. Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs)
c. Decomposers

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 2.1.2.4 Soil Conditioner/Soil Amendment

2.1.2.5 Plant Growth Regulator (Promoter)

2.1.2.6 Raw Materials

2.1.3 DEFINITION OF TERMS

a. Fertilizer - any substance, solid or liquid,

inorganic or organic, natural or synthetic,
single or a combination of materials that is
applied to the soil or on the plant to provide
one or more of the essential nutrients to
improve plant nutrition, growth, yield or
quality, or for promoting a chemical change
that enhances plant nutrition and growth.

b. Grade – refers to the minimum percentage of

nitrogen (N), available phosphorous (P2O5),
soluble potash (K2O) stated in their order and
other macronutrients and micronutrients that
are present in appreciable amounts i.e.
ammonium sulfate (21-0-0), ammonium
phosphate (16-20-0) and compound fertilizer
(14-14-14).

c. Plant Macronutrients – group of essential

nutrients needed by plants in large amount.

c.1 Primary Plant Nutrients - group

of essential nutrients needed by
most plants in large quantities.
These include readily available
forms of nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium and/or any combination
of these nutrients.

c.2 Secondary Plant Nutrients -

group of essential nutrients,
which are required by most plants
in lesser amounts than that of
primary nutrients. These include
readily available forms of sulfur
(S), calcium (Ca) and magnesium
(Mg).
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d. Plant Micronutrients – group of nutrients
which are essential for plant growth but are
required in small amounts. These include
readily available forms of iron (Fe), manganese
(Mn), boron (B), molybdenum (Mo), copper
(Cu), zinc (Zn), chlorine (Cl) and cobalt (Co).

e. Inorganic Fertilizer – any fertilizer product

whose major nutrients (NPK) are supplied by
inorganic/mineral or synthetic/chemical
compounds. It maybe in solid or liquid form
and contain considerable amount of at least
one of the essential primary macronutrients
such as N, P and K; secondary macronutrients
such as Ca, Mg and S, and micronutrients.

e.1 Traditional Inorganic Fertilizers

- include all inorganic fertilizers in
solid or liquid form which are
water-soluble, fully registered for
at least 10 years with FPA, and
available in the market and widely
used in the country.

e.2 New Grades – locally formulated

or imported fertilizers with no
previous registration with FPA.

e.3 Specialty Grades – finished

fertilizer products recommended to
overcome a specific problem or
supply the nutrient need of a
specific ornamental, indoor plant,
lawn grasses or for any purpose
other than growing agricultural
food, feed, fiber or other industrial
crops.

e.4 Controlled Release Fertilizer -

provides nutrients slowly
throughout the growing season or
longer. Most slow release
fertilizers are condensation
products of urea and aldehydes
and coated traditional fertilizers
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 with sulfur, polymers, nitrification
inhibitors etc.

f. Organic Fertilizer - any product of plant or

animal origin that has undergone
decomposition through biological, chemical or
any other process where the original materials
are no longer recognizable, free from any
pathogens, soil-like in texture, contains not
less than 20% organic matter, oven-dry basis
and can supply nutrients to plants (Table 2.2,
p. 18).

f.1 Plain Organic fertilizer – an

organic fertilizer material or any
decomposed product of plant or
animal origin which is not enriched
with microbial inoculants, plant
growth substances and/or chemical
ingredients to increase its nutrient
content with total NPK of 5-7%.

f.2 Compost / Soil Conditioner - an

organic fertilizer material or any
decomposed product of plant or
animal origin, which is not enriched
with microbial inoculants, plant
growth substances and/or chemical
ingredients to increase its nutrient
content to a total NPK of 3-4%.

f.3 Fortified/Enriched Organic

Fertilizer - any decomposed
organic product of plant or animal
origin is enriched/spiked with
microbial inoculants, plant growth
substances and/or chemical
ingredients to increase its nutrient
content to a minimum total NPK of
8%.

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g. Soil Conditioner / Soil Amendment -
organic or inorganic material, natural or
synthetic, that is applied to the soil to modify
certain soil physical properties, such as
structure, moisture retaining capacity,
shrinking and swelling capacity or resistance to
crusting, and to improve soil chemical or
biological conditions. Examples are
polyelectrolytes such as complex vinyl and
acrylic, gypsum, diatomaceous earth,
vermiculite, perlite, and lime.

h. Raw Material - organic or inorganic materials

used in the production of intermediate or
finished fertilizer products. These include
naturally-occurring and processed minerals
such as guano, rock phosphate, potash,
limestone, dolomite, peat, gypsum, and sulfur
and intermediate materials such as
superphosphate, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid,
ammonia, urea, ammonium sulfate and other
deposits that are found in nature, mined and
used in fertilizer production. Raw materials
such as polymer, seaweeds and
microorganisms are also included in this group.

i. Foliar Fertilizer – fertilizer nutrients soluble

in water which may be applied directly to the
aerial portion of plants. It is the most effective
means of fertilizer application when problem of
soil fixation exists. The most important use of
foliar sprays has been in the application of
micronutrients.

j. Organic Based Foliar Fertilizer – liquid

fertilizer whose solvent contains plant, animal
and natural extract that may have
carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids, hormones,
and plant growth promoters as claimed by the
manufacturer.

k. Plant Growth Regulator (Promoter) - any

organic or inorganic compound, natural or

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 synthetic, which in low concentration promotes
or modifies physiological response of the
plants.

l. Microbial Inoculants - biologically active

products containing optimum population of one
or a combination of active strains of bacteria,
actinomycetes, algae, and fungi that are useful
in different biological activities, such as N-
fixation, decomposition of organic residues and
solubilization of some essential nutrients such
as phosphorus from the soil.

m. Decomposers – are biologically active

products containing microorganisms, fungi and
earthworms that hasten the decomposition of
plant and animal residues into organic
fertilizer, compost or soil conditioner.

n. Brand name - a term, name or trademark,

with logo which may or may not be registered
in the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and
used in connection with one or more grades of
fertilizer. FPA reserves the right to approve
and disapprove product brand name based on
the list of products registered with FPA.

o. Trademark – any distinctive word, name,

symbol, emblem, sign or device or any
combination thereof adopted and used by a
manufacturer or merchant on his goods to
identify or distinguish them from those
manufactured, sold or dealt in by others.

p. Declared Product Composition - a

statement assuring the nutrient contents
expressed in terms of the minimum percentage
as claimed in the manufacturer’s label.

q. Mixed Compound Fertilizer - any

combination or mixture of inorganic fertilizers
where two or more of the materials contain the
primary and/or secondary nutrients and
micronutrients.
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r. Bulk Fertilizer - a non-packaged inorganic
fertilizer.

s. Bulk-blended Fertilizer – customized mix or

blended fertilizer obtained by physically mixing
various grades of finished fertilizers suitable to
the specific needs of the farmer based on his
soil analysis.

t. Heavy Metals - unordered group of metals,

metalloids, and non-metals (Ex. arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, manganese, mercury,
lead, selenium, zinc, copper, molybdenum
and nickel), which when present in
concentration above the allowable tolerable
level as plant nutrient are toxic. As
important environmental contaminants/
pollutants, heavy metals can cause
recognizable toxic effects or a diminution of
amenity and quality of life.

u. Official Sample - any sample of fertilizer

taken by the FPA personnel in accordance with
the provisions of the rules and regulations and
designated as representative(s) by FPA.

v. Ton - a net weight of 1000 kilograms.

w. Registrant - any person who registers

fertilizer under the provisions of the rules and
regulations on fertilizer.

x. Person – includes individual, partnership,

association, firm or corporation.

y. Label - a legal document written on the

container either printed or in graphic forms of
any fertilizer product which indicates accurate
information about the products for which it is
registered. This includes the grade, weight,
source or origin and FPA registration number.

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 z. Certificate of Registration - written approval
granted to registered products.

aa. Registered Product - product approved by

FPA with registration number assigned to it.

ab. Reviewers/Technical Consultants - persons

designated by FPA through a Special Order to
use his/her expertise on fertilizer matters.

ac. Pathogen - a biological agent that produces

disease, e.g. bacteria, fungi, protozoa, virus.

ad. Biological Fertilizer - microorganisms that

can fix and/or render available any of the
essential elements in the air or soil for plant
growth.

ae. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) -

organisms that are modified by biotechnology
or recombinant DNA technology. Such
organisms include viroids, viruses, cells or
whole organisms which may pose hazard to
human health and environment.

2.2 PRODUCT REGISTRATION

2.2.1 TYPES OF REGISTRATION

A. Full Registration – granted when all

administrative and technical requirements are
satisfactorily complied with which includes two
(2) seasons of efficacy tests with significant
results on a representative crop.

B. Provisional or Conditional Registration –

granted if there is only one season of efficacy
test with significant results on a representative
crop.

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2.2.2 VALIDITY AND RENEWAL OF
REGISTRATION

A. Full Registration – registration of a product

shall be effective for three (3) years from date
of issuance. Application for renewal of
registration should be filed within three (3)
months before its expiry date. Application for
renewal after its expiry date and renewal of
inactive full registration maybe allowed only in
cases of force majeure or fortuitous event
which shall be indicated in a notarized petition
of the applicant and subject to evaluation by
FPA. If ever the petition is granted, the same
provided hereunder.

B. Provisional or Conditional Registration -

registration of a product shall expire one (1)
year from date of issuance. Renewal of the
same status for a maximum of two (2)
renewals may be allowed only to comply with
the requirements to convert to full registration.
Any application for renewal of registration shall
be subject to a 50% surcharge, if it is filed
within one (1) month after the expiry date and
to a 100% surcharge if filed beyond one month
after expiry date.

2.2.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

A. Administrative Requirements

1. Notarized application form, FPA Form PR-L

for locally produced fertilizer and Form PR-I
for imported product (Annexes 2.1 and 2.2,
pp. 139-145).

2. Information to be supplied on the

application form shall include the
following:

a. Information about the fertilizer

product

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 a.1 Brand name - the name of the
product to be sold and to be
printed on the label. Superlative
and supernatural names, such as
Miracle, Super, Best, Demon,
which imply superiority of the
product compared with other
products are NOT allowed. The
company shall submit three (3)
sets of brand names for approval
by FPA.

a.2 Type of product - liquid/foliar,

inorganic/organic, etc., based on
FPA's definition.

a.3 Declared Product Composition -

the minimum percentage content
of the primary nutrients, secondary
nutrients, micronutrients, free
acidity or pH and heavy metals (if
any) as validated/confirmed by FPA
recognized laboratories.

b. Name of Producer/Company/FPA
licensed importer, distributor,
exporter, processor, manufacturer,
and import consolidator.

c. List of materials/raw materials used

in the production of the product.

d. Actual production process - brief

description with schematic diagram of
the production process indicating the
percentage of raw material used.

e. Target users/crops – refers the

location and specific demographics of the
products to be sold and for what crops
these are used for.

f. FPA accredited researcher handling

the experiment/field test - the name
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 of the FPA accredited researcher to
conduct the efficacy testing of the
product.

g. Information on the cost components

B. Technical Requirements (Table 2.1, p. 17 )

1. Inorganic Fertilizer

a. Traditional, inorganic fertilizer

products

a.1 General Information

a.1.1 Name/address of applicant

a.1.2 Brand name
a.1.3 Guaranteed/declared
composition
a.1.4 Certificate of Analysis from
FPA recognized local
laboratory or Certificate of
Analysis from the supplier.
Analysis should be done by
an FPA recognized local
laboratory. In case where
no local laboratory is
capable to do the analysis,
this can be done abroad.
The laboratory must be
independent, reputable and
has the capacity as certified
by the Philippine Embassy.
Results of analysis may be
authenticated by the
Philippine Embassy.
a.1.5 Name of supplier and
country of origin (imported
products)
a.1.6 Size/type of packaging
a.1.7 Description of manufacturing
/production process
a.1.8 Source and kind of raw
materials
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 a.2 Sample of the Product (Solid-
Inorganic: 250 g to 1 kg, Liquid:
250 mL to 1 L, Microbial
Inoculants: 2 pcs of 200 g or 200
mL)

a.2.1 Methods of analysis

a.2.2 Test for heavy metals, if
needed

a.3 Label (pp. 49-53 for label

description for each kind and forms
of fertilizer products and pp. 168-
172 for sample label)

a.3.1 For liquid and foliar fertilizer

a.3.2 For solid fertilizers

b. New grades, specialty, and

controlled-release inorganic
fertilizers.
List of requirements are the same
as traditional inorganic fertilizers (Table
2.1, p. 17). In addition, brochures,
bioefficacy data and inspection report
about the manufacturing plant are
required for registration.

2. Organic Fertilizer
List of requirements are the same as new
grade of inorganic fertilizers, but 500 g – 1 kg
of sample be submitted for the following test
(Table 2.1, p.17):

a. Chemical analysis of essential nutrients

as claimed by the registrant from FPA
recognized laboratory. (Table 2.2, p. 18)

b. Test for pathogens (Table 2.3, p. 18).

Claims on the presence of beneficial
microorganisms shall also be specified
and quantified.
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 c. Test for heavy metals if raw materials
are from sewage sludge, mine tailings,
etc. (Table 2.4, p. 18)

d. Test for weed seeds by germination test.

Weed seed should be absent but if this is
present, weight, population and
identification should be done at the
expense of the registrant (Table 2.5, p.
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3. Biofertilizer/Microbial inoculants/
GMOs/Decomposer

List of requirements are the same as

with organic fertilizer, but no test for heavy
metals and weed seeds is required (Table 2.1).

For microbial inoculants and

decomposers, the guaranteed analysis of the
inoculant as claimed should be not less than
106cfu/mL or 106cfu/g. A certificate of analysis
of a population of one or a combination of
active strains of bacteria, actinomycetes, algae
and fungi by FPA recognized laboratory
together with two (2) samples of 200 g or 200
mL taken from the same batch should be
submitted. One sample will be analyzed for
confirmation at any FPA recognized laboratory
and the cost of analysis shall be charged
against the applicant’s account. The remaining
sample will be retained at FPA for analysis a
month before the expiry date claimed by the
manufacturer. The expiry date should be
indicated in the label. Test for pathogens will
be done too.

For GMOs, materials should pass through

the National Committee on Biosafety of the
Philippines (NCBP) and FPA will regulate it on a
case-to-case basis.

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 Table 2.1 Requirements For Fertilizer Product Registration
TYPE OF FERTILIZER
DATA REQUIRED Inorganic Organic
Traditional New Grade/ Bulk- Organic/ Biofertilizer Soil Plant Raw
Specialty/ Blended Compost Microbial Conditioner Growth Materials
Controlled Compounda Inoculants/ Promoter
Release GMOsb
1.0 General Information
1.1 Name/address of applicant √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
1.2 Brand name √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
1.3 Guaranteed/declared composition √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
1.4 Certificate of guaranteed analysis from the supplier. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Local analysis from FPA recognized laboratoryc
1.5 Name of supplier and country of origin (imported
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
products)
1.6 Size/type of packaging √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
1.7 Description of manufacturing/production process √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
1.8 Source and kind of raw materials √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
1.9 Material Safety Data Sheet (imported products) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
2.0 Sample of the Product
2.1 Weight of sample

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Organic: 500 g-1 kg, Inorganic: 250 -500 g, Liquid: 250 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
mL-1L, Microbial Inoculants: 2 samples of 200g or
200 mL
2.2 Method of analysis √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
2.3 Test of pathogens x x x √ √ x x x
2.4 Test for heavy metals √ √ √ √ x √ x √
2.5 Test for weed seeds x x x √ x x x x
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3.0 Label
3.1 Liquid and foliar fertilizer √ √ √ x x x √ √
3.2 Organic and other solid fertilizers/soil conditioner √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
4.0 Brochure x √ √ √ √ √ √ x
5.0 Bioefficacy data (with endorsement from
x √ x √ √ √ √ x
FPA Field Officer/s)
6.0 Inspection of the fertilizer manufacturing plant x √ √ √ √ √ √ x
GMOs = Genetically Modified Organisms
a - If it is bulk-blended using traditional inorganic fertilizer, bioefficacy test data are not needed for registration x - not needed
b – Genetically Modified Organisms c – If submitting a Certificate of Analysis which was done abroad, this should be certified/authenticated by Philippine Embassy in that country
Table 2.2 Specifications of Plain/Fortified/Enriched Organic
Fertilizer and Compost or Soil Conditioner

Properties Plain Soil Conditioner Fortified/Enriched

Organic or Compost Organic Fertilizer
Fertilizer
Total NPK 5-7% 3-4% 8% minimum
C:N 12:1 12:1 12:1
Moisture < 35% < 35% < 35%
content
Organic matter > 20% > 20% > 20%

Table 2.3 Test for Pathogens for Organic Fertilizer/

Soil Conditioner

Pathogens Allowable Level

Fecal streptococci < 5 x 103/g compost
Total coliforms < 5 x 102/g compost
Salmonella 0
Infective parasitic 0

Table 2.4 Allowable Level of Heavy Metals in Organic Fertilizer/

Compost/Soil Conditioner
Heavy Metal Maximum Allowable Level in Compost1
(mg/kg dry weight)
Zinc (Zn) 1000
Lead (Pb) 750
Copper (Cu) 300
Chromium (Cr) 150
Nickel (Ni) 50
Mercury (Hg) 5
Cadmium (Cd) 5
1 EEC, 1986

Table 2.5 Presence of Weeds at 30 and 60 DATa or DASb

Weeds Density (no./m2) Weight (g/m2)
30 DAT 60 DAT 30 DAT 60 DAT
Grasses
Broadleaves
Sedges
a – Days after transplanting
b – Days after seeding

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4. Soil Conditioner/Soil Amendment

List of requirements are the same as new

grade of inorganic fertilizers (Table 2.1)

Tests for pathogens and weed seeds are

not required. However, for lime/gypsum as
amendment, the following additional
information are required.

a. Particle size distribution, % particle size

passing through 60, 40, 20, and 10 mesh
sieve
b. Percent active compound (CaCO3,
MgCO3)
c. Neutralizing value (CaCO3 equivalent, %)
d. Acidifying value (CaSO4), and
e. Active ingredient/component be analyzed
if needed.

5. Plant Growth Regulator (Promoter)

List of requirements are the same as new

grade of inorganic fertilizer, but no heavy
metals test be required (Table 2.1). Bio-
efficacy data from foreign countries can be
evaluated for temporary approval of
registration.

The following physical and chemical

properties of the product and Material Safety
Data Sheet (MSDS) should be provided:

a. Chemical composition of the technical

(raw material) and commercial product,
stating impurities and inert ingredients
b. Chemical name of the active ingredient
c. Chemical structure
d. Flammability
e. Volatility
f. Stability, and
g. Toxicological requirements (for synthetic
plant growth regulator)

g.1 Acute oral toxicity

g.2 Acute dermal toxicity
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 6. Raw Materials

List of requirements are the same as

Traditional Inorganic Fertilizers, but no
brochure is required (Table 2.1).

Bioefficacy test and plant inspection are

not required. Test for pathogens and weed
seeds are also not required. However, if the
material is wastewater, it has to conform with
the wastewater quality/characteristics for re-
use for irrigation and fertilization as shown in
Annex 2.3.

C. Renewal of Registration for all Fertilizers

1. Notice of changes on items 1.4 (Certificate of

guaranteed analysis from supplier and local
analysis from FPA recognized laboratory), 1.6
(Size and type of packaging), 4.0 (Brochure);
and

2. Product sample, at least 250 g to 500 g for

inorganic, 500 g to 1 kg for organic, and 250
mL to ½ liter for liquid and for microbial
inoculants and decomposers, 2 pcs. of 200 g or
200 mL for confirmatory analysis.

2.2.4 DECLARED PRODUCT COMPOSITION

The composition of the fertilizer material with

respect to its minimum essential nutrient content
shall conform with the declared product composition
which shall be indicated in the label of the package.
For inorganic fertilizer, the permissible deviation
from the declared product composition shall be plus
or minus two percent (2%) of the declared
percentage content of each of the major nutrients.
For organic fertilizer, the permissible deviation shall
be plus or minus five percent (5%) of the minimum
requirement.

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2.2.5 BIOLOGICAL AND EFFICACY DATA GENERATION

A. General Information

Bioefficacy data generation is a mechanism to

support claims on the effectiveness of a fertilizer
to supply the major and/or minor nutrients
needed by the plants for growth and/or
reproduction.
Traditional inorganic fertilizers produced from
raw materials whose major nutrients (N-P-K) are
known to be completely available to the plants
are exempted from bioefficacy data generation.
These raw materials include ammonium sulfate,
ammonium chloride, urea, ammonium
phosphate, superphosphate, potassium
phosphate, potassium chloride, and potassium
sulfate. (Table 2.6, p.27)

For traditional organic fertilizer, the product is

fully registered with FPA and in the market for 7
years, tested in any of three major crops such as
rice, corn and sugarcane or other three (3) crops
for 2 seasons each.

Bulk-blended fertilizers using traditional

inorganic fertilizers are also exempted from
bioefficacy data generation. These are urea,
ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride,
ammonia and sulfuric acid, potassium nitrate and
calcium nitrate for nitrogen sources. For
potassium sources, they include the following:
potassium sulfate and potassium chloride; and
for phosphorus sources, di-ammonium chloride,
ammonium phosphate sulfate (16-20-0),
ordinary superphosphate, triple superphosphate,
mono-ammonium phosphate, phosphoric acid,
rock phosphate and Triple 14. For other
nutrients such as magnesium and calcium,
magnesium sulfate, agricultural lime and
dolomites, and for zinc source, zinc sulfate is
among the list.

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 To help in solid waste management,
utilization of the compost or organic fertilizer
coming from farm, household or agricultural
market waste should be encouraged. However,
the efficacy test of the organic fertilizer is still a
requirement for its registration.

B. Experimental Use Permit

Experimental Use Permit (EUP) (Annex 2.4 )

shall be applied for and approved by FPA before
any bioefficacy field test is conducted to generate
the data required for registration. The applicant
should see to it that the test meets the standard
protocols for efficacy testing. Data from studies
conducted without prior approved EUP will not be
accepted. All experiments shall be conducted by
FPA-accredited researchers. Registrants are free
to choose a researcher within their financial
capability.

Application for EUP must be submitted one (1)

month before conducting the actual test. The
applicant shall be notified of the
approval/disapproval of his application within
fifteen (15) days after the receipt of application.
Timetable for EUP processing for registration is
shown in Figure 2.1.

The volume of product to be imported for EUP

shall be computed based on the following
specific information:

a. Product classification (Table 2.1, p.17)

b. Crop(s) (Table 2.8, p. 56 and Annex 2.5,
p. 149-159)
c. Total area covered by trial
d. Total amount of product needed
e. Inclusive dates for the duration of trial
f. Proposed treatment & method of
application
g. Location of experiment (enclose map of
location)
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 h. Name of researcher/accreditation
number
i. Address of Research Institute/Farmer's
field
The EUP is valid only for one (1) growing
season for testing a crop. The EUPs period of
coverage may be extended upon request
provided the reasons are acceptable.

The FPA-accredited researcher shall be

allowed to conduct five (5) experiments at a
given time. However, FPA will monitor closely
the number of simultaneous trials (number and
locations) actually conducted by each
researcher so as not to sacrifice the quality of
trials. An FPA-accredited researcher belonging
to a private firm is not allowed to conduct
efficacy trial for his company.

C. Efficacy Test Protocol

In the conduct of efficacy tests, the
following protocol shall be strictly satisfied:

1. Experimental Condition

The bioefficacy test of the new product

should be tested on the target crop for which it
will be marketed. This test will also serve as
technology-demonstration for farmers.

a. Experimental site - For good

responsive results, trials may be allowed
in areas other than experimental stations
except those owned by registrant.
Farmer’s field will be inspected and
approved by FPA and must be accessible
for monitoring.

a.1 Description of specific fertilizer and

crop history. Validation of these
data can be done by interview.
a.2 Soil analysis before
experimentation. Soil depth shall
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of test crop.
a.3 Location, soil type, bulk density,
porosity, topography, hydrology
(water table), water quality, slope,
and position in topo-sequence.
The trial conditions should be laid
out in either irrigated or non-irrigated
field depending on the cultivar/crop
used.

• For irrigated crops, source of

irrigation water, frequency of
irrigation and depth of water at
each stage shall be recorded.
• For non-irrigated/upland crops,
physical properties such as bulk
density, porosity, weed conditions,
etc. shall be recorded.

Recommended rate of inorganic

fertilizer should be based on soil analysis
of the site and Minus One Element
Technique (MOET) if for irrigated soil as
Zn and S deficiencies are getting
widespread. Application of N fertilizer at
later stage of rice crop should be based
on Leaf Color Chart (LCC) to avoid
excessive application of fertilizer.

b. Selection of crop - Crop must be of

variety commonly grown in the region.

c. Design and layout of the trial and

other cultivation management
required
The trial design should determine
the statistical analysis required of the
fertilizers that are to be used. They
should be applied uniformly to all plots.
Precise data on application should be
given.

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 d. Plot size

Net plot size depends on target

agricultural produce (crop/fish), as
follows:

Produce Plot Size (m2)

A. Crops

1. Lowland Rice 16-20

2. Upland Rice 16-25
3. Corn and other upland cereals 16-25
4. Vegetables (leafy, fruiting, cole, bulb) 10-16
5. Legumes (field, vegetable) 16
6. Cucurbits 16
7. Root crops 16
8. Forage 16
9. Turf 2.5 (fairway)
3.6 (greens)
10. Sugarcane 5 x 7 = 35 or 6 x 9 = 54
11. Mangoa one fruit-bearing tree per
treatment per replication
using 4 quadrants x 4
replications (1 x 4 x 4).
12. Ornamentals 3 plants in 5 sampling sites
per plot of at least 16 m2 or
per treatment per replication
x 3 replications (3 x 5 x 3).
13. Tobacco 26

B. Fish

14. Fishpond 500 m2 per treatment x 2 or

more replications
a
Four quadrants per tree, if possible, with sampling units of 25 randomly selected
buds/quadrant or a total of 100 flowering buds per tree. If not, state the sampling
units.

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e. Replications - Treatments should be
replicated at least 3 times provided the
error degrees of freedom are at least 10.

f. Treatments - Description of product and

standard to be tested and the treatments
must be able to give information on:

f.1 Test product(s) - The formulated

product under investigation.

f.2 Reference Products – It must

have similar nutrients as those
present in the test products. For
example, if the test product is
single fertilizer, the reference
product must be 45-0-0 or 21-0-0
and the like.
Products accepted as
traditional fertilizer such as 18-46-
0, 16-20-0, single element fertilizer
such as urea (46-0-0), Ammonium
sulphate (21-0-0), or Single
Superphosphate (0-18-0), Muriate
of potash (0-0-60), or Sulphate of
potash (0-0-52) or any fertilizer
products found effective for 10
years.

f.3 Mode, type, and time of

application - Application should
comply with Good Agricultural
Practices (GAP). The type and
time of application will normally be
specified in the (proposed) label.
The date of each application should
be recorded. All activities such as
purchase of all inputs and
application rate, time of application
should be recorded in the logbook
for traceability (Annex 2.6).

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 Table 2.6 Traditional Inorganic Fertilizers/ Raw
Materials That Do Not Require Bioefficacy
Data Generation

Composition
Inorganic Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Other
fertilizer/raw (N) (P2O5) (K2O) Nutrients
materials % % % %
Agricultural lime 45-77 (CaO)
Ammonia (anhydrous) 82 0 0
Ammonium chloride 25 0 0
Ammonium phosphate 16 20 0 15(S)
sulfate
Ammonium sulfate 21 0 0 24(S)
Calcium nitrate 15.5 0 0 27(CaO)
Diammonium phosphate 18 48 0
Magnesium sulfate 25(MgO)
Monoammonium 11 48 0
phosphate
Ordinary superphosphate 0 20 0
Phosphoric acid as declared
Potassium chloride 0 0 60
Potassium nitrate 13 0 45
Potassium sulfate 0 0 50 18(S)
Rock phosphate as declared
Sulfuric acid as declared
Tobacco grade 6 9 15
Triple 14 14 14 14
Triple 16 16 16 16
Triple superphosphate 0 46 0
Urea 45 0 0
Zinc sulfate 23-36 (Zn) 11-
18 (S)
Dolomite - - - 30 (CaO), 20
(MgO)

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Figure 2.1 Flowchart For EUPa Processing

FPA-
ACCREDITED
RESEARCHER

REGISTRANT FPA

CHEMICAL
ANALYSIS
EVALUATOR (2 WEEKS)

EXPERIMENTAL
FRSD/PDOs USE PERMIT
VISITb (EUP)

PDOs visit before

FIELD installation, during
EXPERIMENTS experiment, before and
at harvest

TERMINAL
REPORT PDOs attest to the
report

a
Experimental Use Permit
b
Fertilizer Regulatory Services Division (FRSD) will inform the concerned Project Development
Officers (PDOs) about the efficacy test for field visit and inspection.

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g. Mode of assessment, recording, and
measurements

h. Meteorological and edaphic data

This should include at least

precipitation and temperature. Any
significant change in weather should be
noted. All data should preferably be
recorded on the trial site, but may be
obtained from a nearby meteorological
station throughout the trial period,
extreme weather conditions, such as
severe or prolonged drought, heavy
rains, typhoons that will likely influence
the results should be reported.

i. Efficacy Test Results

Efficacy test results shall be

evaluated based on the approved
experimental use permit to ensure that
the approved protocols and treatments
are followed. The data for showing the
effectiveness of the new products should
be statistically significant over the
control. The terminal report shall be
written by the researcher within one (1)
month after the harvest of the crop. This
shall be endorsed by the FPA field officer
(PDOs) in the area before the
registrant/owner of the data of the new
product submits to FPA Central Office.

j. Treatment Protocols

j.1 Granular and Soil-Applied

Inorganic (N.P.K.)

1. Control
2. Recommended rate (RR)
based on soil analysis using
inorganic traditional
(reference) fertilizer
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 3. ½ RR (inorganic)
4. ½ RR (inorganic) + RR of
new fertilizer product
5. RR of new fertilizer product
6. RR (inorganic) + RR of new
fertilizer product

j.2 Soil and Foliar-Applied Liquid

Fertilizer (N.P.K.)
1. Control
2. RR (reference fertilizer)
(inorganic)
3. ½ RR (inorganic)
4. ½ RR (inorganic) + RR of
new product and frequency
of soil/foliar liquid fertilizers
5. Full soil/foliar (RR) of the
new product
6. RR (inorganic) + RR of new
fertilizers product

j.3 Fertilizers for Fishpond

1. Control (Farmer's practice)

2. RR (inorganic fertilizer)
3. RR of new product *

j.4 Soil Rejuvenator for Fishpond

1. Control
2. RR of inorganic
3. T2 + RR of soil rejuvenator *

* If liquid fertilizer, e.g.,

liters based on volume of water in
a treatment plot

j.5 Biofertilizers/Organic
Fertilizers

1. Control
2. RR (inorganic) based on soil
analysis
3. ½ RR (inorganic)
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 4. ½ RR (inorganic) + RR
biofertilizer or organic
5. RR biofertilizer or organic
6. RR (inorganic) + RR
biofertilizer or organic
j.6 Foliar/Soil applied
micronutrients

1. Control
2. RR of N-P-K (inorganic)
based on soil analysis
3. RR (inorganic) + 0.5 RR of
new product
4. RR (inorganic) + RR of new
product
5. RR (inorganic) + 1.5 RR of
new product
6. RR of new product

j.7 Mango Flower Inducers

1. Control (water only)

2. RR of standard material
commonly used by farmers in
the area or KNO3 or other
registered mango flower
inducer for the past 2 years
3. 0.5 RR of new inducer*
4. RR of new inducer
5. 1.5 RR of new inducer
* Treatments nos. 3 and 5 can
be optional.

j.8 Flower Inducer/Plant Growth

Promoting Material other than
those of Mango

1. Control (water only)

2. RR inorganic/traditional
fertilizer
3. RR of new product
4. RR (inorganic) + RR of new
product
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 5. RR (inorganic) + RR
(reference plant growth
promoter)

* The mode, type, and time

of application should be based on
the manufacturer's
recommendation.

j.9 Soil Amendment/Conditioner *

1. Control
2. RR of N-P-K using traditional
fertilizer
3. RR (inorganic) + 0.5 RR of
amendment
4. RR (inorganic) + RR of
amendment
5. RR (inorganic) + 1.5 RR of
amendment
6. RR of amendment

* Recommended data for

efficacy test (growth and yield,
change in the physical & chemical
properties as claimed by
manufacturer).

j.10 Decomposers

1. Control
2. RR traditional decomposer
registered with FPA
3. RR new decomposer

k. Parameters to be gathered on Target

Crop

Appropriate sampling techniques

for data gathering should be followed.
The parameters to be gathered for each
crop are discussed in the following
paragraph and should also be described in
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the terminal report of the efficacy test
results.
k.1 Lowland Rice

a. Plant data before harvest

1. Average plant height
in cm. 30 days after
transplanting (DAT).
Measure from 16 hills
taken from 4 corners, 4
hills per corner after
discounting the border
rows. Measure from
base of plant to the
height of the tallest
leaf. Take the average.
Tag the 16 hills.
2. Tiller count at 30 DAT.
From the tagged 16
hills, tiller count will
be recorded and
transformed to number
of tillers per m2. The
area occupied by the
16 hills is 0.64 m2.
3. Weed weight, density
and classification at 30
DAT/60 DAT: get weed
weight and count and
classify according to
grasses, broadleaves
and sedges from 0.5
m2 quadrant from 4
reps/plot.

b. Plant data at harvest

1. Average plant height,

in cm. From the tagged
16 hills, measure the
height from the base of

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 plant to the tip of the
highest panicle.

2. Tiller count (productive

and unproductive). Get
the count from the
tagged 16 hills.

3. Panicle count. Count

the panicles from the
tagged 16 hills and
this will represent the
number of productive
tillers. The count will
likewise be
transformed to panicle
count per m2.

4. Weight straw at
harvest from 5 m2 per
plot in kg. From the
harvest area of 5 m2,
weigh the straw after
threshing.

5. Grain yield in tons/ha.

Compute the yield from
dry weight of filled
grains from 5 m2
harvest area. Convert
the yield to tons/ha
with corrected moisture
content of 14%.

k.2 Upland Rice

1. Straw weight - Cut

close to the ground and
weigh straw after
threshing.

2. Grain weight - Weigh

the threshed grains as
fresh then dry, weigh
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 again. Convert the
yield to tons/ha
corrected for moisture
content at 14%.

3. Weed weight, density,

and classification at 30
days after seeding
(DAS)/60 DAS: get
weed weight and count
and classify according
to grasses, broadleaves
and sedges from 0.5
m2 quadrant from 4
reps/plot.

k.3 Corn

1. Number of ears per

harvest area per plot.

2. Weight of fresh ears

with husks per harvest
area.

3. Weight of fresh ears

without husks per
harvest area.

4. Dry weight of kernel, in

tons/ha. Weigh one
(1) kilo of corn kernel,
sun-dry for 3 days and
get the dry weight for
the estimation of
kernel yield at 14%
moisture.

5. Biomass weight at
harvest.

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k.4 Vegetables

1. Leafy Vegetables: pechay,

lettuce, celery, upland
kangkong, mustard, Chinese
cabbage, head cabbage,
saluyot, alugbati, spinach
and other leafy vegetables
a. Marketable yield of
plants in tons/ha.
Weigh all the marketable
plant parts from harvest
area. Convert the yield
in tons/ha.

2. Fruiting Vegetables:
eggplant, tomato, ampalaya,
pepper, okra, cucumber,
squash, upo, patola and
other similar crops.

a. Number of fruits/ha.
Harvest all marketable
and ripe fruits from
harvest area and count.
Total all yield data per
picking schedule.

b. Weight of fruits in
tons/ha. Weigh
harvested fruits from
harvest area and record
total yield from every
picking schedule.
Compute the total yield
in tons/ha.

3. Cole: cabbage, cauliflower,

and broccoli (Flower
Vegetables)

a. Weight of marketable
curd (cauliflower) and
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 bud cluster (broccoli),
in tons/ha. Pick only
marketable size curd or
bud cluster, weigh and
record total yield from
every picking schedule.

4. Bulb Vegetables: garlic,

ginger, onion or leek

4.1 Garlic

a. Average plant
height one (1) month
after planting.
Measure plant height
from 10 random hills,
get the average.

b. Fresh weight of
marketable bulbs in
tons/ha. Harvest bulb
from harvest area and
convert yield to
tons/ha.

c. Dry weight of bulbs,

in tons/ha. Dry the
harvest from the area
then weigh. Convert
yield to tons/ha.

4.2 Ginger

a. Number of tillers
from 1.0 or 1.5 m2.
Count the no. of tillers
from 2 rows with 5
hills/row in the middle
of the harvest area.

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 b. Weight of rhizomes,
in tons/ha. Weigh
rhizomes after
removing the soil from
the harvest area and
convert to tons/ha.

4.3 Onions/Leek

a. Plant height of 10
plants/plot at 2 months
after planting

b. Fresh weight of
bulbs in tons/ha.
Harvest all
bulbs/clusters from the
harvest area and
convert to tons/ha.

c. Dry weight of bulbs

in tons/ha. Dry the
bulbs and weigh.
Compute the yield in
tons/ha.
k.5 Legumes:

1. Field Legumes: cowpea,

peanut, soybean, and
mungbean.

1.1 Cowpea

a. Fresh weight of
matured pods, in
tons/ha. Harvest the
pods from the harvest
area and convert to
tons/ha.

b. Dry weight of pods,

in tons/ha. Dry the
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 pods and shell, convert
yield to tons/ha.

c. Weight of shelled
beans, in tons/ha.
Shell the dry pods and
convert yield to
tons/ha.

1.2 Soybean and

Mungbean

a. Nodule count from

10 sample plants.
Dig/pull out plants
from within the
harvest area and
count the nodules.
The effective nodules
are in the primary
roots.

b. Fresh weight of
matured pods, in
tons/ha. Harvest
pods from the area
and weigh. Convert
yield to tons/ha.

c. Bean yield, in
tons/ha. Dry the
pods and shell.
Convert yield to
tons/ha.

1.3 Peanut
a. Fresh weight of
pods, in tons/ha.
Harvest the pods from
the area. Weigh and
convert yield to
tons/ha.

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 b. Weight of shelled
peanut, in tons/ha.
Shell the pods and
weigh. Convert yield
to tons/ha.

2. Vegetable legumes: string

beans/pole sitao, cowpea,
sweet pea, lima beans,
kadios

2.1 Sweet Pea

a. Fresh weight of
tender pods, in
tons/ha. Harvest the
tender pods from the
area and weigh. Convert
yield to tons/ha.

2.2 String beans/Pole

Sitao

a. Fresh weight of green

vegetable stringbean
in tons/ha. Harvest
during several picking
schedule only
marketable green
vegetable stringbeans
from the harvest area
and weigh. Total all
weights and convert
yield to tons/ha.

k.6 Cucurbits - cucumber, melon,

watermelon

1. Cantaloupe or Rock melon

a. Average diameter of
fruit, in cms. Get 10
sample fruits and measure
the circumference.
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 b. Number of fruits/ha.
Count the number of
marketable fruits from
harvest area and convert
to hectare basis.

c. Weight of fruits, in
tons/ha. Weigh the
fruits every picking
schedule and total the
weight. Convert to
tons/ha.

2. Watermelon/Melon
a. Average length of
vines, in cms. Measure
length of vines from 4
hills within the harvest
area and get the
average.

b. Number of fruits/ha.
Count the number of
fruits from harvest area
and convert to per ha
basis.

c. Weight of fruits.

d. Diameter of fruits.

k.7 Root crops - cassava, gabi,

taro, irish or white potato, sweet
potato, yam, etc.

1. Cassava
a. Weight of storage
roots in tons/ha. Clean
the storage roots from
the harvest area,
removing adhering to
the storage roots.
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 Weigh and convert yield
to tons/ha.

2. Gabi

a. Weight of corms in
tons/ha. Harvest the
corms from the harvest
area and clean. Weigh
the corms and convert
yield to tons/ha.

b. Percent of the big and

small corms.

3. White Potato

a. Total weight of
tubers, in tons/ha.
Weigh the tubers from
the harvest area after
cleaning and convert
yield to tons/ha.

b. Weight of marketable
tubers.

4. Sweet Potato

a. Weight of “fleshy or
storage roots” or
sweet potato, in
tons/ha. Weigh the
marketable roots from
the harvest area after
cleaning. Convert yield
to tons/ha. Classify the
yield into good, poor and
rejects.

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 5. Singkamas (turnips)

a. Weight of
“singkamas” in
tons/ha. Wash
“singkamas” to remove
soil/dirt. Air-dry or wipe
and weigh it from the
harvest area. Convert
yield to tons/ha.
6. Yam

a. Weight of corms in
tons/ha. Harvest the
corms from harvest area
and clean. Weigh the
corms and convert yield
to tons/ha.

b. Percent of the big and

small corms

k.8 Forage

a. Herbage yield. Harvest

herbage from 0.5 m2
quadrant, dry and weigh

b. Plant height. Measure

height of forage from 6
sampling sites then get
the average.
k.9 Turf

a. Three (3) Clipping yields

3x a week for 12 weeks
(fairways) in kg/25
2
m , then get the
average.

b. Three (3) Clipping

yields 3x a week for 12
weeks (greens) in g/m2,
then get the average.
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k.10 Sugarcane

a. Sugarcane yield in
kilobag per ton cane
(LKG/TC) and ton cane
per hectare (TC/ha).

k.11 Mango

a. Number of days from

chemical induction to
50% flower bud
emergence and time of
fruiting (Table 2.8).
Sampling area: one fruit
bearing tree per
treatment per replication
using 4 quadrants/fruit
bearing tree x 4
replications (1 tree x 4
quadrants x 4 reps).

For one quadrant, if

possible 25 buds may be
randomly selected. Since
4 quadrants/tree shall
be sampled, a total of
100 buds/tree/
treatment shall be
taken. If not possible,
state the number of
buds sampled. Four
replications per
treatment will be
sampled.

b. Intensity of flowering to
be recorded at full
bloom.

c. Number of fruits per

panicle at thumb size
(45-50 days after
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 flowering initiation
(DAFI)) and egg size
(65 DAFI).

d. Fruit yield/tree (weight,

number and size) at
harvest time.

d.1 Mean weight of fruit

per panicle.

d.2 Marketable fruit

classified according
to weight from
Class 'A' to 'C'. The
range of weight is
greater than 300 g
for Class A or large,
250-299 g for Class
B or medium and
200-249 g for Class
C or small, 100-148
g for Class D or
very small.

d.3 Unmarketable fruit

maybe any class
but with defects
(disease, insect
damage, physical
injuries and
physiological
disorders).

d.4 Sweetness
(optional).

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Table 2.7 Criteria for Flower Intensity Evaluation

Score Intensity Description

1 None No flower
2 Poor Few flowers or sporadic flowering on tree
canopy; up to a maximum of 25% is covered
with flowers
3 Fair About 25 to 50% of tree canopy has flowers
4 Moderate Many flowers but not all parts or an aggregate
of 50 to 75% of the canopy has flowers
5 Excellent Numerous flowers all over or in practically all
parts of the canopy

k.12 Ornamentals - Yield and growth.

Three (3) plants in 5

sampling sites per plot or
treatment per replication (3 x 5 x
3) or 2 plants per pot with 6
replications per treatment (2 x 6 x
3)

1. Cut flower

a. Intensity of flowering/
rooting

b. Number of days from

chemical induction to
flowering or rooting

c. Number of flowers per

plant or roots/plant

d. Quality of flowers
according to class 'A' to
'C’

2. Foliage

a. Number of leaves per

plant and/or per pot

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 b. Size of leaves per
plant and/or per pot

c. Weight of leaves per

plant and/or per pot

d. Quality of foliage
leaves

3. Indoor plants

a. Number of leaves per

plant and/or per pot or
number of flowers per
plant and/or per pot

b. Weight of leaves per

plant and/or per pot

c. Size of leaves per plant

and/or per pot

d. Quality of leaves or
flowers

k.13 Tobacco

a. Cured leaf yield – cured

leaves from 20
sampling plants

b. Physical quality – leaf

quality characterized
by the grade
distribution (high,
medium and low).

c. Crop Value – cured

leaves are graded and
weighed according to
the grade standard and
be given price per grade

d. Chemical Quality –
nicotine reducing
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 sugar and chloride
contents of cured leaves
be determined.

k.14 Fishpond - Initial levels of N,P,K,

O.M. and pH of pond
soil.

Design: CRD
Replication: 2 or more if possible
Pond size: > 500 m2
Stocking Density:
- 3,000 fingerlings/ha.
- 3 tilapia/ m2 of fish pond

a. Plankton count/unit
area before putting the
fingerlings for soil
rejuvenator if possible.

a.1 Plankton count for

soil rejuvenator if
possible

a.2 Fish weight of

sample size (> 10%
of population)

b. Several periodic
samplings for weight
data until harvest

b.1 Early maturing fish:

bi-weekly until
application of
supplementary
feeds.

b.2 Late maturing fish

(2nd, 4th, 8th, &
16th week) or
until application
of supplemental
feeds.
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D. Labeling Requirements

The label is a legal document and very

important in packaging and marketing a fertilizer
product. Information on the label provides the seller
and the buyers with the safe and effective use of the
product for which it is registered.

General Consideration in Labeling

(Liquid/Specialty Fertilizer):

a. All information contained in the label

must be written legibly, in English and/or
Filipino. All information must be printed
in a font size that would be legible from a
normal distance without the aid of the
magnifying glass.

b. A total of three (3) proposed labels must

be submitted. Its approval will be
simultaneous with the approval of the
Experimental Use Permit (EUP).

c. Label must have violet-purple border

band with a minimum of 1/8 in. wide for
container smaller than 250 mL or 300 g
net weight and 1/4 in. wide for bigger
container up to 4 L or 5 kg.

d For products packed in boxes or plastic

bags weighing 1-5 kg, product
information and direction for use should
be printed directly in the container with
violet-purple band.

e. For product sold in containers smaller

than 50 mL only, the product information
are required to be printed on the label at
the space specified. The direction for
use should be printed in a separate
leaflet or flyer.

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The label for the following must contain:

1. Bottles and boxes (Please see

Annex 2.7a)

a. MIDDLE PANEL (1)

Trade Name, Descriptive

Statement
Artwork (only crops registered)
Registered by the Fertilizer and
Pesticide Authority
FPA Registration No.
Date of Formulation__Batch/Lot
No.___
Expiry Date: good until _____
Net Weight/Volume of Content

Caution:
“KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN”
b. MIDDLE PANEL (2)

Direction for use, Crops, Dosage,

Frequency
Other instructions/information

c. LEFT PANEL

Guaranteed Analysis:
Total N (%)
Ammoniacal nitrogen (%)
Nitrate nitrogen (%)

Total P2O5 (%)

Available P2O5 (%)

Total K2O (%)

Water-soluble K2O (%)

Trace elements and secondary

elements if desired (ppm for each
element, if any)
Manufacturer/distributor, Name
and address

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 d. RIGHT PANEL

Package storage and disposal

Compatibility
Warranty

Color Band – ¼” violet-purple (4-

Panel Label)

2. Bags of Solid Fertilizer (see Annex

2.7b and Annex 2.7c )

a. FRONT

Brand Name (with logo)

Guaranteed Analysis
For Inorganic Fertilizers (Annex
2.7b):
Total N (%)
Ammoniacal nitrogen (%)
Nitrate nitrogen (%)

Total P2O5 (%)

Available P2O5 (%)

Total K2O (%)

Water-soluble K2O (%)

Trace elements and

secondary elements if
desired (ppm for each
element, if any)
Name and Address of Local
and / or Foreign Manufacturer/
Importer/Distributor
FPA Product Registration No.
Country Source
For Organic Fertilizers (Annex
2.7c):
Total NPK (%)
Moisture Content (%)
Organic Matter (%)
C: N Ratio if available

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 b. BACK

Brand Name with logo (optional)

Net Content: __ kg

In addition, for Foliar Fertilizer-

for tanks and containers (Annex
2.7d and Annex 2.7e):
Batch number and code
Manufacture or importation:
month and year
Expiry date: good until ___
Net Content (net mass or volume
in kg/mL or L or gal)

Brochure should contain additional

information

f. Brand name must not deceive or mislead the

purchaser with respect to the composition or
utility of the product.

g. Label Claims

There are claims that are not allowed on a

product label, or must be substantiated before
appearing on product; examples are:

1. undefined acronyms

2. unsubstantiated claims

• specific claims such as 20% more yield

• claims for unidentified active ingredients
• claims that discredit competing
companies
• claims such as certified or approved
without mentioning the certifying or
approving agency/organization and
without supplying a copy of the
certificate or approval
• the word professional is unacceptable
unless sold only through distributors to
the end-user, and the main panel of the
label must also bear the following
statement: For Professional Use Only
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 • graphics that imply the use of pattern
that has not been approved (e.g. food
crop pictures when food use has not
been approved); or unsubstantiated
environmental benefits.

h. Global Harmonization System in labeling is

discussed, formulated and be implemented
(Annex 2.8).

2.2.6 PROCESSING AND ESTIMATED TIMETABLE

FOR REVIEW PROCESS

1. Application forms for registration should be

duly accomplished and submitted in duplicate
copies (Figure 2.2). It shall be screened for
completeness and if it is incomplete, it will be
returned to the applicant. Filing fee shall be
collected when all the registration documents
are submitted. The application forms shall be
logged in into the registration tracking system
and will be forwarded to the Technical
Consultants.

2. Reviewers/technical consultants are expected

to complete the review of the data within 2-4
weeks.

3. Irrespective of the results of the review, FPA

will notify the applicant, in writing, of the
status of review and registration. Applicants
should comply as soon as possible.

4. For locally produced products, manufacturing

plants are inspected for evaluation of:

a. Production process
b. Laboratory facilities
c. Manpower
d. Industrial hygiene
e. Occupational health and safety aspect of
plant operation (Please refer to p.64).

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2.2.7 LABEL EXPANSION

Product label should only contain the

recommendations for crops in a particular group in which
the product has been found to be effective. For label
expansion, one efficacy test should be conducted on the
representative crop in the desired crop grouping (Table
2.8). Other crops belonging to the same crop grouping do
not need any additional efficacy test.

2.2.8 EXCLUSIVITY IN THE USE OF DATA

Data submitted to support the first full or provisional

registration of a particular product will be granted
protection for a period of five (5) years from the date of
first issuance of full product registration. During this
period, subsequent registrants may rely on these data only
with first party authorization. Otherwise, they should
submit their own data. After five (5) years from the date
of first issuance of registration or data reporting, other
applicants may use the data of the original registrant
provided they share the cost in the data generation
expenses incurred by the latter. The applicants should
agree on the cost and/or otherwise, government mediates
on the amount of their share of expenses. Moreover, the
applicants must submit convincing proof that the product
being registered is of the same raw materials and follows
the same production process.

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Figure 2.2 Schematic Diagram of the Fertilizer Product Registration Process

.
Applicant submits FPA checks and
documents accepts complete
documents

Sends to
Registration

Consultants

FRSD integrates consultants

evaluation and results of
Chemical / Pathological /
Microbial Analysis

Evaluation by FRSD
Chief Sends clarificatory
letter regarding
evaluated data to
applicant
Deputy Exec. Director
for Fertilizer

Executive Director

RELEASE OF REGISTRATION

Full Provisional
Registration Registration

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Table 2.8 Crop Groupings and Representative Crops
Group Sub- Crops Group Representative Crops
Group
1 ROOT CROPS
a Root and tubers Carrots, potato, radish
b Bulb Vegetables Garlic, leek, onion
2 FRUITING & LEAFY
VEGETABLES
a Leafy Vegetables Lettuce, spinach
b Fruiting Vegetables Eggplant, tomato
c Herbs and Spices Sweet basil, black pepper,
d Brassica (coles) Cabbage, mustard Chinese,
(pechay Baguio), pechay
3 LEGUMES
a Legume Vegetables Mungbean, string bean
(Succulent or dried)
b Foliage of legumes Mungbean, soybean leaves,
c Cucurbit vegetables Cantaloupe, cucumber,
squash
4 MANGO & OTHER
FRUITS
a Citrus Calamondin, pomelo
b Pome Apple, chico, pear
c Stone Cherry, prune, peaches
d Small fruit Bignay, grapes, strawberry
e Tree nuts Cashew nut, pili nut
5 CORN & OTHER Corn, sorghum, wheat
UPLAND CEREALS
6 RICE
7 FORAGE FODDER &
STRAW OR CEREAL
GRAINS
a Forage Corn, rice
b Grass foliage Napier grass, cogon
c Non-grass animal feeds Ipil-ipil, stylo
8 SUGARCANE
9 TURF
10 ORNAMENTALS
A Cut flowers Orchids
B Foliage Bamboo, lady palm,
maidenhair fern
C Indoor plants Aglaonema, Poinsettia
11 PLANTATION CROPS Banana, coconut, coffee,
cacao, pineapple
12 INDUSTRIAL CROPS Cassava, rubber trees, palm
oil trees
13 TOBACCO
14 Others

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2.2.9 THIRD PARTY AUTHORIZATION

Third Party Authorization (TPA) is

accepted provided that the product being
applied is fully registered and the following
requirements are satisfactorily complied with:

a. Application form duly accomplished and

notarized

b. TPA duly notarized with the exact date of

expiration

c. Sample for confirmatory analysis by an FPA

accredited laboratory

d. Proposed label

The TPA is an agreement or contract

between two (2) companies, the original
registrant and the party who received a TPA.
The validity of the TPA is only three (3) years,
but it may be extended for another three years
by mutual agreement of the parties.

It is non-transferable and limited to

three (3) TPAs only and can be issued by the
original registrant only. The receiving third
party cannot issue the same to another
company.

Authorized party shall still comply with

other requirements: filing of application forms,
payment of fees and submission of labels.

Government institutions may issue TPA

to more than three companies provided that
the above-mentioned requirements and the
following additional prerequisites are
satisfactorily complied with:

a. Plant inspection by FPA inspection

team
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 b. Collection of sample after the
production run
c. Laboratory analysis of the collected
samples

Franchising for organic fertilizer will be

approved on a case-to-case basis and approval
will be based on the availability of the raw
materials as used by the original registrant and
registered new product quality is identical to
the original product quality.

2.2.10 REGISTRATION OF PRODUCTS ON A PER

MANUFACTURER BASIS

Any product being applied for

registration should be registered on a per
manufacturer basis regardless of country of
origin.

2.2.11 REGISTRATION OF BIOFERTILIZERS

In adherence to the rules and regulations

of the NCBP, FPA shall require registrants to
obtain clearance from the said committee prior
to registration of the biofertilizer products.

The data requirement for the registration

of living organisms that need to produce the
biofertilizers shall be determined on a case-to-
case basis after consultation with NCBP and FPA.
Under the NCBP and FPA rules, the Philippines
will regulate the use of any commercial
biofertilizers, genetically modified organisms
(GMOs) and agricultural products derived
through modern Biotechnology.

GMOs are classified into 2 major groups

according to use:

1. GMOs for use in research and

development should adopt the guidelines of
the NCBP only for contained tests (field and
greenhouse).

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 2. GMOs for commercial use should be
regulated by the FPA.

a. The FPA and other government agencies,

together with the NCBP, have drafted
protocols for GMOs.

b. Formed an inter-agency committee to

establish policy guidelines and
institutional support (laboratory, human
resource, and logistics).

c. FPA and NCBP have discussed the

framework of collaboration to harmonize
R&D and commercialization guidelines.

d. The guidelines on GMOs were presented

and signed by the Secretary of the
Department of Agriculture.

Registration fees for each fertilizer product, filing fee

and efficacy test fee are shown in the table below.

Table 2.9 Fees and Charges for Registrationa

Registration Fee Provisionalb Fullc

Local Imported Local Imported
New Application - Filing Fee P 600 P 600 P 600 P 600
EUP/Product/Crop 600 1,200 600 1,200
Inorganic (New) 1,200 1,800 3,600 6,000
Inorganic (Old) 1,200 1,800 3,000 5,400
Organic 600 1,800 1,800 4,200
Soil Conditioner 600 1,800 1,800 4,200
Raw Material 600 1,800 1,800 4,200
Plant Growth Promoter 1,200 1,800 1,800 4,200
Specialty 1,200 1,800 1,800 4,200
Validity (year/s) 1 1 3 3
a Fees and charges for registration will change as the need arises.
b Registration valid for 1 year
c Registration valid for 3 years

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2.1.12 RESTRICTED FERTILIZER PRODUCTS

Potassium Nitrate (KNO3), in pure solid form,

either as technical (99% KNO3) or agricultural (97%
KNO3) grade, and other nitrates like calcium nitrate;
calcium ammonium nitrate; sodium nitrate, and
other materials whose handling are governed under
E.O. No. 522, have inherent qualities which are
beneficial to agriculture. KNO3 is a proven flower
inducer for mango and other crops. However, KNO3
and other nitrates are substances which are found to
be potential carcinogensa and can be used as
ingredients in the manufacture of explosives.
Henceforth, importation, sale, possession and use of
these chemicals are restricted and subject to strict
supervision by the Firearms and Explosives Division
(FED) of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

1. POTASSIUM NITRATE AND OTHER NITRATES

a. Definition of Terms

a.1 Potassium Nitrate - potassium nitrate

in pure, solid form which is either
technical (99% KNO3) or agricultural
(97% KNO3) grade.

a.2 Other Nitrates - refer to calcium

nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate,
sodium nitrate and other materials under
Executive Order No.522. (Importation of
ammonium nitrate in solid form was
banned effective November 22, 2002).

a.3 Formulated Mango Flower Inducer –

FPA-registered product, in solid or liquid
form, nitrate or ethylene/ethephon-
based that has been diluted with water
and/or other substances which are not
harmful to mango trees, used for the
purpose of inducing mango trees to
flower.

a.4 Mango Contractor - refers to

person(s)/entities who enter a contract
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 with a mango grower to service his trees
(from flower induction to harvesting) for
a fee or on a sharing basis.
a
Carcinogenic potential may be due to exposure to the
products during application or spraying and drinking nitrate
contaminated water. This may also be due to the leaching of
soil-containing fertilizers in several bodies of water.
Concentration of less than 10 mg/L of nitrate-N is allowed in
drinking water (United States Environmental Protection Agency
(US-EPA)).

b. Acquisition of Potassium Nitrate and Other

Nitrates for Agricultural Use

b.1 Under existing regulations, the

importation, transport, storage and
use of nitrate is under the jurisdiction of
the Philippine National Police Firearms
and Explosives Division (PNP-FED) as
provided for under Executive Order No.
522. Thus, a permit to import, purchase
and acquire potassium nitrate and other
nitrates is required from the Chief of the
PNP-FED, whether for agricultural use or
other purposes.

b.2 Only FPA-licensed persons/entities can

apply for a permit to import and use
potassium nitrate and other nitrates for
agricultural purpose from the PNP-FED.

c. Sale and Use of Potassium Nitrate and

Other Nitrates

c.1 Only FPA-licensed mango contractors can

purchase and use potassium nitrate and
other nitrates. The use of KNO3 and
other nitrates for mango flower induction
should conform to the instructions given
during the FPA-accredited and
recognized Mango Contractors’ Training
Workshop.

c.2 FPA and PNP-FED licensed importers/

distributors can sell/distribute potassium
nitrate only to licensed mango
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 contractors who are trained in the proper
use of potassium nitrate and other
flower-inducing products, fertilizers and
pesticides.

c.3 FPA and PNP-FED licensed

importers/distributors can also
sell/distribute other nitrate fertilizers
except potassium nitrate to crops other
than mango but not limited to the
following crops such as: vegetables,
cutflowers, sugarcane, pineapple and
banana. The importer/distributor must
submit disposition reports as to where
the product is sold.

c.4 Requirements such as location of farm,

number of fruit bearing trees, area and
contract will all be added to monitor the
use of KNO3. Also, scheme of
fertilization of the trees after harvest
should be outlined and be disclosed.

d. Provisions

d.1 After accomplishing all the requirements

for a Mango Contractor’s license an
inspection report from FPA Field Officer
will be submitted to FPA Central Office.
The Mango Contractor's license shall be
effective for 1 year and renewable every
year thereafter.

d.2 Mango Contractors without FPA and PNP-

FED license to distribute potassium
nitrate and other nitrates are prohibited
from selling or distributing such
commodities.

d.3 All movements of potassium nitrate and

other nitrates, which are covered under
Executive Order No. 522, shall be under
the supervision of PNP-FED.

d.4 All growers and mango contractors

without FPA license as “Mango
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 Contractor” are not allowed to use
potassium nitrate and other nitrates.
However, they can use formulated flower
inducer.

d.5 Agro-pesticide dealers are prohibited

from selling potassium nitrate and other
nitrates.

d.6 Potassium nitrate and other nitrates have

to be registered with FPA if also used in
other crops other than mango.

d.7 Location of the plantation, area, number

of fruit bearing trees and a copy of
contract if farm is contracted, are needed
for VAT exemption for importation.
(Annex 2.9)

d.8 Safety Monitoring System is needed for

Ammonium Sulfate (21-0-0) and
Potassium Sulfate (0-0-50) for
importation, manufacture, distribution,
sale and movement as these are in the
master list of explosive materials of the
PNP. Importers and manufacturers
should secure a Transshipment Permit
from FPA, from warehouse to distribution
points on a regional basis. FPA certified
copy of Import Permit and
Transshipment Permit should be
submitted to FPA regional office and
Provincial PNP command to avoid theft,
pilferage, robbery or hijacking or damage
caused by force.

e. Penalties

Aside from penalties imposed by PNP-

FED for violators of provision under Executive
Order No. 522, FPA may impose sanctions
against violators of this book which include, but
are not limited to, the issuance by FPA of a Stop
Sale / Stop Use / Stop Move Hold Order or the
suspension or revocation of business license and
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 imposition of such other sanctions that FPA is
empowered under its charter, after due notice
and hearing.

2.1.13 GUIDELINES ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

AND HEALTH FOR FERTILIZER PLANTS

1. Introduction

The protection of human health and

environment is one of the major program
thrusts of FPA in pursuance of its mandate.
Furthermore, Article 162 of the Labor Code of
the Philippines specifically states, "the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
shall set and enforce mandatory occupational
safety and health standards to eliminate or
reduce occupational hazards in workplace
institute new programs and update existing
programs to ensure safe and healthy working
conditions in all places of employment."

2. General Provisions

The objective of these guidelines is to

protect every working man against the hazards,
injury, sickness or death from exposure to
chemicals through the promotion of safe and
healthy working conditions.

a. Duties of Workers, Employees and

Others Concerned

Employers covered by these

guidelines shall:

a.1 Furnish workers a place of

employment free from hazardous
conditions that are likely to cause
injury, illness or death or harm to
workers.

a.2 Give complete job safety

instructions to all his workers
including those relating to
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 familiarization with their work
environment, hazards to which the
workers are exposed and steps to
be taken in case of emergency.

a.3 Provide workers with the approved

devices and equipment in the
workplace. Workers covered by
these guidelines are required to
observe the provisions of this
Book.

3. Inspection

Every establishment shall be inspected by

FPA at least once a year to determine
compliance with the provisions stated upon
application for a license whether new or for
renewal or for monitoring purposes (Annex
2.10).

4. Premises of Establishments

Building premises shall have adequate

fire, emergency or danger sign and safety
structures of standard color and sizes visible at
all times.

Good housekeeping shall be maintained

at all times through cleanliness of the building
premises, yards, machines, equipment, regular
waste disposal, and orderly arrangement of
processes, operations, storage and filling
material.

5. Environment Control

a. Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) for

Air-borne Contaminants

TLVs refer to air-borne contaminants

representing conditions under which it is
believed that nearly all workers maybe
repeatedly exposed daily without adverse
effect.
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 The Occupational Safety and Health
Standards of the DOLE has established TLVs
for toxic and carcinogenic substances and
physical agents which may be present in the
work environment.

For compliance, administrative or

engineering control must first be determined
and implemented whenever feasible. If not,
protective equipment or other appropriate
measures shall be employed to keep the
exposure of employees to air-borne
contaminants within the prescribed limits.

b. General Ventilation

Suitable atmospheric conditions shall

be maintained in workplaces by natural or
artificial means to avoid insufficient air
supply, stagnant or vitiated air, harmful
drafts, excessive heat and cold, variation in
temperature, excessive humidity or dryness
and objectionable odors. Dusts, gases,
vapor or mists generated and released from
work processes shall be removed at the
point of origin so as not to permeate the
atmosphere in the workrooms.

6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and

Devices

a. General Provisions

No person shall be subjected or

exposed to hazardous environmental
conditions without protection. Every
employer shall at his own expense, furnish
his workers with protective equipment for
eyes, face, hands and feet, protective shields
and barriers whenever necessary because
the hazardous nature of the process,
chemical and other mechanical irritants or
hazards is capable of causing injuries. The
employer shall be responsible for the
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 adequacy and proper maintenance of PPE
used in the workplace. All PPE shall have
approved design and construction
appropriate for the exposure and the work to
be performed.

b. Eye and Face Protection - Eye and face

protective equipment shall be required
where there is reasonable probability of
exposure to hazards.

c. Respiratory Protection - The primary

corrective measure in the control of
occupational hazards caused by harmful
dusts, fumes, mists, gases, smoke, spray or
vapor is through the prevention of
atmospheric contamination. Appropriate
respirators shall be provided by the
employer to protect the health of the
employees.

7. Occupational Health Services

a. Every employer shall establish in his

place of employment, occupational health
services in accordance with the regulations
and guidelines stipulated in the Occupational
Safety and Health Standards of DOLE.
These services have essential preventive
functions and they are responsible for
advising the employees, the workers and
their representatives in matters of:

a.1. establishing and maintaining a safe

and healthy working environment
which will facilitate optimal physical
and mental health in relation to work;
and

a.2 the adoption of work to the capabilities

of workers in the light of their state of
physical and mental health.

b. The health program shall include the

following activities:

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b.1 Maintenance of a healthful working
environment by requiring occupational
health personnel to conduct regular
appraisal of sanitation conditions,
periodic inspection of premises, and
evaluation of working environment in
order to detect and appraise
occupational health hazards and
environmental conditions affecting
comfort and job efficiency.

b.2 Health examination - All workers,

irrespective of age and sex, shall
undergo physical examination:

b.2.1 Before employment

b.2.2 Periodic or at such intervals as

may be necessary on account of
the conditions or risks involved
in the work

b.2.3 When transferred or separated

from employment

b.2.4 When injured or ill

All examinations shall be:

• Complete and thorough

• Be rendered free of charge
• Include x-ray or special
laboratory examination when
necessary due to the peculiar
nature of employment.

The result of these examinations

shall be recorded carefully and legibly
on appropriate forms by the personnel
in charge and shall be considered as
strictly confidential information.

Special examination may be

required where there is undue
exposure to health hazards.

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 Chapter III

LICENSING OF HANDLERS

3.1 BASIC POLICIES

3.1.1 All persons who shall engage in the business of

exporting, importing, manufacturing,
formulating, bulk blending, distributing,
supplying, repacking, storing, commercially
applying, selling, marketing of any pesticide,
fertilizer and other agricultural chemicals must
secure a license from FPA.

3.1.2 Pursuant to P.D. 1144, FPA is authorized to

promulgate rules and regulations for the
registration and licensing of fertilizer handlers,
pesticide and other agricultural inputs, collect
fees pertaining thereto as well as for renewal,
suspension, revocation or cancellation of such
registration or license and such other rules and
regulations as may be necessary to implement
P.D. 1144.

3.1.3 Applicants for dealership license must submit

the certificate of Training on FPA Accredited
Safety Dispenser of Agricultural Chemicals to
FPA. Cooperatives shall pay only 50% of the
license fee for fertilizer dealership per outlet.
Filing fee shall not be collected from new
applicants. However, for new applicants for
fertilizer handlers other than dealers, a filing
fee shall be collected. All other outlets shall be
licensed separately.

3.1.4 Fertilizer dealership and dealer-repacker

licenses shall be valid for three (3) years
reckoned from the date of its issuance while
for fertilizer handlers other than dealers, their

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 license shall be valid for one (1) year. Renewal for
such shall be filed three (3) months before its expiry
date. Application for renewal filed within one (1)
month after its expiry date shall be subject to a 50%
surcharge while those filed after the said period shall
be subject to a 100% surcharge.

3.2 COVERAGE

A license is a written authority granted by FPA to an

individual or firm to manufacture/process, bulk blend,
supply, distribute, market, sell, repack, store, import and
export fertilizer products and/or plant growth promoting
materials for commerce. Fertilizer handlers, who are
exporters, importers, indentors, processors, bulk blenders,
manufacturers, formulators, suppliers, distributors, bulk
handlers, area-distributors, dealers and dealer-repackers
of fertilizer, warehouses for fertilizer inputs and other
agricultural chemicals have to apply and secure a license
from FPA.

3.3 DEFINITION OF TERMS

a. License - refers to the written authority granted by

FPA to an individual or firm to manufacture/process,
supply, distribute, market, sell, repack, store,
import, and export fertilizer and/or plant growth
promoting materials for commerce.

b. Fertilizer Handlers – refer to exporter, importer,

import consolidator, manufacturer, processor, bulk
blender, formulator, repacker, distributor, indentor,
bulk handler, dealer, and dealer-repacker of fertilizer
inputs.

b.1 Importer-End-User - refers to commercial

plantations, which import and use the
fertilizers directly for their consumption and
private research institutions or companies that
import or use fertilizers for testing purposes.

b.2 Importer - any person engaged in the

importation of fertilizer as a business and sells
to distributors.

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b.3 Distributor - any person who sells fertilizer
products to dealers and outlets only.

b.4 Area Distributor - any person who sells

fertilizer products to dealers and outlets in a
certain area such as Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao Islands.

b.5 Bulk Handler - any person engaged in

handling the fertilizer either in bulk or in bag
which include bagging and hauling from the
port to the warehouse.

b.6 Exporter - any person who sells fertilizer

products to other countries.

b.7 Indentor - any person who orders fertilizer

products from suppliers of other countries.

b.8 Repacker - refers to any fertilizer companies

duly authorized to engage in retailing fertilizers
and other new grades except nitrates, in
smaller quantities. Repacking of solid fertilizer
in 5, 10, 25 and 50 kg is at the distributor’s
level. For liquid fertilizer, repacking volume is
in 25, 50, 70, 100 and 250 ml.

b.9 Dealer-Repacker - refers to FPA-licensed

dealers duly authorized to engage in retailing
traditional, solid and inorganic fertilizers except
nitrates, in smaller quantities. Repacking of
solid fertilizer in 1, 2 and 5 kg is at the dealer’s
level.

b.10 Manufacturer/Processor/Bulk-
blender/Formulator - any person engaged in
preparing, mixing or manufacturing fertilizer as
a business.

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 b.11 Dealer - refers to fertilizer establishment or
distributor to retail products authorized by the
fertilizer companies.

b.12 Mango Contractor - refers to

person(s)/entities who enter into a contract
with a mango grower to service his trees (from
flower induction to harvesting) for a fee or on a
sharing basis.

b.13 Supplier – refers to any business entity which

sells fertilizer products to importers.

b.14 Import-Consolidator - any person who

represents and assists eligible agricultural
enterprises which have small size orders or
lack direct import experience.

c. Outlets - additional stores owned by a dealer or

distributor.

d. Person - an individual, partnership, association, firm

or corporation.

e. Warehouse - storehouse for fertilizer products.

f. Accreditation – authorization issued to a

person/entity of a networking or multi-level
marketing scheme, in lieu of a license, after
successfully attending the Accredited Safety
Dispensers training.

g. Fertilizer and Pesticide Accredited Network

Dispenser (FPAND) – a person in the networking
or multi-level marketing also known as Individual
Business Operator (IBO), among others who do not
have a permanent store/structure licensed by the
Authority and is authorized to dispense
fertilizer/pesticide products which are registered with
the FPA from a mother company or the duly licensed
handler by the Authority.

h. Multi-level Marketing - network marketing or

multiple effort, among others. Under this scheme,

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 distributors/dealers or IBOs who are independent
contractors and not employees of the company, act
both as the company’s customer base as well as the
marketing and sales arm for the company’s products
and business opportunities.

i. Mother Company – the duly licensed handler by FPA

with an office/store/warehouse, who follow the
networking multi-level or multiple effort of marketing
and distribution system and supplies the duly
registered products to the FPAND.

3.4 REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING OF HANDLERS

The licensing requirements and the corresponding

fees depend on the type of activity and subscribed
authorized capitalization of the company. Table 3.1
shows the Summary of Licensing Requirements and
Annexes 3.1 to 3.6 show the various application forms
for the different fertilizer handlers.

a. Importer/End-Users

a.1 Accomplished and notarized application form

(original copy) with documentary stamps
required (Annex 3.1).

a.2 For:
• Corporation/Partnership – copy of
Security & Exchange Commission (SEC)
registration and Articles of Incorporation,
wherein one of the primary purpose is the
manufacturing/ importing/ exporting and
distributing of fertilizer, Board Resolution
authorizing representative to file
application, mayor’s permit
• Cooperative – copy of Cooperative
Development Authority (CDA)
Registration, Board of Resolution
authorizing representative to file
application, mayor’s permit
• Single proprietorship – copy of certificate
of business name registration with
Department of Trade & Industry (DTI),

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 mayor’s permit and Special-Power-of-
Attorney, if filed by a representative.

a.3 Income tax return and financial statements

a.4 Product Registration

a.5 Certification from Mother Company/Foreign

Supplier

a.6 Registration of Fertilizer Warehouse/s

a.7 Filing fee (New Applicants)

a.8 License fee

b. Importer
The requirements are the same with importer-
end-user (Table 3.1). In addition, list of fertilizer
products to be imported and disposition data as the
need arises should be submitted to FPA.

The detailed procedure of the fertilizer

importation and exportation on National Single
Window is in Annex 4.5.

c. Distributor and Area Distributor

The requirements are the same with importer

(Table 3.1). The list of fertilizer products to be
distributed and inspection of warehouse and
recommendation report from PDO are required.

d. Bulk Handler

The requirements are the same with importer

but no registration of product and warehouse is
required (Table 3.1). List of bulk handling
equipment (owned or leased) and port operation
should be submitted to FPA.

e. Exporter

Requirements are the same with that of an

importer (Table 3.1).

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 List of fertilizer products to be exported must
be submitted to FPA. Also, such products should be
registered with FPA.

f. Indentor

Requirements are the same with importer but

registration of fertilizer is not required (Table 3.1).
Copy of contract with manufacturer is required. For
foreign suppliers, a copy of Board of Investment
(BOI) registration is also required.
g. Repacker

Requirements are the same with distributor

(Table 3.1) and corresponding application form is in
Annex 3.6. It is required to have a weighing scale
every repacking site. Packaging of repacked solid
fertilizer is in 5, 10, 25, and 50 kg at the distributor
level. For liquid fertilizers, repacking is, 25, 50, 70,
100 and 250 ml at distributor’s level.

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h. Manufacturer/Processor/Bulk-blender/Formulator
The requirements are the same with importer (Table
3.1). Pre/Post-licensing inspection report of plant site,
laboratory facilities and manpower by FPA-RDO is required.
Mining permit and Environmental Compliance Certificate
(ECC) from Environmental Management Bureau,
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (EMB-
DENR) must be submitted to the Fertilizer and Pesticide
Authority (FPA).

i. Dealer

The requirements are shown in Table 3.1. All

fertilizers to be sold should be registered by any of the
following: distributors, importers or manufacturers or
whichever is the source of the fertilizers. Income tax
return and financial statement are not required but
Certificates of Membership of Association and Accredited
Safety Dispenser (ASD) Training should be submitted to
FPA. Previous trainings are still valid but retooling of
handlers are encouraged.

j. Dealers’ Association

A member of the association must apply for license as

dealer/dealer-repacker of fertilizer.

k. Dealer-Repacker

The requirements are the same with dealers (Table

3.1), except for registration of warehouse. Weighing scale
is required at the repacking site. Repacking weights of
solid fertilizer should be 1, 2 and 5 kg only. Application
forms are in Annexes 3.2 and 3.6.

All fertilizers to be repacked should be registered by

any of the following: the distributor, the importer, the
manufacturer or whichever is the source of the fertilizers.

For liquid fertilizer, repacking weight is 25, 50, 70,

100, 250 ml, and at distributor’s level not at dealer’s level.

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 l. Mango Contractor

Requirements are shown in Table 3.1 and application

form is in Annex 3.6. Certificates of mango contractor
association membership and training workshops attended
must be submitted to FPA.

3.5 PROCESSING OF LICENSES FOR HANDLERS OF

FERTILIZER

The schematic diagram for license processing is shown in

Figure 3.1

a. Applicant shall submit duly accomplished application

form for licensing in duplicate copies. This shall be
submitted through the FPA field officers in the
provinces or regions, to the FPA central receiving
officer or to the FPA Fertilizer Regulatory Services
Division personnel.

b. Submitted documents shall be validated. If found

incomplete, it will be returned to the applicant. If
the applicant completes all the requirements, filing
fee for new applicants and license fee for new and
renewal applicants shall be collected. If in provinces
or regions, payments can be made in the form of
postal money order (PMO) payable to FPA.

c. The application will be entered in the licensing

tracking system.

c.1 If the application is for license as a dealer,

dealer-repacker and mango contractor, the
applicant’s certificate of training should be
submitted.

c.2 If application is for license as a manufacturer,

importer, distributor or exporter, the
registration of fertilizer products to be
imported, distributed, exported, processed,
bulk-blended or manufactured is needed.

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 d. Issuance of license.

3.6 VALIDITY OF LICENSE AND RENEWAL

The license of dealers shall be valid for three (3) years

while the license of fertilizer handlers shall be valid for one (1)
year.

Application for renewal of license shall be filed three (3)

months before expiry date. The requirements for renewal of
license are the same with new application (Annexes 3.2 and
3.3). If there are changes in their articles of incorporation, full
copy of the SEC registration certificate shall be submitted.

Renewal of licenses and warehouse registration is

decentralized to FPA regional offices. As a general rule, all
licenses shall be renewed at least a month before the
expiration. Licenses renewed within a month after expiration
shall have a surcharge of 50% while licenses that are renewed
after a month of expiration shall have a surcharge of 100% of
the usual license fee.

3.7 REGISTRATION OF WAREHOUSE

All warehouses or fertilizer storage should be properly

registered. (Annex 3.7). A complete description of the place
should be specified, i.e. owner’s name, location, fertilizer and
pesticide storage capacity and total floor area. The facility
should be properly marked and display a sticker, indicating its
registration as shown in Figure 3.2. PDOs inspection report is
required (Annex 3.8).

The minimum floor area for a fertilizer warehouse must be

fifty (50) square meters.

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 Applicants Submit
Documents

Central Receiving/
PDO/RDO Fertilizer Regulatory
(if Province) Services Division

FPA Checks Documents

No No
Data
Complete

Yes

FPA Process

Certificate of Training Registration of Products

If If
1. Dealer 1. Manufacturer
2. Dealer/Repacker 2. Importer
3. Mango 3. Distributor
Contractor 4. Exporter

Yes Issue License Yes

Figure 3.1 Schematic Diagram of License Processing for Fertilizer Handlers

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 Figure 3.2 FPA Billboard for Fertilizer
Warehouse

FPA REGISTERED
FERTILIZER WAREHOUSE
12”
Name :
Owner :
FPA Reg. No.:

18”
3.8 FEES AND CHARGES c

3.8.1. LICENSE FEES - License fees are based on the

companies’ capitalization (subscribed or paid up
capital plus retained earnings or earnings for the
year) as follows:

a. Fertilizer Handlers other than Dealers

1. Over P5M capitalization

1st activity - P 8,400
Additional activities - 4,800

2. Over P1M to P5M capitalization

1st activity - 5,400
Additional activities - 3,600

3. Over P500T to P1M

capitalization
1st activity - 3,600
Additional activities - 1,800

4. P500T and below capitalization

1st activity - 1,800
Additional activities - 850

5. Filing Fee/Activity for New

Applications

Manufacturer, formulator, - 3,600

bulk blender, processor,
repacker, institutional user

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 and bulk handlers, rebagger
repacker

Other activities - 1,800

b. Dealers (renewable every 3 years)

1. Fertilizer dealers/repackers - P 1,800

2. Members of dealer's association - 1,500
3. Fertilizer and pesticide dealers - 4,000
4. Members of fertilizer and - 3,200
pesticide dealer’s association
5. Cooperative - 50% of dealer's
fee

c. Warehouses

1. Fertilizer - P 1,200
2. Both fertilizer and pesticide - 2,400

d. Mango Contractors (annually) - 1,200

Members of Accredited Associations - 600

3.8.2. PROCESSING FEES

a. VAT Exemption Certificate - P 600

b. Permit to industrial users - 600
c. Export Permit - 600
d. Authority to purchase damaged - 600
fertilizer
e. Transshipment Permit - 600
f. Other certifications - 350

3.8.3. PENALTY FEES FOR LATE RENEWAL

a. Within 1 month after expiry date - 50%
surcharge
b. After 1 month of expiry date - 100%
surcharge

3.8.4. PENAL PROVISIONS

FPA may suspend or revoke after due notice and

hearing, the license of establishments found to have
violated any of its provisions of licensing.

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 Chapter IV

FERTILIZER MOVEMENT, SUPPLY AND

QUALITY PRODUCT STANDARD

4.1 FERTILIZER MOVEMENT

4.1.1 BACKGROUND

Considering the country’s archipelagic

geography, the delivery of fertilizer stocks
from sources to end-users in the different
farming communities nationwide is the main
concern of the fertilizer distribution system.
The standards of efficiency in the physical
distribution of fertilizer are reckoned in terms
of the timely availability of suitable fertilizer at
a favorable price. From farmers' viewpoint, an
increase in efficiency means getting the right
kind of fertilizer needed for its timely
application to growing crops at the lowest
possible cost.

4.1.2 BASIC POLICIES

a. Pursuant to P.D. 1144, FPA is mandated to

rationalize the manufacture and marketing of
fertilizer for the purpose of assuring the
agricultural sector of adequate supply of
fertilizers at reasonable prices. No person shall
be allowed to engage in the business of
importing, producing, storing, distributing,
marketing, and exporting any fertilizer except
under a license issued by FPA.

b. No fertilizer product shall be imported,

produced, distributed, marketed, or exported
unless it has been duly registered with the
FPA. All fertilizer products which are either

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 imported, produced or mixed locally and
intended for agricultural use are exempted
from the payment of a 12% Value Added Tax.
Certification for this incentive shall be secured
from the FPA.

c. Damaged, off-specification or bad order

fertilizer, which include, among others,
sweepings or water damaged fertilizer
contaminated with inert substances but still
retain its fertilizing properties, may only be
disposed upon approval and supervision of
FPA. Such inventory must be marked “bad
order”, “damaged fertilizer” or with a large “X”
to distinguish them from good order stocks.
Its movement is monitored through a
corresponding transshipment permit from FPA.

d. Damaged fertilizer is given the maximum

selling price of 70% of its previous warehouse
price and should only be sold directly to end-
users or farmers’ cooperatives.

e. By and large, the quality standards referred to

as the Philippine National Standard (PNS)
specifies the physical properties, chemical
composition, packaging, marking, testing or
analytical method of analysis for each target
fertilizer grade.

f. For solid inorganic fertilizer, the permissible

minimum tolerance from the guaranteed
nutrient shall not be less than 98% of each of
the major nutrients.

g. For organic fertilizer, total organic matter

content should not be less than 20% (oven-dry
basis) with a C:N ratio of 12:1.

h. The packaging of fertilizer as specified by the

PNS should be at a 50 kg. bag weight.

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4.2 FERTILIZER SUPPLY

4.2.1 FERTILIZER IMPORTATION

In line with the liberalization policy,

importation of fertilizer shall no longer require
FPA clearance prior to the opening of letter of
credit (L/C). However, all fertilizer
importations for agricultural use shall only be
done by FPA-licensed importers and shall cover
only FPA-registered fertilizer under these
conditions:

a. The FPA Certificate Authorizing Importation of

Fertilizer (CAIF) for the opening of L/Cs and for
other modes of importation shall no longer be
required.

b. Procurement shall be through direct

negotiation by fertilizer companies with foreign
suppliers.

c. Imported fertilizer is subject to quality

monitoring by FPA. Standard sampling
procedures shall be observed in the gathering
of samples for laboratory analysis.

4.2.2 FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

Manufacturers/processors who engage in

fertilizer production business, must be licensed
and their products must be registered with the
FPA. Under Executive Order 226, Omnibus
Investment Code of 1987, as amended by R.A.
7918 (s. 1995) tax discounts and incentives
are granted to all fertilizer (organic and
inorganic) manufacturers registered with Board
of Investment (BOI) (Annex 4.1).

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 4.2.3 FERTILIZER MARKETING AND
DISTRIBUTION

Since the liberalization of fertilizer trade in

1986, fertilizer marketing and distribution
became a free enterprise of the private sector.
Companies can enter the distribution business
of the wholesale and retail level after securing
appropriate license from FPA to operate the
business.

4.2.4 FERTILIZER EXPORTATION

Exportation of any type of fertilizer shall

further be subjected to the rules and
regulations promulgated by (DFA) and other
agencies governing all exports. Exporting of
products for countries where the Philippines
has no trade relations has to be cleared by the
exporter with other appropriate agencies such
as the DFA, before FPA issues an export
authority (Annex 4.2).

4.3 DISPOSAL OF OVERLANDED/ MISSHIPPED/

RECOVERED GOOD ORDER/ DAMAGED/ BAD ORDER
FERTILIZERS

4.3.1 DEFINITION OF TERMS

a. Overlanded Fertilizer - any volume of

fertilizer that is in excess of the certified
volume declared by the importer/consignee
or/ consignor.

b. Misshipped Fertilizer - includes fertilizer

shipments not intended for the country
through carrier that sunk or run around the
Philippine waters and ceded to Philippine
private or government entities or an
unauthorized fertilizer importation
apprehended and seized by law enforcement
agencies.

c. Recovered Good Order Fertilizer -

recovered fertilizer that meets the minimum

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 standard requirements for good order fertilizer
with not more than 2% nutrient loss and 1%
moisture content.

d. Damaged/Bad Order Fertilizer – fertilizers

that do not conform to the standard
requirements for good order fertilizer. This
includes sweepings, water damaged, and
fertilizer contaminated by inert substances but
still retain their fertilizing qualities.

e. Disposition of Damaged Stocks-

distribution of fertilizer may be done through
sale, bid awards, donations, and all other
legitimate acts to do away with damaged
stocks.

f. Revalidation – refers to the extension of the

15 day validity period of a previously issued
permit to transport those partially used or
totally unused due to valid reasons such as
changes in fertilizer grades, viable pricing,
transport limitations, etc. which hampered the
permit holder from completing the
transshipment within the authorized period.

4.3.2 DAMAGED FERTILIZERS AT

DISTRIBUTOR/DEALER WAREHOUSE/STORE

a. Distributor/dealer should report to the FPA

Provincial Officer the number of damaged fertilizer
stocks that were actually damaged specifying the
grade, volume, reason and extent of damaged
within two days from the occurrence of the
damaged stocks.

b. The damaged fertilizers should be stored

separately with the good order fertilizer and
should be marked as such.

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4.3.3 OVERLANDED, RECOVERED GOOD ORDER
FERTILIZER, DAMAGED OR BAD ORDER
FERTILIZER

Acquired by insurance companies, adjusters, salvaged

companies, law enforcement agencies and others.

a. Purchase of fertilizer shall be in this order:

a.1 The original owner/consignee shall have the

first option to purchase.
a.2 The recovered good order/damaged fertilizers
shall be offered to duly licensed companies
with the second option to purchase.
Should all or two or more fertilizer
companies be willing to acquire the fertilizer,
the company with the right offer through a
closed bidding supervised by FPA shall be
awarded with the stocks.

a.3 Should there be no taker on the second

option, the recovered good order/damaged
fertilizers shall be offered to qualified
agricultural cooperatives.

a.4 In the case of overlanded fertilizers, the

original importer/consignee shall have the
option to apply for additional permit from
FPA.

a.5 Should the original importer/consignee not

exercise its option, this shall be waived and
the overlanded fertilizers shall then be
qualified as recovered good order fertilizers
and its disposition shall be in accordance
with paragraphs a.2, a.3, a.4 of Section
4.3.3.

b. Interested buyers shall be guided by the

following procedures:

b.1. Interested buyers shall submit a letter of

request to buy damaged fertilizer and

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 secure clearance from the FPA Field Officer
concerned.

b.2. For agricultural cooperatives, their

president or any responsible official must
file with FPA a notarized sworn statement
indicating the name and addresses of
farmer-members, location of farms and
their respective fertilizer allocation of the
requested damaged fertilizers and crops to
be planted for one crop season. It shall also
be stated that these farmers have
authorized the president or their
representative to purchase and supply the
fertilizer.

The concerned FPA Field Officer shall attest

that the buyer is a legitimate agricultural
cooperative and that the request for
number of bags is sufficient for application
in the members’ farm for the cropping
season.

b.3 It is emphasized that these damaged

fertilizers are not subject to resale.

b.4 Upon confirmation of sale, withdrawal of

stocks shall only be allowed under the
supervision of the FPA Field Officer to
ensure that bags are clearly marked “X” at
the front-center and back center of the bag.

b.5 Damaged stock shall not be released unless

properly marked and the buyer must secure
a permit to transport from FPA Central
Office if the quantity is 100 bags or more,
or from the FPA Field Officer if the quantity
is less than 100 bags.

b. 6 A monthly report of transshipment permit

issued shall be submitted by the FPA
Provincial Officer to FPA Central Office and
copy furnish the FPA Regional Officer.

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b.7 A monthly report of damaged stocks
disposal and schedule of withdrawal shall
be submitted by the warehouse
supervisor/in-charge to FPA Central Office
and copy furnish the FPA Field Officer
within 15 days after the month being
reported.

b.8 The buyer-farmer-end-user/cooperative

shall be required to submit photocopy/ies
of the delivery receipt/s issued by the
seller of damaged fertilizer and a
liquidation report to FPA Central Office
indicating the name and addresses of the
end-users, grade and volume served and
the transfer price if the acquisition is made
through a cooperative. The Field Officer
should also be copy furnished with these
documents by the buyer. No subsequent
transshipment permit shall be issued to
buyers who have not fully liquidated their
previous withdrawals for damaged
fertilizers.

b.9 Sweepings/spillages of imported fertilizers

bagged in the Philippines which may be
and thereafter re-exported to other
countries shall be issued the necessary
permits by FPA upon application thereof.
If these fertilizers are classified as
damaged, guidelines in Sections 4.3.2 and
4.3.4 of this shall apply for the pricing,
transshipment and disposition.

b.10 Bagging and rebagging of recovered good

order fertilizers shall be under the direct
supervision of the FPA Regional or
Provincial Officer. These products can be
sold and classified as regular stocks of
fertilizer dealers.

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4.3.4 PRICING OF GOOD AND BAD ORDERS

The maximum price for recovered good order fertilizer shall

be the same as the previous warehouse price for good order
stocks provided it conforms with the standards. However, the
maximum price for damaged fertilizers is reduced as follows
depending on the extent of natural loss and moisture content
based on laboratory analysis results:

a. Damaged fertilizer with nutrient loss of not more

than 10% and moisture content of not more than
2%, based on laboratory analysis result shall have
a maximum selling price of 70% of the previous
warehouse price.
b. Damaged fertilizer with nutrient loss of more than
10% and/or moisture content of more than 2%
based on laboratory analysis result shall have a
maximum selling price of 50% of the previous
warehouse price.

c. Pricing of damaged Solophos fertilizer shall

depend on the nutrient loss and appearance.
Moisture content as basis for pricing is excluded
since this fertilizer has a tendency to become
powder below 1% moisture content.

d. Damaged fertilizer shall not be subject for resale.

4.3.5 AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PERMITS TO

BUY/TRANSSHIP DAMAGED FERTILIZERS

a. Damaged/bad order fertilizers shall not be

released unless properly marked and the buyer
shall secure a transshipment permit from FPA
Central Office if the quantity is 100 bags or more
or from the FPA Field Officer in case of smaller
volume upon clearance from Central Office.

b. For the distribution of good order fertilizers, the

sales invoices and/or delivery receipts issued by
the seller company shall be used as basis in the
issuance of permit to transport.

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 c. In cases wherein damaged fertilizers are to be
withdrawn from a certain province and the buyer-
end-user’s farm is not within the provincial
location of the seller’s warehouse, the FPA
Provincial Officer who has jurisdiction over the
farm where the inputs are shall issue the
transshipment permit. However, the issuing
Officer must notify the FPA Provincial Officer who
has jurisdiction of the area of withdrawal of such
movement, for proper monitoring. Movement of
damaged fertilizers from one region to another
should be supervised by the FPA Regional Officers
provided it has clearance from FPA Central Office.

d. Sellers shall be held liable for any sale/release of

damaged fertilizers to any buyer who has not
been issued the corresponding FPA
authority/permit.

e. A maximum of 10 bags/50 kgs. of damaged

fertilizers regardless of grade and of crop planted
will be the basis for computation of per hectare
allocation.

4.3.6 REVALIDATION OF PERMIT

Issuance of permits for extension/revalidation

maybe granted provided the following are submitted
to FPA:

a. Letter request to the FPA Central Office for

revalidation of the transshipment permit stating
the cause for the delay of withdrawal and/or
reasons for not having used the permit previously
issued provided there is a clearance from the FPA
Field Officer.

b. Certificate of availability of damaged fertilizer

stocks issued by the warehouse
supervisor/incharge or any responsible official of
the seller and a certificate that no portion of the
previous request was served. If partial
withdrawal was made, the number of bags

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 partially withdrawn should be reported to FPA
Field Officer.

c. The original and duplicate copies (trucker and

seller’s copy) of the permit previously issued
must be surrendered to FPA Central Office.

d. Permit to be issued is valid for 45 days only.

4.3.7 FERTILIZER PACKAGING

The Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries

Products Standard (BAFPS) specifies packing of
fertilizer at 50 kg per bag. FPA applies this
standard in controlling bag weight. However,
considering that the Philippine fertilizer market
consists dominantly of small landholders and small
end-users, FPA allows packaging of fertilizer in 5, 10,
25 and 50 kg packages at importer, manufacturer
and distributor level provided that provisions for the
type of bag materials and proper product labeling are
followed.

4.4 LICENSE TO REPACK

4.4.1 LEGAL BASIS

Pursuant to the provisions under Section 9 of

PD 1144, repacking of fertilizer is prohibited unless
duly authorized in writing by FPA.

4.4.2 DEFINITION OF TERMS

a. Dealer-Repacker - refers to FPA-licensed

dealers duly authorized to engage in retailing
traditional solid, inorganic fertilizer, except
nitrates, in smaller quantities. Packaging of
repacked fertilizers is done in 1, 2 and 5
kilograms.

b. Distributor-Repacker - refers to FPA-

licensed distributor duly authorized to engage
in repacking of traditional, solid, inorganic
fertilizer and liquid as foliar fertilizer materials

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 in smaller quantities such as: 25, 50, 70, 100
and 250 mL.

c. Traditional inorganic, solid fertilizer - any

fertilizer product with properties determined
predominantly by its mineral content or
synthetic chemical compounds. It contains
considerable amount of at least one of the
essential plant nutrients such as nitrogen,
phosphorus, potassium and secondary
macronutrients or micronutrients.
d. Supplier - refers to the source (whether
distributor, manufacturer or importer) of
fertilizer, which will be repacked in smaller
quantities.

4.4.3 COVERAGE
Covers only FPA-licensed dealers and
distributors who are authorized to repack traditional
solid, inorganic fertilizer generally sold in 50 kg bag.

4.4.4
.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALER-REPACKER
Fertilizer sold in 50 kg bags can be repacked by
dealers into packages of one (1), two (2) and five (5) kg.

a. Materials to be used for repacking should be thick,

transparent plastic bags durable enough for
handling and transport. All repacked materials
should be labeled and sealed properly.
b. The bag should be labeled with the following
information printed on a piece of paper and
inserted inside the bag or printed on the bag
itself:
- Name and complete address of repacker
- Fertilizer grade
- Date repacked
- Net contents
- Name of supplier
- FPA license with Repack No.
Note: The label should be visible and legible at all
times.

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4.4.5 REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTOR-
REPACKER

a. The fertilizer can be repacked into 25, 50, 70,

100 and 250 g/mL using thick, transparent
plastic bags/bottle durable for handling and
transport. All repacked materials should be
labeled and sealed properly.
b. All information contained in the label must be
written in English and/or Filipino.

c. Label must have purple border band of 1/8 inch

for container smaller than 250 mL or 300 g net
weight, and ¼ inch for bigger container up to 4
L or 5 kg.

d. For products packed in cardboard boxes or

plastic bags weighing 1-5 kilograms, the
product information and usage direction should
be printed directly on the container with
required border band.

e. For products sold in containers smaller than 50

mL, only the product information is required to
be printed on the label. This should be printed
in the space specified in the sample label. The
usage direction should be printed in a separate
leaflet or flyer.

4.4.6 LABEL REQUIREMENTS

4.4.6.1 Liquid foliar and specialty fertilizer
The label must contain the following:

LEFT PANEL
Trade Name
Guaranteed Analysis:
Total N (%)
Ammoniacal nitrogen (%)
Nitrate nitrogen (%)
Total P2O5 (%)
Water-soluble P2O5 (%)

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 Available P2O5 (%)
Total K2O (%)
Water-soluble K2O (%)

Trace elements and secondary nutrients if

there are any (ppm of each element)
Manufacturer / importer, name and address
(Annex 2.7a)

MIDDLE PANEL (1)

Trade name, descriptive statement
Artwork (only crops registered)
Net weight / Volume of content
FPA Registration No.: __________________
Distributor / repacker, name and address
Date of repacking: ____________________
Expiration date: ____________________
MIDDLE PANEL (2)
Direction for use, crops, dosage, frequency,
other instructions/information

RIGHT PANEL
Package storage and disposal
Compatibility
Warranty
Net weight / volume of content
Caution:
Keep out of reach of children
Color Band – violet-purple

4.4.6.2 Solid Fertilizer

The bag or container of solid

fertilizer shall be marked with the
following:

FRONT

Brand Name (with logo)

Guaranteed Analysis:
Total N (%)

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 Ammoniacal nitrogen (%)
Nitrate nitrogen (%)
Total P2O5 (%)
Available P2O5 (%)
Total K2O (%)
Water-soluble K2O (%)
Secondary nutrients (%), if any
trace elements (ppm of each element; if
any)
Name of local and/or foreign
manufacturer/importer/distributor and
address
FPA Registration No. : ______________
(If organic fertilizer)
Total NPK (%)
Moisture content (%)
Organic matter (%)
C:N ratio if available

BACK

Name of distributor / repacker:

Address:
Date repacked: ____________________
Expiration date (if biofertilizers): _______
Content (net mass, in kg)

4.4.7 ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO REPACK

4.4.7.1 Requirement for license to repack

fertilizer
a. Accomplished application form. (p.194
Annex 3.6)
b. Weighing scale at repacking plant and at
the point of sale.
c. Repacking fee in the form of postal
money order or Manager’s check payable
to FPA.

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 4.4.7.2 Validity of license

The license to repack shall be valid for

three (3) years. The license, however, shall
automatically end its effectivity upon the
expiration of the dealership license, unless this
is renewed.

4.4.7.3 Application for license to repack

shall be filed with the office of the FPA
field officer who will conduct inspection
and ensure that weighing scales are
available at repacking site and at the
point of sale. The FPA field officer will
then recommend to FPA head office the
approval of the application.

4.4.8 OTHER PROVISIONS

a. It is reiterated that sweepings, bad order or

damaged fertilizer should not be repacked for
resale.
b. Once a 50-kg fertilizer bag is opened, all the
contents should be repacked immediately to
prevent deterioration of its quality and
adulteration. It is prohibited to keep a 50 kg
bag open and repacked only as the need
arises.

4.5 INCENTIVES

4.5.1 VAT EXEMPTION

Pursuant to the provisions of Revenue

Regulations No. 7-95 - Consolidated Value-
Added Tax in relation to the stipulations of
Republic Act No. 7716 - Expanded Value-Added
Tax Law.

“Sale or importation of fertilizer x x x

shall be exempted from Value-Added Tax
coverage.”

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 Requirements:

a. Importer must be licensed by FPA and the

product being imported must be registered
with FPA.

b. Written request with following attachments

• Commercial invoice
• Bill of lading
• Packing list
• Laboratory analysis of sample taken from
the country of origin prior to its shipment
to the Philippines must be conducted by
Societe Generale Surveillance (SGS) or
any independent laboratory in the
country of origin
• Disposition report of previous
importation

c. For potassium nitrate and other nitrates

(Annex 2.9 )

• Above-stated documentary requirements

• license and permit to import from PNP-
FED
• Disposition report of previous importation
• List of target buyers and name of mango
contractors; if contracted, a copy of
contract
• Location of plantation, area and number
of fruit bearing trees
• A scheme of fertilization of trees after
harvest should be outlined and disclosed

4.5.2 DUTY FREE IMPORTATION OF FERTILIZER

UNDER AFMA (Annex 4.3), REVISED
GUIDELINES IN TERMS OF SANITARY AND
PHYTO-SANITARY REGULATIONS (Annex
4.4) and NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW
(Annex 4.5)

FPA Memo Circular on duty free

importation of farm inputs such as fertilizer is

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 specified under Joint DA Administrative Order
No. 1.

4.5.3 COOPERATIVE Member - Area Marketing

Cooperatives are charged only 50% of the dealers
application fees.

4.5.4 DEALER’S ASSOCIATION MEMBERS - Dealers

who are members of dealers' association are
entitled to a discount of 20% of the application
fee.

4.6 PRODUCT QUALITY STANDARD AND ITS CONTROL

4.6.1 LEGAL BASIS

Section 6, II-7 of P.D. 1144 mandates FPA,

“To regulate and control the quality of the
different grades of fertilizers and set new
grades when necessary.”

4.6.2 QUALITY STANDARDS

To strengthen the quality standards, the FPA

uses as reference the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) and Fertilizer Control Order
(FCO) specifications as the minimum standards for
registration purposes, particularly for traditional
fertilizer products. Annex 4.7 present samples of
FAO and FCO specifications.

The data on specifications especially for new

fertilizer grades submitted by the registrant is
validated by FPA Analytical Services Laboratory or
other FPA-accredited laboratories. If the
applicant-registrant has claims in the product that
cannot be analyzed by the FPA Analytical Services
Laboratory or by any of the FPA-accredited
laboratories, the independent laboratory analysis
from the country of origin duly authenticated by
the Philippine Embassy, will be recognized and
adopted by FPA.

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 a. Physical Qualities

a.1 Solid, inorganic fertilizer - is in the

form of powder, granules, pellets, prills
or crystals, and is dry, free-flowing and
free from lumps, visible impurities and
extraneous matter.

The moisture content is not more

than 2.0% for both coated and uncoated.

a.2 Organic fertilizer - the organic

materials (of plant and/or animal origin)
is no longer recognizable, and is soil-like
in texture. Its moisture content is not
more than 35%.
a.3 Liquid fertilizer - the plant nutrients
are in suspension, slurry or in solution
form.

a.4 Organic-Based Foliar Fertilizer -

liquid fertilizer with solvent portion of the
solution contains plant, animal and
natural extract that may have
carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids,
hormones and plant growth promoters as
claimed by the manufacturer.

b. Chemical Qualities

The plant nutrient content of the fertilizer

should conform with the guaranteed analysis
specified on the product label. The guaranteed
analyses of fertilizer nutrients are expressed in
terms of:

• Nitrogen – as % total N,
Ammoniacal N, and % Nitrate N

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 • Phosphorous – as total P2O5 (%)
and as % available P2O5 (i.e H2O
soluble + citrate-soluble P2O5)

• Potash – as total K2O (%) and as

% water soluble K2O

b.1 INORGANIC FERTILIZER

b.1.1 Solid

The permissible minimum

tolerance of each of the guaranteed
nutrient content should not be less
than 98% of each of the major
nutrients as indicated in the label.

b.1.2 Liquid

A 10% aqueous solution of the

fertilizer material should not have a
pH of less than 5.0 but not more
than 8.0.

b.2 ORGANIC FERTILIZER

The total organic matter content

should not be less than 20% (oven-dry
basis) with a C:N ratio of 12:1. (Tables
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 shows the total
N, P, K, allowable pathogens and heavy
metal contents, and no weed seeds).

c. Product Packaging

The PNS standard specifies the packaging of

solid fertilizer in a 50 kg bag. FPA, however, in
Memorandum Circular No. 93-04 dated June 9, 1993,
authorized, through a licensing procedure, FPA-
licensed dealers to repack fertilizer into one (1), two
(2) and five (5) kg packs. Moreover, FPA agreed on
the packaging of fertilizer, at the importer,
manufacturer and distributor level in five (5), ten (10)
twenty five (25) and fifty (50) kg. bag, provided the

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labeling is followed. For liquid fertilizers, 25, 50 70,
100, and 250 ml repacking volumes are allowed.

d. Marking/Bag Label

The PNS/FPA standard markings on

fertilizer bags shall include the following
information:

• Name of material, brand name

• FPA product registration number
• Guaranteed composition of nutrient(s)
• Net mass in kilograms (kg)
• Business name
• Name and address of manufacturer,
importer, repacker
• Country of origin and manufacturer, if
imported
• For nitrate-based fertilizer - the warning
“not recommended for crops under
flooded or submerged soil conditions”
• Information on “optimum storage
requirements” should be placed on the
label in cases of organic fertilizer, soil
conditioners and soil amendments

4.7 ENFORCEMENT OF QUALITY STANDARDS

4.7.1 DEFINITION OF TERMS

a. Mandatory enforcement - applies to major

imported or locally produced fertilizers which
are traditionally used for agricultural purposes
in the Philippines, namely: urea, ammonium
sulphate, 16-20-0, 14-14-14, muriate of
potash, ammonium chloride and di-ammonium
phosphate. The list of fertilizer under this
category shall be expanded whenever deemed
necessary (Table 2.6).

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 b. Selective enforcement - shall apply to all
locally produced and imported fertilizers not
covered by mandatory enforcement.

4.7.2 MANDATORY ENFORCEMENT ON

IMPORTED FERTILIZER

a. Importation of fertilizer as enumerated above

under mandatory enforcement, should be
accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis done
by SGS or any independent laboratory in the
country of origin of the manufacturer.

b. Quality Control Inspection of imported fertilizer

shall be done by FPA, on-the-spot basis, as
follows:

• FPA field personnel shall gather fertilizer

samples at either one or all of the
following places: (Sampling procedure in
p. 222 Annex 4.6)

1. Vessel
2. Bagging site
3. At importers' warehouse. Importer
shall be given prior notice and
sampling shall be conducted in the
presence of the importer or his
authorized representative.

• Samples shall be analyzed by FPA

Analytical Laboratory or in any of the
following FPA recognized laboratories in
Manila, namely: PIPAC, BSWM, SGS,
PCA, BPI, JEFCOR and SentroTek, in
accordance with the choice of the
importer(s). Samples will be analyzed
for nutrient content, moisture, particle
size, and when applicable, biuret, ash
and heavy metals, if needed.

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 • The analysis fee shall be paid by the
importer upon applying for VAT
Exemption Certificate.

• Analysis result shall be made available to

the importer immediately upon release
by the laboratory.

c. FPA shall also inspect bag weights accuracy and

conformity of shipment to packages and
marking requirements under PNS. Minimum
requirements on markings may be waived by
FPA provided importers inform FPA seven (7)
days prior to arrival of shipment and shall
provide justifications acceptable to FPA as such.

4.7.3 MANDATORY ENFORCEMENT ON LOCALLY

MANUFACTURED FERTILIZER (GRANULATED,
BLENDED OR COMPACTED)

a. Local manufacturer of fertilizer grades

enumerated under the mandatory enforcement
clause is required to submit to FPA a Certificate
of Analysis for each product formulation every
quarter. The analysis shall include nutrient
content, moisture, particle size, and when
applicable, biuret, ash and heavy metals, if
needed.

b. In addition, quality control inspection of locally

manufactured fertilizer shall be done by FPA, on-
the-spot basis, under the rules and procedures
stated in the Mandatory Enforcement for
Imported Fertilizer.

4.7.4 SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT ON IMPORTED

FERTILIZER
Imported fertilizer not covered by
mandatory enforcement is subject to quality
control inspection by FPA on-the-spot basis.
The same provisions and procedures under the
mandatory enforcement for imported fertilizers
shall be followed.

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 4.7.5 SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT ON LOCALLY
MANUFACTURED FERTILIZER

a. Locally manufactured fertilizer not covered by

mandatory enforcement shall be subject to
the FPA’s quality control inspection on-the-spot
basis.

b. Designated FPA field personnel shall gather

fertilizer samples at either one or both of the
following places: (Sampling procedure in p.
222 Annex 4.6).

b.1 Port of discharge

b.2 Manufacturer’s warehouse: The

manufacturer shall be given prior notice if
samples are to be taken. Sampling shall
be done in the presence of the
manufacturers or his authorized
representative.

c. Samples shall be analyzed by FPA Analytical

Laboratory or any of the following FPA
recognized laboratories : PIPAC, PCA, BSWM,
BPI, JEFCOR, SGS and SentroTek.

d. FPA shall also inspect weight accuracy of

locally manufactured fertilizer and conformity
to packaging and marking requirements under
the PNS. Minimum requirements on markings
may be waived by FPA provided the
manufacturer gives prior notice and acceptable
justification to FPA.

4.8 SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT ON FERTILIZER DEALERS

AND DISTRIBUTORS

a. Imported and locally manufactured fertilizer

being sold by dealers and distributors are
subject to on-the-spot quality control
inspection by FPA.

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 b. Designated FPA field personnel shall gather
fertilizer samples from dealers’ and
distributors’ outlets and warehouses.
(Sampling procedure p. 222 in Annex 4.6).

c. Samples shall be analyzed as to product

specifications and be checked for weight
accuracy and conformity to packaging and
marking requirements.

4.9 FERTILIZER QUALITY CONTROL MONITORING

4.9.1 PRODUCT SAMPLING

In the course of quality control inspection

sorties, FPA field personnel are authorized to
gather fertilizer samples (Sampling procedure
p. 222 in Annex 4.6) on an on-the-spot basis,
for laboratory analysis. At the importer or
manufacturer’s level, prior notice shall be
given by the FPA personnel to secure entry to
the premises, if samples are to be taken. It
shall be done in the presence of the importer,
manufacturer or designated representative.
One third of the samples will be sealed by the
FPA personnel and will be kept by the owner
for future reference.

4.9.2 TESTING/LABORATORY ANALYSIS

a. Product samples will be analyzed in the

laboratory for the following: nutrient
content, moisture, particle size, and when
applicable, biuret, ash content and heavy
metals, if needed. The PNS designated this
analysis as testing. The method of analysis
follows the procedures prescribed by the PNS
according to the Product Standards.

b. Analysis of the samples will be done at FPA

Analytical Laboratory or in any of the FPA
recognized laboratories chosen by the
importer: BWSM, PIPAC, BPI, JEFCOR, PCA,

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shouldered by the importer/manufacturer.

c. If the analysis establishes that the nutrient

content is below standard specifications, FPA
shall declare the batch to be “off specification”
or “bad order” fertilizer. In which case, it
should be disposed directly to end-users at a
discounted price. Bag markings should indicate
that the contents are “off spec” or “bad order”.
Also, an “X” marking at the front and back of
the bag establishes that the contents are such.

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 Chapter V

FERTILIZER INFORMATION AND

STATISTICS

5.1 BASIC POLICIES

5.1.1 One of the broad powers that PD 1144

bestowed on FPA is monitoring fertilizer use
development trade information and statistics,
monitoring activities which include the
continuous assessment of the fertilizer supply
situation, both domestic and worldwide,
collection of data on sales, inventory levels,
prices, and the use of fertilizer at the farm
level.

5.1.2 Data and information on fertilizer usage and

trade are collected and analyzed for use by FPA
in its planning and policy formulation and for
dissemination to the concerned stakeholders.

5.2 STANDARDIZATION OF REPORTING SYSTEM

The mechanics employed by FPA in collecting data

from the different segments of the fertilizer sector is either
one or combination of the following approaches:

a. Importers and domestic producers are required to

submit data and standard format prepared by FPA.
Data required are supply/demand reports and
fertilizer sales and inventory reports.

b. All fertilizer dealers are required to submit to their

respective FPA field officer, every 7th of the month,
reports on volume of sales, prices, and stock
inventory by fertilizer grade.

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5.3 FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE WATCH (FERTILIZER
COMPONENT)

5.3.1 BACKGROUND

The Fertilizer and Pesticide Watch is a

systematic and integrated approach to
information generation and dissemination,
policy formulation and program
implementation of the fertilizer and pesticide.

5.3.2 OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the fertilizer component

of the Fertilizer and Pesticide Watch are to:

a. monitor supply, distribution, demand, prices

and quality of fertilizer;

b. intensify campaign against unregistered

fertilizer and unlicensed handlers;

c. disseminate timely and accurate information to

policy makers and users; and

d. strengthen linkages with government agencies,

NGOs, and other concerned
organizations/agencies.

5.3.3 COVERAGE

The system shall cover data on:

a. Supply, distribution, demand, prices and

quality of all fertilizer products;

b. Geographical sources which include municipal,

provincial, regional and national levels; and

c. Importer, manufacturer, producer, formulator,

repacker, processor, exporter, indentor,
distributor, dealer, and handler of fertilizer.

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5.3.4 MAJOR COMPONENTS

a. Database management - database on

supply, distribution, demand and prices of
fertilizer shall be established and continuously
developed and maintained.

b. Information dissemination - quad-media,

newsletters, leaflets, flyers, info kits and other
Information and Education Communication
(IEC) materials will be used to ensure
extensive reach of message to all target
beneficiaries.

c. Capability building - training on the program

implementation of the Fertilizer and Pesticide
Watch System through the Regional and
Provincial Officers and identified institutions
shall be conducted nationwide.

d. Institutional Linkages – Institutional

linkages with government organizations,
farmers associations, private sector, academe
and other concerned individuals or groups will
be established through the execution of a
Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding.

e. Quality Standard Parameters for Fertilizer

– Random sampling of products from
producers, distributors and dealers will be done
to ensure that quality conforms to the
standards, off-specs fertilizer shall be issued
with Stop Move/Stop Sale Order.

f. Proper Positioning of Stocks

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with

the fertilizer industry and FPA shall take into
consideration the following parameters:

f.1 Seasonal condition - effective and

efficient movement of material surplus to
depressed areas even during the rainy
seasons

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 f.2 Timely initiative or incentive - promoting
door-to-door delivery to end- users
f.3 Encouragement for dealers/distributors
to serve as a conduit to expedite the
accessibility of credit facilities to
farmers/end-users.

5.3.5 IMPLEMENTATION

The FPA Regional Officers (PDOs IV),

through the Provincial Development Officers
(PDOs II), Regional Information Officers (RIOs)
and the Central Office should perform actively
as the implementors.

5.3.6
5.5
MONITORING FORMS

a. FPW1 - Field Fertilizer Price Report (Annex

5.1)
b. FPW2 - Company Fertilizer Price Report
(Annex 5.2)
c. FPW3 - Organic Fertilizer Price (Field) Report
(Annex 5.3)
d. FPW4 - Organic Fertilizer Price (Company)
Report (Annex 5.4)
e. FPW5 - Monthly Report on Fertilizer Stocks,
Sales and Prices (Annex 5.5)

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 Chapter VI

TRAININGS

6.1 ACCREDITATION OF FERTILIZER/PLANT NUTRITION

RESEARCHERS

6.1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

FPA conducts trainings for fertilizer

dealer/handler as pre-requisite to licensing and
for accreditation of fertilizer/plant nutrition
researchers. Researchers who perform research
works on fertilizer and plant nutrition to generate
biological efficacy or other related data for a
product in support to FPA registration are
required to attend a training workshop for
accreditation.

The training workshop is designed to give

researchers a deeper understanding of the nature
and importance of bioefficacy test protocol, to
update them on the latest/established
experimental design and statistical analysis and
develop their technical competence and personal
confidence in interpreting research results and
statistical data, and to enhance their scientific
writing skills.

6.1.2 PROCEDURE FOR ACCREDITATION OF

RESEARCHERS

The applicants are required to submit a

filled-up application form together with a copy of
his/her bio-data for evaluation. The applicant
must apply for accreditation on the discipline,
well supported with his academic specialization,
training, published research works, current
research undertakings, and years of research
experience to indicate competence. If the

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attend the Training for Accreditation of
Researchers”.

Expansion of accreditation for additional

research discipline (i.e. Fertilizer/Plant Nutrition
plus Pesticide) may be granted upon request.
However, the applicant must attend the training
for pesticide researchers.

6.1.3 GUIDELINES FOR FPA-ACCREDITED

RESEARCHERS

a. Accredited researchers should only conduct

experiment on the discipline accredited for,
which should be duly covered by an approved
Experimental Use Permit.

b. Accredited researchers are required to conduct

a total of five (5) experiments at a time. In
cases where more than five (5) products or
crop(s) trials are to be handled at one cropping
season, he/she must seek prior approval from
FPA.

c. Test results generated by accredited

researchers employed by chemical companies
will not be honored to support product
registration. An independent accredited
researcher must be contracted to conduct the
product efficacy trial based on a Memorandum
of Agreement.

d. Accredited researchers employed by any

Government Research Institutions and/or State
Colleges/Universities (SCUs) and whose
conduct of research for the data generation for
product registration purposes require the use
of government facilities and time should have
their research project(s) approved by the head
of the concerned institution.

e. Research Terminal Reports by accredited

researchers should be accompanied with a

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Agricultural Practices. This certification should
be duly signed by the researchers and attested
by the FPA-PDOs who monitored the
experiment (Figure 2.1)

f. Accredited researchers are requested to submit

the report one (1) month after the termination
of the field test.

6.1.4 FEES

All qualified researchers (after attending

the Training for Researchers) will be charged
an accreditation fee of P1,000.00 for the first
discipline and P200.00 each for every
additional discipline valid for two years.
However, as an alternative, a payment of
P500.00/year will also be allowed for the first
discipline and additional P100.00 for each of the
subsequent discipline for two (2) years.

6.2 ACCREDITED SAFETY DISPENSER FOR FERTILIZER

AND PESTICIDE

6.2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

In support to the national government’s

efforts to increase agricultural production, an
Accredited Safety Dispenser (ASD) training
program is being implemented. The objective is
to educate the agricultural sector on the proper
and efficient use of fertilizer. The said training
will enhance the skills of the agricultural
dealer/retailer and likewise provide them with
concrete information about product knowledge,
input use, storage and handling general shop
management, demand forecasting. Furthermore,
it will professionalize the agro-inputs trade and
enable the retailers/dealers to become effective
and efficient suppliers of the needed agricultural
inputs to farmers.

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6.2.2 PROCEDURE

All applicants for fertilizer/pesticide

dealership /retail/outlet license are required to
attend the ASD training for fertilizer and
pesticide with examination. A certificate of
completion/ attendance will be issued to all
participants after the training proper.

The schedule of the said training in different

regions/provinces shall be disseminated through
the respective FPA Regional and Provincial
Officers.

6.2.3 General Guidelines

a. All applicants for fertilizer/pesticide

dealership/retail/ outlet license must have an
ASD-trained employee and must be trained as
such to advise buyers on handling and storage
of fertilizer and safe use and handling of
pesticide at the store or during business
operation of Fertilizer and Pesticide Accredited
Network Dispenser Individual Business
Operators (FPAND-IBOs).

b. The ASD is required to be personally present at

the store during business hours.

c. The ASD should keep records of sale and

disposition of fertilizer/ pesticide and make them
available for inspection by FPA upon request.

d. Non-compliance with the requirement to employ

an ASD by a dealer or be trained as such, for
Individual Business Operators (IBOs) shall
preclude the handler from selling any
fertilizer/pesticide products in the store or in
their business operation.

e. Importers/manufacturers/registrants/distributors
are prohibited from supplying fertilizer/pesticide
products to dealer stores with no ASD. The same
handlers, particularly their mother companies,

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products to IBOs who are not accredited by FPA
as an ASD.

6.2.4 Training and Issuance of ASD Accreditation

Card

a. Applicants for ASD training should at least be

high school graduate, 18 years of age or older.

b. ASD trainees should take the pre- and post-

test to be given before and after the training to
determine the progress of their learning and
the effectiveness of training.

c. Accreditation shall be accorded to individuals

who completed the ASD training, filed the
application and paid the accreditation fee.

d. ASD accreditation fee shall be six hundred

pesos (P600.00) valid for three (3) years and
renewable on the date of issuance of the
accreditation card.

e. The amount of training fee depends on current

rate subject to assessment on a cost recovery
basis. Accreditation fee shall only be collected
from successful trainees based on certificate of
successful completion of the training course.

6.3 MANGO CONTRACTORS TRAINING

6.3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

A training is required to mango contractors,

growers and spray crews in their acquisition and
use of potassium nitrate and other nitrates as
mango flower inducer.

The training is designed to train these

handlers on the correct use of potassium nitrate
as mango flower inducer and also to develop their
awareness on the safe and judicious use of
fertilizers and pesticides.

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 Chapter VII

PENAL PROVISIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

ACTION

7.1 PENAL PROVISIONS

7.1.1 ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS

Administrative sanction shall be imposed for

violation of any of the provisions of P.D. 1144
and its implementing rules and regulations.

Penalties

• Suspension, revocation and cancellation of any

license, authority or registration issued by FPA

• Closure of the establishment

• Issuance of Stop Sale, Use, Move and Hold

Order

• Confiscation/seizure of products and/or effects

as subject of the offense

• Reprimand explanation and warning

• Administrative fine of not less than P5,000 but

not more than P20,000

Administrative sanctions shall be imposed by

FPA against all persons or entities who shall violate
or refuse to abide by the provisions of the pertinent
directive on fertilizer product registration or those
who violate or shall refuse to abide by the provision
of the circulars.

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a. Explanation and warning

Offenders, especially those who

committed first offense, are either allowed to
present themselves and explain the
circumstances of the violation committed.
Mostly, these first offenders are warned.
Subsequent commission of violating, however,
shall be dealt with sternly.

b. Cancellation of registration

c. Grounds for revocation of license

c.1 Gravity of the offense committed

c.2 Repeated commission of the offense/

violation

c.3 Continued defiance or refusal to

cooperate with FPA in the
implementation of its rules such as
refusal to allow entry to premises during
investigation or routine inspection.

d. Guidelines for suspension of license

Relative to the suspension of FPA license

of handlers who violate rules and stipulations
under the FPA Stop Sale, Use, Move and Hold
Order, the following are the guidelines in
implementing the suspension order:

d.1 Copy of the suspension letter to be

served personally by the FPA Regional or
Provincial Officer concerned. It should be
received by the owner or the designated
representative of the establishment or
whoever is manning the store.

d.2 In case of the refusal to receive

suspension order, FPA Officers should
seek the assistance of the local officials

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the serving of the suspension letter.

d.3 Conduct thorough inventory and pack the

fertilizer stock in question and have the
listing signed by FPA Officer and the
owner/ store’s representative.

d.4 Inform the store owner/representative

that violation of the suspension order
may lead to revocation of license.

d.5 Inform the respective supplier of the

suspension.

d.6 Install notice of suspension prominently.

d.7 Check the activities of the suspended

store to ensure that no fertilizer business
takes place within the period of
suspension.

d.8 Notice of lifting of suspension should be

served within a week before the end of
the suspension order.

e. Denial of request for renewal of license

f. Denial of request for VAT Exemption

certificate for fertilizer import
Such denial is among the administrative
sanctions that FPA may impose against those
who violate FPA rules.
g. Cancellation/recall of VAT Exemption
Certificate if already issued.

7.1.2 CRIMINAL ACTION

Based on the gravity of the offense that

include, but is not limited to, selling of fake,
adulterated or unregistered fertilizer products
and smuggling of fertilizer, criminal action may
be instituted against violators of any of the

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 provisions of P.D. 1144 and its implementing
rules and regulations. The usual procedures
for prosecution under special laws shall be
observed and the litigation shall be conducted
by appropriate court.

Penalties

• Imprisonment of not less than 15 years and 1

day or more than 20 years if the amount
involved is more than P50,000.
• Imprisonment of not less than 10 years and 1
day or more than 15 years if the amount
involved is P10,000 or less as well as a fine
ranging from the amount equal to the value
involved to 3 times of the value but not less
than P5,000 nor more than P20,000.
• A fine of P5,000 but not more than P10,000 for
other violation where the amount involved
cannot be determined, provided, that the
falsification of public or commercial document
is committed by reasons or on the occasion of
committing any act punishable herein, the
offender shall be imposed the maximum fine
and term of imprisonment as prescribed
above. Criminal prosecution shall be without
prejudice to administrative sanctions which the
FPA may impose. If the violation is committed
by a corporation, firm, partnership,
cooperative, association or any other entity,
the penalty shall be imposed upon the guilty
officials or officers of such corporation, firm,
partnership, association or entity.

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7.2 ENFORCEMENT ACTION

7.2.1 STOP SALE, USE OR MOVE AND HOLD

ORDER

Stop Sale, Use, Move and Hold Order is

issued to cover fertilizer inventories that are
confirmed, through inspection and
investigation, to be either fake, adulterated,
unregistered or underweight or when a
fertilizer product is being offered for sale or
use in violation of FPA rules. The owner or
custodian shall be ordered to hold the subject
stock at a designated location after proper
accounting, marking and acknowledgement by
the owner or authorized representative. The
order shall remain in force until the law or
pertinent provision violated shall have been
complied with or until the said violation shall
have been resolved or dispensed with by the
proper authority.

7.2.2 INSPECTION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR

LOCATION WHERE FERTILIZERS ARE
STORED

Officers and employees duly designated

by the FPA Executive Director are authorized
to enter at any given time, any establishment
or location where fertilizers are being stored
for distribution and sale, for the purpose of
inspection and obtaining samples for
laboratory analysis and specimen of
containers or labels of subject products.

Before such inspection, FPA

representative(s) must present appropriate
credentials to the owner, operator or any
other agent in charge of the establishment or
any other place where fertilizers are being
distributed or sold. If the FPA
representative(s) obtains any sample, he
should give to the store owner, operator or
person in-charge, a receipt describing the

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 sample obtained before leaving the premises
and if requested, a portion of each sample
equal in volume and weight to the portion left.
Once the samples are analyzed, the store
owner, operator or person in-charge must be
promptly furnished with the result of analysis.

7.2.3 SUBMISSION OF REPORTS

Any person or handler who sells or offers

for sale, delivers or offers to deliver, any
fertilizer or related product/s subject to P.D.
1144, shall upon request of any FPA
representative, duly designated by the
Executive Director, to furnish the following
reports:

a. Importation
b. Production
c. Sales/Prices
d. Export
e. Disposition (for importers of
nitrates for agricultural usage)

Failure to submit the said data will deter

the issuance of license for renewal.

7.2.4 QUALITY STANDARDS

a. Imported and locally manufactured

fertilizer

Fertilizer imports should be accompanied

by a Certificate of Analysis from the
manufacturer while local producers are
required to submit to FPA, a Certificate of
Analysis for each fertilizer formulation every
year, if possible. The analysis should include
nutrient content, moisture, particle size and
when applicable, biuret and ash.

Quality control inspection and product

sampling shall be conducted by FPA on-the-
spot at any place or location. Samples taken

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 will be analyzed only at FPA recognized and
accredited laboratories. Analysis fee shall be
charged to the importer/manufacturer to be
paid during application for VAT Exemption
Certificate issued by FPA.
Importer/manufacturer shall be provided a
copy of the laboratory analysis result
immediately.

FPA shall also inspect the bag weight

accuracy and conformity with packaging and
marking requirements under FPA and the PNS.
However, minimum requirements on bag
markings may, be waived provided, importers
inform FPA seven (7) days prior to arrival of
shipment and that there is a justifiable reason
acceptable to FPA.

b. Fertilizer distributors and dealers

Imported and locally manufactured

fertilizers that are being sold by distributors
and dealers are subject to an on-the-spot
quality control inspection and random weighing
by designated FPA personnel.

The designated FPA personnel or field

officers shall gather fertilizer samples for
laboratory analysis. Samples will be analyzed
as to product specification and conformity to
packaging and marking requirements.

c. Provisions governing restricted fertilizer

products

c.1 Inspection report of FPA Field Officer is

submitted to FPA Central Office for the
issuance of a license as a mango
contractor after other requirements are
met. The mango contractors’ License
shall be effective for 1 year and
renewable every year thereafter.

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c.2 Mango contractors without FPA and PNP-
FED license to distribute potassium
nitrate and other nitrates are prohibited
from selling or distributing such
commodities.

c.3 All movements of potassium nitrate and

other nitrates, which are covered under
Executive Order No. 522 shall be under
the supervision of PNP-FED.

c.4 All growers, mango contractors without

FPA license as “mango contractor” are
not allowed to use potassium nitrate and
other nitrates. However, they can use
formulated flower inducer.

c.5 Potassium nitrate and other nitrates have

to be registered with FPA if used in crops
other than mango.

c.6 Location of the plantation, area, number

of fruit bearing trees and a copy of the
contract if farm is contracted are needed
for VAT exemption for importation
(Annex 2.9)

Aside from penalties imposed by PNP-FED

for violators of provision under Executive Order
No. 522, FPA may impose sanctions against
violators of this book which include, but are
not limited to, the issuance by FPA of a Stop
Sale/Stop Move Order or the suspension or
revocation of business license and imposition
of such other sanctions that FPA is empowered
under its charter, after due notice and hearing.

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7.3 SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
MALPRACTICES IN THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY –
FPA MEMORANDUM NO. 92-01

On April 10, 1991, the Department of Agriculture and

the Fertilizer Industry Association of the Philippines (FIAP)
forged an agreement reiterating mutual cooperation in the
implementation of fertilizer laws. One of the prominent
features of the agreement is a provision recognizing the
problem of underweighing of fertilizer and other unethical
and unfair practices which are committed by some
members of the fertilizer industry. In the same
agreement, the parties made a mutual commitment to
stop these malpractices. It is pursuant to this agreement
that a Special Committee is created to implement the
provisions of the said Memorandum of Agreement.

7.3.1 LEGAL BASIS

Sec. 6, Par. 3 of P.D. 1144 states:

• FPA shall have jurisdiction over existing

handlers of pesticides, fertilizers, and
other agricultural chemical inputs. The
FPA shall have the following powers and
functions:
xxxxx

• “3. to call upon any department, bureau,

office, agency or instrumentality of the
government including government-
owned or controlled corporation or any
officer or employee thereof and on the
private sector for such information or
assistance as it may need in the exercise
of its powers and in the performance of
its functions and duties.”

7.3.2 MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE

Chairman - Executive Director - FPA

Vice Chairman - President, FIAP/OFERMANAa
Members - 2 representatives each
from FPA, FIAP and

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 OFERMANAa, and 1
representative from DTI.
a
If the concern is about organic fertilizer.

7.3.3 JURISDICTION AND SCOPE OF

RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPECIAL
COMMITTEE
a. Oversees the investigation of reported
violations, malpractices, unethical and unfair
trade practices on the fertilizer industry.
These violations and malpractices shall include,
but are not limited to underweighing of
fertilizer, adulteration, selling of bad order or
good order fertilizer and such other schemes
and activities that are inimical and
disadvantageous to the farmers.
b. Recommends measures to prevent the
occurrence of these violations and
malpractices.
c. Recommends sanctions to be imposed on
erring parties. It is, however, understood that
the powers and prerogatives vested on the
Special Committee, by virtue of this
Memorandum Circular, shall not in any way
diminish the power of FPA. It can still act on
its own if circumstances warrant.

7.3.4 PROCEDURE OF INVESTIGATION

a. The memorandum of the Special Committee

shall immediately designate the members of
the investigation team to investigate, report,
verbal or otherwise, a particular violation.

b. If in the process of the investigation, a person

or entity is caught in illicit activities involving
fertilizer – underweight, adulterated and the
like, he shall be presumed to have committed
a violation unless proven otherwise.

c. A distributor or dealer caught in illicit activities

involving fertilizer shall be presumed to have

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 committed a violation unless he can show
documentary evidence proving that the
supplier committed the violation. In this case,
the supplier should replace the fertilizer
immediately.

d. The investigation team shall immediately

report the result of the investigation to the
Special Committee which in turn, will submit
its recommendation to the FPA and
FIAP/OFERMANA.

e. The FPA and FIAP/OFERMANA shall

immediately act on the recommendation of the
Special Committee.

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 GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Actual Production Process - a brief description with schematic
diagram of the production process indicating the percentage of
raw materials used.

Area Distributor - any person/entity who sells fertilizer

products to dealers and outlets in a certain area such as Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao Islands.

Biological Fertilizer - microorganism that can fix and/or

release any of the essential elements in the air or soil for plant
growth.

Brand - a term, design or trademark used in connection with

one or more grades of fertilizer.

Brand name - a term, name or trademark with logo which may

or may not be Intellectual Patent Office (IPO)-registered and
used in connection with one or more grades of fertilizer. FPA
reserves the right to approve and disapprove product brand
name based on the list of products registered with FPA.

Bulk-Blended Fertilizer - customized mix or blended fertilizer

obtained by physically mixing various grades of finished
fertilizers suitable to the specific needs of the farmer based on
his soil analysis with previous arrangement as approved by FPA.

Bulk Fertilizer - non-packaged inorganic fertilizer

Bulk Handler - any person engaged in handling the fertilizer

either in bulk or in bags which include bagging and hauling from
the port to the warehouse.

Certificate of Registration - written approval granted for

registered products.

Compost / Soil Conditioner - an organic fertilizer material or

any decomposed product of plant or animal origin, which is not
enriched with microbial inoculants, plant growth substances
and/or chemical ingredients to increase its nutrient content. It
has a total NPK of 3-4%.

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Controlled Release Fertilizer - is a fertilizer which provides
nutrients slowly throughout the growing season or longer. Most
slow release fertilizers are condensation products of urea and
aldehydes and coated traditional fertilizers with sulfur, polymers,
nitrification inhibitors, etc.

Damaged/Bad Order Fertilizers - are fertilizers which do not

conform to the standard requirements for good order fertilizer.
This includes sweepings, water damaged, fertilizer contaminated
by inert substances but still retain their fertilizing qualities.

Dealer - refers to fertilizer establishments or distributors to

retail products authorized by the fertilizer companies.

Dealer-Repacker - refers to FPA-licensed dealers duly

authorized to engage in retailing traditional, solid, inorganic
fertilizer in smaller quantities except nitrates. Repacking of solid
fertilizer in 1, 2 and 5 kg is at the dealers’ level.

Decomposers – are biologically active products containing

microorganisms, fungi, and earthworms that hasten the
decomposition of plant and animal residues into organic
fertilizer, compost or soil conditioner.

Declared Product Composition – a statement assuring the

nutrient contents expressed in terms of the minimum percentage
as claimed in the manufacturer’s level.

Disposition of Damaged Stocks - distribution of fertilizer

through sale, bid awards, donations, and all other legitimate acts
to do away with damaged stocks.

Distributor - any person who sells fertilizer products to dealers

and outlets only.

Distributor-Repacker - refers to FPA-licensed distributor duly

authorized to engage in repacking of traditional, solid, inorganic
fertilizer and liquid as foliar fertilizer materials in smaller
quantities.

Exporter - any person who sells fertilizer products to other

countries.

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Experimental Use Permit- shall be applied for and approved
before any bioefficacy field test is conducted by accredited
researcher following treatments and protocols set by FPA to
generate the data required for registration.

Fertilizer - any substance, solid or liquid, inorganic or organic,

natural or synthetic, single or a combination of materials that is
applied to the soil or on the plant to provide one or more of the
essential nutrients to improve plant nutrition, growth, yield or
quality, or for promoting a chemical change that enhances plant
nutrition and growth.

Fertilizer Handlers - refer to exporter, importer, import-

consolidator, manufacturer, processor, bulk-blender, formulator,
repacker, distributor, indentor, bulk-handler, dealer and dealer-
repacker of fertilizer inputs.

Foliar Fertilizer - fertilizer nutrients soluble in water which may

be applied directly to the aerial portion of plants. When
problems of soil fixation of nutrients exist, foliar application
constitutes the most effective means of fertilizer placement. The
most important use of foliar sprays has been in the application of
micronutrients.

Formulated Flower Inducer – FPA-registered product, in solid

or liquid form, nitrate or ethylene/ethephon-based, that has
been diluted with water and/or other substances which are not
harmful to mango trees, used for the purpose of inducing mango
trees to flower.

Fortified/Enriched Organic Fertilizer - any decomposed

organic product of plant or animal origin enriched/spiked with
microbial inoculants, plant growth substances and/or chemical
ingredients to increase its nutrient content so that its total NPK
minimum value is 8%.

Full Registration - type of registration granted when all

administrative and technical requirements are satisfactorily
complied with which includes two (2) seasons of efficacy tests
with significant results on a representative crop.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) - organisms that

are modified by biotechnology or recombinant DNA technology.
Such organisms include viroids, viruses, cells, or whole

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organisms, which may pose hazard to human health and
environment.

Grade - refers to the minimum percentage of nitrogen (N),

available phosphorus (P2O5) and soluble potash (K2O), stated in
their order and other macronutrients and micronutrients that are
present in appreciable amounts, i.e. Ammonium sulfate (21-0-
0), Ammonium phosphate (16-20-0) and Compound Fertilizer
(14-14-14).

Guaranteed/Declared/Certified Composition - a statement

assuring the nutrient contents expressed in terms of the
minimum percentage as claimed in the manufacturer’s label.

Heavy Metals - unordered group of metals, metalloids, and

non-metals (Ex. arsenic, cadmium, chromium, manganese,
mercury, lead, selenium, zinc, copper, molybdenum and nickel),
which when present in concentration above the allowable
tolerable level as plant nutrient are toxic. As important
environmental contaminants/pollutants, heavy metals can cause
recognizable toxic effects or a diminution of amenity and quality
of life.

Import Consolidator - any person who represents and assists

eligible agricultural enterprises which have small size orders or
lack direct import experience.

Importer - any person engaged in the importation of fertilizer

as a business but sells to distributors.

Importer-End User - refers to commercial plantations, which

import and use the fertilizers directly for their consumption and
private research institutions or companies that import or use
fertilizers for testing purposes.

Indentor - any person who orders fertilizer products from

suppliers of other countries.

Information dissemination - the use of quad-media,

newsletter, leaflets, fliers, info kits and other Information and
Education Communication (IEC) materials to ensure extensive
spread of message to all target beneficiaries.

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Inorganic Fertilizer - any fertilizer product whose major
nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are
supplied by inorganic/mineral or synthetic/chemical compounds.
They maybe in solid or liquid form and contain considerable
amount of at least one of the essential plant nutrients: Primary
macronutrients, such as NPK, secondary macronutrients, such as
calcium, magnesium and sulfur and micronutrients.

Institutional Linkages - require the execution of a

Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding with government
organizations, farmers’ associations, private sector, academe
and other concerned individuals or groups.

Label - is a legal document written on the container whether

printed or in graphic forms of any fertilizer product which
indicates accurate information about the product for which it is
registered. This includes the grade, weight, source or origin and
FPA registration number.

License - refers to the written authority granted by FPA to an

individual or firm to manufacture/process, supply, distribute,
market, sell, repack, store, import, and export fertilizer and/or
plant growth promoting materials for commerce.

Liquid Fertilizer - fertilizer wherein the plant nutrients are in

suspension, slurry or in solution form.

Mandatory Enforcement - applies to major imported or locally

produced fertilizers which are traditionally used for agricultural
purposes in the Philippines, namely: urea, ammonium sulphate,
16-20-0, 14-14-14, muriate of potash, ammonium chloride and
di-ammonium phosphate. The list of fertilizers under this
category shall be expanded whenever deemed necessary.

Mango Contractor - refers to person(s)/entities who enter into

a contract with a mango grower to service his trees (from flower
induction to harvesting) for a fee or on a sharing basis.

Manufacturer/Processor/Bulk-blender/Formulator - any
person engaged in preparing, mixing or manufacturing fertilizer
as business.

Microbial Inoculants - biologically active products containing

optimum population of one or a combination of active strains of

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bacteria, actinomycetes, algae, and fungi that are useful in
different biological activities, such as N-fixation, decomposition
of organic residues and solubilization of some essential nutrients
such as phosphorus from the soil.

Misshipped Fertilizer - includes fertilizer shipments not

intended for the country such as carrier that sunk or run around
in the Philippine waters and ceded to Philippine private or
government entities or an unauthorized fertilizer importation
apprehended and seized by law enforcement agencies.

Mixed Compound Fertilizer - any combination or mixture of

inorganic fertilizers where two or more of the materials contain
the primary and/or secondary nutrients and micronutrients.

Mixed Fertilizer - a fertilizer containing any combination or

mixtures of commercial fertilizers designed for use or claimed to
have value in promoting plant growth.

National Single Window (NSW) – is a computerized internet

–based system that allows parties involved in trade to lodge
information and documents with a single entry point to fulfill all
import, export and transit-related regulatory requirements.

New Grades - include locally formulated or imported fertilizers

with no previous registration with FPA.

Official Sample - any sample of fertilizer taken by the FPA

personnel in accordance with the provisions of the rules and
regulations by FPA.

Organic-Based Foliar Fertilizer - liquid fertilizer whose solvent

portion of the solution contains plant, animal and natural extract
that may have carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids, hormones
and plant growth promoters as claimed by the manufacturer.

Organic Fertilizer - any product of plant or animal origin that

has undergone decomposition through biological, chemical or
any other process where the original materials are no longer
recognizable, free from any pathogens, soil-like in texture,
contains not less than 20% organic matter, oven-dry basis and
can supply nutrients to plants.

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Other nitrates - refer to calcium nitrate, calcium ammonium
nitrate, sodium nitrate and other nitrates under Executive Order
No. 522 (Importation of Ammonium nitrate in solid form was
banned effective November 22, 2002).

Outlets - additional stores owned by a dealer or distributor.

Overlanded Fertilizer - any volume of fertilizer that is in

excess of the certified volume declared by the
importer/consignee or exporter/consignor.

Pathogen - a biological agent that produces disease, e.g.

bacteria, fungi, protozoa and virus.

Person - includes individual, partnership, association, firm or

corporation.

Plant Growth Regulator (Promoter) - any organic or

inorganic compound, natural or synthetic, which in low
concentration promotes or modifies the physiological response of
the plants.

Plant Macronutrient - group of essential nutrients needed by

most plants in large amounts. These include nitrogen,
phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulfur or any
combination of nutrients.

Plant Micronutrient - group of nutrients, which are essential

for plant growth but are required in small amounts. These
include readily available forms of iron, manganese, boron,
molybdenum, copper, zinc, chlorine, and cobalt.

Potassium Nitrate - Potassium nitrate in pure, solid form,

which is either technical (99% KNO3) or agricultural (97% KNO3)
grade.

Primary Plant Nutrient - group of essential nutrients needed

by most plants in large quantities. This includes readily available
forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and/or potassium or any
combination of these nutrients.

Provisional or Conditional Registration - type of registration

granted when the technical requirement had been completed

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including one season of efficacy test with significant results on a
representative crop.

Plain Organic Fertilizer - an organic fertilizer material or any

decomposed product of plant or animal origin which is not
enriched with microbial inoculants, plant growth substances
and/or chemical ingredients to increase its nutrient content with
minimum total NPK of 5% and maximum of 7%.

Raw Materials - organic or inorganic materials used in the

production of intermediate or finished fertilizer products. These
include naturally-occurring and processed minerals such as
guano, rock phosphate, potash, limestone, dolomite, peat,
gypsum, and sulfur and intermediate materials such as
superphosphate, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonia, urea,
ammonium sulfate and other deposits that are found in nature,
mined and used in fertilizer production. Raw materials such as
polymer, seaweeds and microorganisms are also included in this
group.

Recovered Good Order Fertilizer - recovered fertilizer that

meets the minimum standard requirements for good order
fertilizer with not more than 2% nutrient loss and 1% moisture
content.

Registered Product - product approved by FPA with a

registration number assigned to it.

Registrant - any person who registers commercial fertilizer

under the provisions of the rules and regulations on fertilizer.

Repackers - any fertilizer companies duly authorized to engage

in retailing traditional, solid and inorganic fertilizers in smaller
quantities except nitrates. Repacking of fertilizer in 5, 10 and
25 kg is at the distributor level.

Reviewers/Technical Consultants - persons designated by

FPA through a Special Order to use his/her expertise on fertilizer
matters.

Secondary Plant Nutrients - group of essential nutrients which

are required by most plants in lesser amounts than that of
primary nutrients. These include readily available forms of
sulfur, calcium and magnesium.

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Selective Enforcement - shall apply to all locally produced and
imported fertilizers not covered by mandatory enforcement.

Soil Conditioner/Soil Amendment - organic or inorganic

material, natural or synthetic, that is applied to the soil to
modify certain soil physical properties, such as structure,
moisture retaining capacity, shrinking and swelling capacity or
resistance to crusting and to improve soil chemical or biological
conditions. Examples are polyelectrolytes such as complex vinyl
and acrylic, gypsum, diatomaceous earth, vermiculite, perlite
and lime.

Solid, Inorganic Fertilizer - fertilizer that is in the form of

powder, granules, pellets, prills or crystals, and shall be dry,
free-flowing and free from lumps, visible impurities and
extraneous matter. The moisture content is not more than 2.0%
for both coated and uncoated.

Specialty Grades - include finished fertilizer products

recommended to overcome a specific problem or supply the
nutrient need of a specific ornamental, indoor plant, lawn
grasses or for any purpose other than growing agricultural food,
feed, fiber or other industrial crops.

Supplier - refers to any business entity which sells fertilizer

products to importers.

Supplier for repackers - refers to the source (whether

distributor, manufacturer or importer) of fertilizer which will be
repacked in smaller quantities.

Target users/crops – refer to the location and specific

demographics of the products to be sold and for what crops
these are used for.

Ton - is a net weight of 1000 kilograms.

Trademark - is any distinctive word, name, symbol, emblem,

sign or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a
manufacturer or merchant on his goods to identify or distinguish
them from those manufactured, sold or dealt in by others.
Trademarks with product logo expressed in words, special
characters and pictures and distinguishing marks or art works

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such as solid bands, dotted bands, colorful boarders, as an
expression of identity of the company must be registered with
the Intellectual Property Office.

Traditional Inorganic Fertilizers - include all inorganic

fertilizers in solid or liquid form which are water soluble, fully
registered for at least 10 years with FPA.

Traditional Organic Fertilizers - include all organic fertilizers

which are fully registered or in the market for 7 years and tested
in any of major crops such as corn, rice and sugarcane or tested
in other 3 crops for 2 seasons each.

Warehouse - storehouse for fertilizer products.

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 Annex 2.1
NOT FOR SALE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

FPA Form PR-L

Tin No.__________________________
Application No.____________________
Official Receipt No._________________
Amount Paid______________________
Date_____________________________
Place

APPLICATION FOR LOCALLY MANUFACTURED/MINED FERTILIZER

PRODUCT REGISTRATION

1. a. Brand/Trade Name: ______________________________________________

b. Type of Product: _________________________________________________
c. Certified/Guaranteed Composition of Product:
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

2. a. Name of Producer/Company: _______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

b. Business Address(es) & Tel. Nos.:

1. Head Office: __________________________________________________

______________________________Tel Nos: _______________________
2. Regional/Provincial Office: _______________________________________
_______________________________Tel Nos: _______________________
3. Location of Plant: _______________________________________________
_______________________________ Tel Nos: ______________________
4. Location of Warehouse/s: ________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

3. List of Materials/Raw Materials used in the production of product:

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

4. Actual Production Process (for original application): _______________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

5. Target Users/Crops: ________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

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6. FPA Accredited Researcher Handling Experiment/Field Test: ________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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FPA Form PR-L
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INFORMATION SHEET ON COST COMPONENTS AND PRICES

(For Locally Manufactured Products)

Name of Product(s): ______________________________________________________________

Type of Fertilizer: ________________________________________________________________

Unit of Measure (Please state if in metric ton, liter, etc.) __________________________________

Direct Raw Materials ___________________________________

Direct Labor ___________________________________

Utilities (Power/Fuel) ___________________________________

Total Variable Manufacturing Cost ___________________________________

Fixed cost/plant overhead ___________________________________

Total Manufacturing Cost ___________________________________

Administrative/Selling Cost ___________________________________

Interest Charges ___________________________________

Others (specify) ___________________________________

Total Cost ___________________________________

Manufacturer’s Mark-up ___________________________________

Ex-factory Price ___________________________________

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 FPA Form PR-L
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing data and information including those in the
annexes hereof are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hands this ______day of

________________________, 20_____ at _______________________________________

________________________________
Name and Signature of Firm’s President,
Manager or Authorized Representative

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROVINCE OF ______________________
MUNICIPALITY OF ___________________

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ____ day of___________, 20 _____ at

__________________, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to me his/her Residence Certificate No.
_____________issued on ________________, 20__ at ________________Philippines.

___________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
Until December 31, 20 ______

Doc. No. ______________

Book No. ______________
Page No. ______________
Series of 20_____________

Original should bear documentary stamp.

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 Annex 2.2
NOT FOR SALE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/ 920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

FPA Form PR-I

Tin No.______________________
Application No.________________
Official Receipt No._____________
Amount Paid__________________
Date_________________________
Place _______________________

APPLICATION FOR IMPORTED FERTILIZER PRODUCT REGISTRATION

1. a. Brand/Trade Name: _________________________________________

b. Type of Product: ____________________________________________

c. Certified/Guaranteed Composition of Products:____________________

________________________________________________________________

2. a. Name of Company/Importer: __________________________________

b. Address: __________________________________________________

c. Repacker ( ) Formulator ( )
Distributor ( ) Importer/Indentor ( )

b. Certification of Mother Company:_______________________________

3. Name of Supplier/Country of Origin/Supplier:_____________________________

4. Size/Type of Packaging: ____________________________________________

5. Target Users/Crops: ________________________________________________

6. FPA Accredited Researcher Handling Experiment/Field test: _______________

_______________________________________________________________________

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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing data and information including those in
the annexes hereof are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hands this ___ day of

____________________, 20____at _______________________________________,
Philippines.

________________________________________________
Name & Signature of Firm’s President/
Manager or Authorized Representative

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROVINCE OF ______________________
MUNICIPALITY OF ___________________

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this _____day of

_________________, 20____ at _______________________, Philippines. Affiant
exhibited to me his/her Residence Certificate No. __________________issued on
_____________, 20_____ at __________________________________, Philippines.

_____________________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
Until December 31, 20 _____

Doc. No. ______________

Book No. ______________
Page No. ______________
Series of 20_____________

Original should bear documentary stamps.

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INFORMATION SHEET ON COST COMPONENTS AND PRICES

(For Imported Products)

To be based on most recent importation

FPA Certification No.: _______________________________

Name of Product ________________________________

Type of Fertilizer ________________________________
Unit of measure (Please state if in
metric ton, liter, etc.) ___________________________________________

C & F/CIF Price (in foreign currency) ______________________________________

Peso Value ______________________________________
Customs Duty ______________________________________
Taxes ______________________________________
3% ad valorem ______________________________________
Wharfage ______________________________________
Stevedoring & Arrastre ______________________________________
Other Landing Charges ______________________________________
Miscellaneous ___________________________________________
___________________________________________

Landed Cost __________________________________________

Administrative/Selling Cost ________________________________

Interest Charges ________________________________
Others Specify ______________________________________

Total Cost _________________________________________

Importer’s mark-up ______________________________________

Ex-warehouse Price ______________________________________

Note: Enumerate warehouse & corresponding ex-warehouse prices if more than one.

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ACCEPTABLE WASTEWATER QUALITY/CHARACTERISTICS
FOR RE-USE IN IRRIGATION AND FERTILIZATION

Wastewater Intended Irrigation Uses of Wastewater and Acceptable Level

quality/characteristic Landscape Food eaten raw and not Food crops Non-
Irrigation commercially processed commercially food
processed crops
A. For high productivity & environment protection
1
Bicarbonates (mg/L) < 500 < 500 < 500 < 500
Biochemical Oxygen < 150 < 150 < 150 < 150
Demand (BOD) (mg/L)
Electrical Conductivity < 2000 < 1000 < 1000 <
(µs/cm) 2000
Free residual chlorine <1 <1 <1 <1
(mg/L)
pH 6.5 – 8.0 6.5 – 8.0 6.5 – 8.0 6.5 –
8.0
Sodium Adsorption < 18 < 18 < 18 < 18
Ratio (SAR)
Sodium (Na) (meq/L) <3 <3 <3 <3
1
Total Nitrogen (TN) < 30 < 30 < 30 < 30
(mg/L)
Total Phosphorous < 30 < 30 < 30 < 30
1
(TP) (mg/L)
Total Suspended < 140 < 140 < 140 < 140
Solids (TSS) (mg/L)
B. For protection of animal and human health
Ascaris (MPN/100 mL) 0 0 0 0
2
Fecal coliform < 200 Not detectable < 200 < 200
(MPN/100 mL)
Nematodes (MPN/100 0 0 0 0
mL)
1
None to moderate degree of restriction, for total N and total P if to be used as fertilizer, the declared composition
shall be + 2% of the declared % content of each nutrient.
2
The total number of fecal coliform organisms shall not exceed 14 MPN/100 mL in any sample

Limits of Trace Elements in Water for Use in Landscape/Crop Irrigation

Trace elements Maximum Limit Trace elements including Maximum Limit
including (mg/L) heavy metals (mg/L)
heavy metals
1
Aluminum 5.00 Lead 0.20
3
Arsenic 0.10 Lithium 2.50
Beryllium 0.10 Manganese 0.20
Boron 0.75 Mercury 0.002
2
Cadmium 0.01 Molybdenum 0.01
Chromium 0.10 Nickel 0.20
Cobalt 0.05 Selenium 0.02
Copper 0.20 Vanadium 0.10
4
Flouride 1.00 Zinc 2.00
Iron 1.00
1
High toxicity in acid soils, not a concern if soil pH is > 6.5
2
Higher toxicity in acid soils
3
Citrus: 0.075 mg/L
4
1 mg/L recommended for sandy soil ( pH<6)

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NOT FOR SALE

FPA EUP Form

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMIT

FOR FERTILIZER EFFICACY TRIAL

1. NAME, ADDRESS AND TEL./MOBILE NO. TIN No. _______________________

OF APPLICANT : Application No.: _________________
_______________________________________ Date Received: _____________________
Purpose __Initial Trial __2nd Season
_______________________________________ Trial___ Label Expansion _______
O/R No. (First Application) ___________
2. PRODUCT NAME: ___________________ Date Approved _____________________
EUP. Certificate No. __________________
3. GUARANTEED ANALYSIS: ____________ Expiry Date _______________________
Extension Application _______________
4. PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION: Extension Granted __________________
O/R No. (Ext.) ______________________
______________NEW INORGANIC Expiry Date (Ext.) ___________________
Remarks _________________________
______________ORGANIC
______________SPECIALTY/CONTROLLED
______________SOIL CONDITIONERS
______________ PLANT GROWTH PROMOTER
______________BIOFERTILIZERS (M.I./GMOs)

5. CROP(S): ______________________________________________________________

6. TOTAL AREA COVERED BY TRIAL: _________________________________________

7. VOLUME/WEIGHT OF PRODUCT NEEDED __________________________________

8. INCLUSIVE DATES FOR THE DURATION OF TRIAL ____________________________

9. PROPOSED TREATMENT & METHOD OF APPLICATION _______________________

_______________________________________________________________________

10. LOCATION OF EXPERIMENTAL SITE _______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
(Sitio, Barangay, Town & Province)

11. NAME & ADDRESS OF RESEARCHER/ACCREDITATION NO./ RESEARCH

INSTITUTE/AFFILIATION__________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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12. NAME OF APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE, DESIGNATION & SIGNATURE
_______________________________________________________________________

(Note: Please furnish a copy of the approved EUP to the FPA

Regional/Provincial/Deputized Officer for his/her information and guidance)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

PROVINCE OF ) S.S.
MUN. /CITY OF )

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ___day of ________,20 ____ at

__________________Philippines. Affiant exhibited to me his/her Residence Certificate No.
___________________________ issued on ___________, 20_____ at
____________________________________________, Philippines.

___________________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
Until December 31, 20 _____

Doc. No. ______________

Page No._____________
Book No._____________
Series of _____________

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NOT FOR SALE

CROP GROUPINGS AND REPRESENTATIVE CROPS

Classification and Examples of Commodities

GROUP 1. ROOT CROPS

A. Roots and Tubers

Root crops are starchy foods derived from the enlarged solid roots, tubers, corms
or rhizomes, mostly subterranean, of various species of plants.

Commodity

Arrowroot Marantea arundinacea

Beets, Sugar Beta vulgaris
Carrot Daucus carota
Cassava, Bitter or Sweet Manihot esculenta
Ginger Zingiber officinale
Parsley Petrosallium hortense
Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Potato, white Solanum tuberosum
Potato, sweet Ipomoea batatas
Radish Raphanus sativus
Taro Colocasia esculentium
Tugui Dioscorea esculenta
Turmeric Curcuma domestica
Turnip (Singkamas) Brassica rapa
Water chestnut (Apulid) Gleocharis dulcis
Yam, True (Ubi) Dioscorea alata
Yam bean Pachyrrhizus erosus
Peanuts Arachis hypogea

Representative Commodities

Carrot
Potato
Radish

B. Bulb Vegetables

Bulb vegetables are pungent flavorful foods derived from the fleshy scale bulbs, or
growth buds of alliums of the lily family (Liliaceae). The entire bulb may be
consumed following removal of the parchment-like skin.

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 Commodity

Garlic Allium sativum

Leek Allium porrum
Onion, Green and Bulb Allium cepa

GROUP 2. FRUITING AND LEAFY VEGETABLES

A. Leafy

Leafy vegetables are foods derived from the leaves of a wide variety of edible
plants. The entire leaf may be consumed. Leafy vegetables of the brassica family
are grouped separately.

Commodity

Alugbati Basella alba

Celery Apium graveolens
Kangkong Ipomea aquatica
Lettuce, Head and Leafy Lactuca sativa
Bitter gourd/Ampalaya Momordica charantia
Pepper leaves, Hot Capsicum frutescens
Saluyot Corchorus capsularis oletorius
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Squash Cucurbita maxima
Malunggay Moringa oleifera
Sitao Vigna sinensis

Representative Commodites

Lettuce
Spinach

B. Fruiting Vegetables

Fruiting vegetables (except cucurbits) are derived from the immature or mature
fruits of various plants, usually annual vines or bushes. The entire fruiting
vegetables may be consumed.

Commodity

Eggplant Solanum melongena

Bitter Gourd/Ampalaya Momordica charantia
Okra Hibiscus esculentum
Pepper Capsicum annuum
Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum
Malunggay Moringa oleifera
Squash Cucurbita maxima
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 Representative Commodities

Eggplant
Tomato

C. Herbs and Spices

Herbs and spices are the flavorful or aromatic leaves, stems, roots or fruits of a
variety of plants used to impart special flavors to foods and beverages.

Commodity

Lemon grass Cymboysogon cittratus

Vanilla Vanilla planifolia
Pandan Pandanus amaryllifolius
Black pepper Piper nigrum
Turmeric Curcuma longa
Basil Ocimum basilicum

Representative Commodities

Sweet basil
Black Pepper

D. Brassica (Cole) Leafy Vegetables

Leafy vegetables are foods derived from the leaves of a wide variety of edible
plants. The entire leaf may be consumed. Leafy vegetables of the brassica family
are grouped separately.

Commodity

Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. italica

Brussel sprouts Brassica oleracea var.
gemmifera
Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Mustard Brassica juncea
Mustard, Chinese (Pechay Baguio) Brassica rapa L. (pekinensis)
Pechay Brassica chinensis

Representative Commodities

Cabbage
Mustard, Chinese (Pechay Baguio)
Pechay

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GROUP 3. LEGUME

A. Legume Vegetables (Succulent or Dried)

Legume vegetables are derived from the dried or succulent seeds and immature
pods of leguminous plants commonly known as beans and peas. Dried forms are
fully exposed to post harvest treatments. Succulent forms may be consumed as
whole pods or shelled.

Commodity

Beans, Asparagus (winged bean) Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Beans, Common Habichuela Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Beans, kidney Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans, lablab Dolichos lablab
Beans, lima Phaseolus lunatus
Beans, mung Phaseolus aureus
Beans, String (Sitao) Vigna unguiculata
Cowpea Vigna sinensis
Peas, Chick (Garbanzo) Pisum sativum var. vulgaris
Peas, Garden (Chicharo) Cajanus cajan
Soybeans Glycine max.

Representative Commodities

Beans, Mung
Beans, String
Beans, Garden
Soybean

B. Foliage of Legume Vegetables

Foliage of legume vegetables are plant parts of any legume vegetable. Included in
the group, Legume Vegetables, that will be used as animal feed.

Commodity

Bean, Mung, pods Phaseolus radiatus

Soybean leaves Glycine max.

Representative Commodities

Bean, Mung, pods

Soybean leaves

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Cucurbit Vegetables

Cucurbit vegetables are derived from the immature or mature fruits of various
plants, usually annual veins or bushes. Edible portion is protected by skin, peel or
husk which is removed or discarded before consumption.

Commodity

Cantaloupe Cucumis melo var. reticulates

Chayote Sechium edule
Cucumber Cucumis sativa
Gherkins Cucumis anguria
Gourds (edible) / Patola Luffa cylindrica

Kondol Benincasa hispida

Melon, Musk Cucumis melo
Pumpkin Cucurbita spp.
Squash Cucurbita maxima
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris

Representative Commodities

Cantaloupe
Cucumber
Squash

GROUP 4. MANGO AND OTHER FRUITS

A. Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits are produced by trees of the true family and are characterized by
aromatic peels, globular form and interior segments of juice filled vesicles. The
fruit pulp may be consumed in succulent form and as a beverage. The entire fruit
may be used for preserving.

Commodity

Calamondin (Calamansi) Citrus mitis

Lemon Citrus lima
Lime Citrus aurantifolia
Mandarin Citrus reticulata
Dalanghita Citrus nobilis
Orange (Cahel) Citrus aurantium
Pomelo Citrus decumata
Grapefruit Citrus pacadisia

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 Representative Commodities

Calamondin (Calamansi)
Pomelo

B. Pome Fruits

Pome fruits are produced by trees related to the genus pyrus of the rose family
(Rosaceae). They are characterized by fleshy tissue surrounding a core of
parchment-like carpels enclosing the seed. The entire fruit, except the core, may
be consumed in the succulent form or after processing.

Commodity

Apple Malus sylvestris

Chico Achras sapota
Pear Pyrus communis

C. Stone Fruits

Stone fruits are produced by trees related to the genus prunus of the rose family
(Rosaceae). Characterized by a fleshy tissue surrounding a single hard-shelled
seed. The entire fruit, except the seed, may be consumed in a succulent or
processed form.

Commodity

Cherry Prunus spp.

Prune Prunus domestica
Peaches Prunus persica

Whole commodity after removal of stems and stones. The residue is calculated
and expressed on the whole commodity without stem.

D. Small Fruits and Berries

Small fruits and berries are derived from a variety of plants having fruit
characterized by a high surface-weight ratio. The entire fruit, often including the
seed may be consumed in a succulent, dried and processed form.

Commodity

Bignay Antidesma bunius

Grapes Vitis vinifera
Mulberry Morus alba
Strawberries Fragaria spp.
Blackberries Rubas spp.
Blueberries Vaccinium spp.
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 Representative Commodities

Bignay
Strawberry
Grapes

E. Tree Nuts Group

Tree nuts are the seed of a variety of trees and shrubs which are characterized by
a hard inedible shell enclosing an oily seed. The edible portion of the nut is
consumed in a succulent, dried, and processed form.

Commodity

Cashew nuts Anarcadium occidentale

Chestnuts Castanea spp.
Pili nuts Canarium ovatum

Representative Commodities

Cashew Nut
Pili Nut

PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED FOR GROUP TOLERANCES

Commodity

Avocado Persea americana

Banana Musa sapientum
Carambola Averrhoa carambola
Chesa Lucuma nervosa
Coconut Cocos nucifera
Durian Durio zibethinus
Guava Psidium guajava
Jackfruit Artocarpus integra
Kamias Averrhoa bilimbi
Kaong Arrenga pinnata
Lanzones Lansium domesticum
Litchi Litchi chinensis
Mabolo Syzygium samarangense
Mango Mangifera indica
Mangosteen Garcinia mangostana
Papaya Carica papaya
Passion fruit Passiflora edulis
Pineapple Annanas comosus
Rambutan Nephelium lappaceum

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 Pomegranate Punica granatum
Rimas Artocarpus communis
Santol Sandoricum koetjape
Soursop (guyabano) Annanas muricata
Star apple Chiysophyllum caimito
Sugar apple (atis) Annanas squamosa
Sugarcane Saccharum officenarum
Tamarind Tamarind indica

GROUP 5. CORN AND OTHER UPLAND CEREALS

Cereals and grains are derived from the clusters of starchy seed produced by a
variety of plants, primarily of the grass family (Graminae). Husks are removed
before consumption. Buckwheat is included in this group because of similarities of
growth and use.

Commodity

Corn Zea mays

Sorghum Sorghum spp.
Triticum Triticum-secale hybrids
Wheat Triticum spp.
Pearl Millet Pennisetum americanum
Barley Horcerum vulgare

Representative Commodities

Corn, Sorghum and wheat

GROUP 6. RICE (Oryza sativa)

GROUP 7. FORAGE FODDER AND STRAW OR CEREAL GRAINS

A. Forage, fodder and straw of all commodities included in the group of cereal
grains

Commodity

Corn Forage, fodder and straw Zea mays

Rice Forage, fodder and straw Oryza sativa
Sorghum fodder Sorghum spp.

Representative Commodities

Corn
Rice

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B. Grass Forage, Fodder and Hay

Any grass, Graminae family, (either green or cured) except sugarcane and those
included in the cereal grains group that will be fed to or grazed by livestock, all
pasture and range grasses and grasses grown for hay or silage.

Commodity

African star grass Cynodon plectostachyus

Bagokbok Themeda triandra
Cogon Imperata cylindrica
Guinea grass Panicum maximum
Napier grass Panisetum purpureum
Para grass Brachiaria mutica

Representative commodities

Napier grass and cogon

C. Non-Grass Animal Feeds

(Forage, Fodder, Straw and Hay)

Commodity

Ipil-Ipil Leucaena glauca leucocephala

Kudzu Ueraria lobata
Stylo Stylozanthes guyanensis

Representative commodities

Ipil-Ipil, Stylo

GROUP 8. SUGARCANE

GROUP 9. TURF

GROUP 10. ORNAMENTALS

A. Cutflowers

Commodity

Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum japoonicola

Anthurium Anthurium andraceanum
Heliconia Heliconia zingiberales,
Heliconia carabasa, Heliconia
pendula, Heliconia columsiana
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 Baby Aster Chaetopappa ericoides
Gladiolus Gladiolus edulis
Roses Rosa galica, Rosa gigantea,
Rosa chinensis, Rosa
damacena, Rosa moschata
Orchids Cattleya, Cymbidium, Vanda,
Dendrobium, Miltonia,
Phalaenopsis, Odontoglossum,
Pahphiodilum

Representative crop

Orchid

B. Foliage

Commodity

Heliconia Heliconia stricta, Heliconia

psittacorum, Heliconia tropic
fleur, Heliconia orthotricha,
Heliconia wagneriana, Heliconia
indica spectabilis, Heliconia
rostrata
Maidenhair fern Adiantum pendatum, Adiantum
tenerum
Asparagus fern Asparagus densiflorus
Lady Palm Chamaedorea graminifolia,
Chamaedorea cataractum,
Chamaedorea elegans
Ti plant, Cordyline Cordyline fruticosa
Beach tea, Gulf croton Croton punctatus
Pothos, Ceylon creeper Epipremnum aureum
Fern (Staghorn, Woodwardia)
Bamboo Bambusa vulgaris, Bambusa
multiplex, Bambusa veitchii,
Bambusa tootsik albostriata

Representative commodities

Bamboo, Lady palm,

Maidenhair fern

C. Indoor plants

Commodity

Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis wild

Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum indicum
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 Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima
Fig tree,Ficus tree, Balete,
Weeping laurel, Benjamin tree Ficus Benjamina
Aglaonema, Chinese evergreen Aglaonema spp.
Asparagus fern Asparagus densiflorus
Lucky bamboo, Ribbon plant Dracaena sanderiana
Philodendron Philodendron selloum
Rhapis palm, Lady finger Raphis excelsa

Representative Commodities

Aglaonema and Poinsettia

GROUP 11. PLANTATION CROPS

Banana Musa paradisiacal

Coconut Cocos rucifera
Coffee Coffea racemosa
Cacao Theobroma cacao
Pineapple Ananas comosus

GROUP 12. INDUSTRIAL CROPS

Rubber trees Hevea brasiliensis

Palm oil trees Elaeis guineensis
Cassava Manihot esculenta

GROUP 13. TOBACCO

Tobacco Nicotiana tobacuni

GROUP 14. OTHERS

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 Annex 2.6

GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES (GAP)

What is GAP?

GAP is the basic environmental, human health, and sanitary

operational practices that are necessary for the production of safe,
wholesome fruits and vegetables.

l. Introduction

Fresh fruits and vegetables may become contaminated with

pathogens at any point in the farm-to-fork chain. And because
production, harvest and distribution in commercial agriculture are very
large and complex operations, it is impossible to know exactly how and
at what point these products became contaminated. Once
contaminated, the removal or killing pathogens in fresh fruits and
vegetables is very difficult especially since cooking is not appropriate
for produce bound for fresh markets. Thus, prevention of
contamination is imperative to assure a safe product.

The use of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) during growing,

harvesting, sorting, packaging, and storage operations for fresh fruits
and vegetables is key in preventing pathogen contamination. Key
areas of concern when implementing a GAP program are prior land
use, adjacent land use, water quality, soil fertility management,
wildlife, pest and vermin control, worker hygiene and sanitary
facilities, harvesting and cooling practices.

The following principles provide a look at various operations and

GAP’s associated with each. The intent of this write up is not to cover
every detail of each operation in the production and handling of fresh
produce but rather to educate on the importance of the topic and to
use pertinent examples to illustrate some concerns. Because of the
diversity of agricultural production practices and commodities,
procedures recommended to minimize microbial contamination will be
most effective when these general concept are adopted to specific
operations.

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ll. Guiding Principles of Food Safety

a. What are the Guiding Principles of Food Safety for

Fresh Produce

• Once contaminated, removing or killing pathogens

on produce is very difficult.
• Prevention of microbial contamination in all steps
from production to distribution by practicing goods
hygiene and sanitation is strongly favored over
chemical treatment to eliminate contamination that
may have occurred.
• Documentation of implementation of prevention
programs and food safety awareness training for
workers at all levels of the agricultural and packing
environments are key signatures of a credible food
safety program.

b. Guiding Principles for Crop Protection and Water

The quality of water that comes in contact with fresh

produce may directly determine the potential for persistent
pathogen contamination. Therefore:

• Become familiar with the routes and handling of

surface water sources, seasonal influences on quality
and any microbial monitoring programs of the
supplier
• Identify potential sources of contamination that
affect your water, especially those that are within
your ability to control in a manner that will protect
its quality
• Ensure that wells are designed and maintained in a
manner that prevent surface run-off or soil
infiltration from contaminating the water supply
• Water used for all foliar application should be from a
pathogen-free source
• Until more research data are available, it is strongly
recommended that water used in any foliar
applications within two weeks before harvest be from
a potable water source.

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Table. Summary of control measures used to prevent or lessen the crop
damage caused by pests.

Method Description
Biological Control Uses of biopesticides or living organism for pest
control. Biopesticides fall into three (3) major
classes:
a. Microbial pesticides contain a
microorganism that generally attacks a
specific pest.
b. Plant pesticides are substances that
plants produce from genetic material that
has been added to the plant.
c. Biochemical pesticides are naturally
occurring substances that control pests
by non-toxic mechanism.

Some plant growth regulators are naturally

occurring bio-pesticides. Biological control also
includes the release of parasitic and predaceous
insects to control insect pest or weed species.
Plant Resistance Crop plants are bred to produce varieties that
resist insect and other pests. Crop plants are
also genetically altered to allow them to
withstand herbicides so that only weed species
are killed when treated with chemical pesticides.
Cultural Methods Methods include crop rotation, soil tillage, use of
trap crops, change in planting or harvesting
time, intercropping with other crops or with
varieties which repel pests.
Mechanical and Techniques such as collecting pests with traps,
Physical Methods suction devices or by hand, using fire, heat,
cold, sound, barriers or screens.
a
Chemical Methods Conventional pesticides as synthetic chemicals
which are intended to prevent, destroy, repel or
mitigate any pest, or intended for use as a plant
regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
Integrated Pest IPM is a pest management approach that uses
Management (IPM) all available pest control methods, including but
not limited to the judicious use of pesticides, to
optimize a crop’s ability to resist the pest with
the least hazard to man and the environment.
a
Pesticides should be used only on crops for which they are registered. The pesticide label is the ultimate
source of information for determining the proper application rates for a specific pesticide. A high level of
pesticide residue in crops is harmful to consumers. A legal limit known as the Maximum Residue Level
(MRL) is developed for each pesticide to provide reasonable assurance that no adverse effect to the
consumer will result. Countries relying on food export profits should monitor and comply with MRL levels
in order to maintain their credibility as responsible exporters.

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c. Guiding Principles for Manure and Biosolids

Properly composted manures or biosolids are not a

source of microbial pathogens on fresh produce.

• Be informed about proper compost management for

pathogens reduction and document the method of
pathogen elimination of applied manure.
• Document or obtain documentation about the
specific compost management for each lot.
• Maximize the time between application of manure to
production and harvest areas.
• If the use of multi-season drip irrigation is practised,
spreading of manure without incorporation into the
soil requires careful attention to ensure that
pathogen reduction practices have been met and
documented.

d. Guiding Principles for Minimizing Animal Fecal

Contamination

It is not possible, or may not be permissible, to

eliminate all animal influences from production fields.
However, steps to minimize their presence or activities
should be determined.

• Domestic animal should be excluded from fields

during the growing and harvesting season.
• Evaluate the need for bare soil buffers to adjacent
land that may encourage high population of reptiles,
amphibians, rodents, birds or other potential sources
of contamination.
• Minimize the presence of vector attractants (such as
cull piles) within the production field

e. Guiding Principles for Worker Health and Hygiene

There is no substitute for awareness, training and

constant reinforcement on the importance of personal
hygiene and sanitation which are critical to sustainable
business and employment.

• Follow requirements of sanitary facilities

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 • Establish a training program including proper hand
washing techniques and the importance of using
toilet facilities.
• Establish and communicate a clear policy that will
allow worker, who are reported to have symptoms of
illness or diarrhea, to be reassigned to activities that
do not involve food or food surface contact. In the
absence of such a policy, it is probable that instances
of an illness will not be reported.
• Carefully inspect areas frequented by unsupervised
workers.
• Provide bandages or other protective covering to
workers with cuts or lesions on parts of the body
that may make contact with fresh produce.
• If gloves are used, provide instruction on proper use
to prevent pathogen transfer to fresh produce
• Use caution when servicing portable toilets to
prevent leakage into a field.
• Provide physical diversion and containment in the
event of waste spillage. Have a plan for production
isolation and destruction in the event of spill.

f. Guiding Principles for Field and Harvest Sanitation

All surfaces and implements that touch fresh produce

must be treated as food contact surface.

• Clean all food contact surfaces and harvest

containers prior to use.
• Ensure that harvest contractors and crew are aware
of microbial food safety risk reduction principles and
adhere to establish safe food practices.
• Develop and document a system of cleaning and
sanitizing food contact surfaces.
• Minimize the opportunity for vector to contaminate
packaging surfaces and materials.
• Minimize the access or attraction of vectors to
harvest equipment kept in the field. Ensure that
there are no damaged fruit left on belts or grading
tables.

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g. Guiding Principles for Packing Facilities

Well-designed and operated centralized packaging

facilities and packing systems have the potential to
contribute to the reduction of pathogen contamination.
Lapses in facility or system management have the
potential to amplify localized contamination and broadly
re-distribute pathogens or create opportunities for
pathogen contamination within the facility.

• Design and maintain packaging surface and

equipment to minimize injury to produce and to
maximize accessibility by cleaning or sanitizing
personnel.
• Establish routine cleaning as sanitizing programs for
all food contact surfaces.
• Remove as much dirt from harvest containers,
trailers or gondolas between harvest uses. This
should be done outside the packing facility and
isolated from any water source used for postharvest
handling.
• Clean pallets or containers before use.
• Establish and maintain a pest control program.
• Prevent birds or other vectors from contaminating
packaging equipment surfaces, packaging areas and
storage areas.
• Store unformed or empty containers off the floor or
bare soil surface in places protected from
contamination.

h. Guiding Principles for Postharvest Water During

Packaging

The quality of postharvest water that contacts fresh

produce during cleaning, washing, grading, cooling, and
application of surface treatment is widely recognized as an
essential control point for fresh produce.

• Follow program typical of Good Manufacturing

Practices (GMP) to ensure that all water is of
adequate quality throughout all packaging operation
from start-up to the last packed unit.
• Anti-microbial chemicals help minimize the potential
for microbial contamination from spreading. Levels

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 of anti-microbial chemicals must be routinely
monitored and recorded to ensure they are
maintained at appropriate levels.
• Special attention to water quality is required for
dump tank systems and re-circulated water.
• Keep air-cooling and chilling equipment clean and
sanitary.
• Transport, store and use ice under sanitary
conditions.

i. Guiding Principles for Transportation

Consequences of cross-contamination during

transportation and distribution will find a direct back to
handler and grower.

• Inspect transport vehicles for cleanliness, odors,

obvious dirt and debris before loading. Insist on
trailer or container clean-out before loading, if
needed.
• Ensure that transporters, distributors and retailers
maintain the integrity of the positive lot identification
and trace-back system that are being used.

j. Guiding Principles for Storage and Distribution

Well-designed and operated wholesale distribution,

land consolidation, and cross-docking facilities have the
potential to maintain the integrity of a pathogen-free
product. Lapses in facility sanitation or system
management have the potential to amplify localized
contamination, promote internalization of pathogens into
products and broadly redistribute pathogens.

Mixed storage and mixed load distribution have the

potential to transfer contamination from one lot or
production to a previously non-contaminated produce item,
especially where pallet-stacking, ice infection, or top-icing
is involved.

• Be aware of the potential for cross-contamination.

• Separate dry and wet product and place water-
repellant shipping barriers between mixed loads.

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lll. Record for Traceability:

The date of the supply of the produce and the destination

where the consignment was sent must be recorded. This
information can be recorded in a diary or other record form.

An example of information to record is as follows: “30

baskets of tomatoes from Block B were picked and packed on
the 20th April 2006 and sold to trader X in Ho Chi Minh City”.

• Each separate production site is identified by a name

or code. The name or code is posted on location and
recorded on a property map. The site name or code
is recorded on all documents that refer to the site.
• Packed containers are clearly marked with an
identification to enable traceability of the produce to
the farm or site where the produce is grown.
• A record is kept on the date of supply and
destination for each consignment of produce
• When produce is identified as contaminated or
potentially contaminated, the produce is isolated and
distribution is prevented. If sold, the buyer is
immediately notified.
• The cause of any contamination is investigated and
corrective actions are taken to prevent re-
occurrence. A record is kept of the incident and
actions taken.

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 Annex 2.7a.

SAMPLE LABEL FOR BOTTLES AND CARTONS

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN DIRECTION FOR USE Product Information

Storage & Disposal
Time of Interval Rate
TRADE NAME Crops application Guaranteed Analysis:
DESCRIPTIVE STATEMENT Compatibility
Nitrogen (N)%:__
Phosphorous
Prohibition (P2O5)%:__
Potassium
(K2O)%:__
Warranty
Trace and secondary
ART WORK
nutrients, if any:

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Product Description

Registered by the Fertilizer and Pesticide WARNING/PRECAUTIONS:

Authority NAME OF
Pursuant to P.D. 1144 MANUFACTURER/
FPA Registration No. __Lot/BatchNo. ___ DISTRIBUTOR &
Net Content __Date of Expiration ______ ADDRESS
____________________________________________________________________________________
¼” Violet Purple
_______________________________________________________________________
4-Panel Label
 Annex 2.7b.

SAMPLE LABEL FOR BAGS AND SACHETS – a) Inorganic Fertilizers

Front Back

BRAND NAME
BRAND NAME
(with logo)
(with logo optional)
Guaranteed Analysis: DIRECTION FOR USE

Nitrogen (N)%: _____

Phosphorous (P2O5) %:_
Potassium (K2O)%: ___

Trace and secondary nutrients

(ppm for each nutrient, if any)

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Country of Origin : _____
(optional for locally manufactured Batch number and code, months and
products) year of manufacture or importation (if
applicable)
Name and Address of Local
and/or Foreign
Manufacturer/Importer/ Expiry Date:
Distributor

Net Content:___ kg
FPA Product Registration
No._____
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SAMPLE LABEL FOR BAGS AND SACHETS – b) Organic Fertilizers/

Soil Conditioner/Biofertilizers

Front Back

BRAND NAME
(with logo)

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Guaranteed Analysis:
Manufacturer and/or
Total NPK(%): _______ Importer
Moisture Content(%): __
Address of Manufacturer and/or
Organic Matter(%): ___ Importer
C:N Ratio ___________

Batch number and code,

FPA Product Registration months and year of
No.__ manufacture or importation
Contents:_____ (if applicable)
(net mass, in kg) Expiry Date:
(if Biofertilizers)
 Annex 2.7d

SAMPLE LABEL FOR TANKS AND CONTAINERS – a) For Tanks

Size of label Volume

5 x 10 cm = 100-500 mL
15 x 25 cm = 1-5 gallons
20 x 30 cm = 5 gallons or more

white background

BRAND NAME

Guaranteed Analysis:

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Nitrogen (N)%: _
Phosphorous (P2O5)%:_
Potassium (K2O)%:_

Trace and secondary nutrients, if any

FPA Registration Number_

NAME OF MANUFACTURER
Address
 Annex 2.7e

SAMPLE LABEL FOR TANKS AND CONTAINERS – b)For Containers

Front Back

Brand Name
Artwork

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Guaranteed Analysis:
Nitrogen (N)%: _
Phosphorous (P2O5)%:_ DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Potassium (K2O)%:_ Compatibility
Warranty
Trace and secondary nutrients, if any
(Company logo beside)
FPA Product Registration No. MANUFACTURER or IMPORTER
Net Content: Address

The warning and precautions enclosed in (Company logo beside)

a rectangular box
DISTRIBUTOR
Date of Manufacture Address

Date of Expiry
___________________________
_________________________ Purple Band
Purple Band
 Annex 2.8

Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

l. Background

In June 2002, APEC ministers endorsed the first chemical

dialogue recommendation of GHS and encouraged officials to work in
the direction including thorough capacity building. In October 2002,
APEC members were encouraged to work towards implementing GHS
on hazard classification and labeling of chemical safety data sheets by
2006, including thorough capacity building.

Developments of GHS

There are many different systems providing information about

chemicals world-wide both in terms of scope of coverage and how
hazard information is to be conveyed. This resulted to uneven
protection from one country to another and high cost of labeling due to
different national systems. In 1992, the UNCED (United Nations
Conference of Environment and Development) adopted an
international mandate to develop a globally harmonized hazard
classification and compatible labeling system, including material safety
data sheets and easily understandable symbols. The development of
the GHS has been a joint effort of the Organization for Economic
Cooperative and Development (OECD), ILO, UN Committee of Experts
for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNCETDG) and numerous
national experts from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.

What is GHS?

Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is a common and consistent

approach to define and classify hazards from chemicals and to
communicate such on labels and safety data sheets. It provides the
basic principles for the establishment of chemical safety programs.

ll. GHS Rationale

GHS is not a total novel concept since the harmonized

classification and labeling were already in place for physical hazards
and acute toxicity in the transport sector. But harmonization has not
been achieved in the workplace or consumer sectors. Also, transport

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requirements are not often harmonized with other sectors in the
country.

a. Application of the GHS

The GHS covers all hazardous chemical substances,

dilute solutions and mixtures. It varies by type of product
or stage of the life cycle. Pharmaceuticals, food additives,
cosmetics and pesticide residues in food will not be
covered at the point of intentional intake but will be
extended to workers who may be exposed in the workplace
or during transport.

b. Benefits of Adopting GHS

Adoption of GHS enhances protection of human life

and environment worldwide. International trade involving
chemicals, where the hazards have been assessed and
identified properly on an international basis will be
facilitated easily. There will be no duplication of testing
and evaluation of chemicals to determine their hazardous
effects. Countries need not develop and maintain a
system of their own since GHS is internationally sustained.
GHS also provides the informational framework for the
sound management of chemicals of every country.

lll. Principles of Harmonization

The level of protection should not be reduced as a result of

harmonization. The scope includes both hazard classification criteria
and hazard communication (Safety Data Sheets (SDS) / and/or
labels.) Changes in all existing systems will be required to achieve,
single globally harmonized system. The GHS does not include
requirements for testing health and environmental hazards. Test data
generated for the classification of chemicals under the existing
systems should be accepted when classifying. Target audiences
include consumers, workers, transport workers and emergency
responders. With regards to chemical hazard communication,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be protected.

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lV. Scope Limitation

The mandate for development of GHS does not include

establishment of uniform test methods or promotion of further testing
to address adverse health outcomes. It is developed based on existing
data for physical hazard under UNCETDG. Criteria are linked to
specific test methods for hazard classes such as flammability and
explosivity.

The hazard communication component of GHS may vary by

product category or stage in the life cycle and intentional human
intake or ingestion as well as intentional application to animals.
Products such as human or veterinary pharmaceuticals are not subject
to GHS hazard labeling. Labeling is also not required for food that
may have trace amounts of food additives or pesticides.

GHS is not intended to harmonize risk assessment procedures or

risk management decisions. Chemical inventory requirement in various
countries are not related to GHS.

a. Building Block Approach

Harmonized elements of GHS are a collection of

building blocks and, must therefore have consistency.

b. The GHS Elements

Hazard Classification Criteria are Health and

Environmental and Physical while Hazard Communication
is by Labels / Safety Data Sheets.

c. Classification

Foundation and starting point for hazard

communication and hazard classification are used to
indicate that only the intrinsic hazardous properties of
substances and mixtures are considered.

GHS classification involves 3 steps:

1. Identification of relevant data regarding

the hazards.

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 2. Subsequent review of data to ascertain
the hazards associated with the
substance or mixture.
3. A decision on whether the substance will
be classified as hazardous and its degree
of hazard based on comparison of the
data with agreed hazard classification
criteria.

c.1 Health Hazard Classes

• acute toxicity
• skin corrosion/irritation
• serious eye damage/eye irritation
• sensitization
• germ cell mutagenicity
• reproductive toxicity
• carcinogenicity
• specific target organ system toxicity (TOST)

c.2 Environmental Hazard Classes

• Hazardous to the aquatic environment

• Acute aquatic toxicity
• Chronic aquatic toxicity

lV. Definitions

Substances – chemical elements and their compounds in the

natural state or obtained by any production process.

Mixture – mixtures or solutions composed of two or more

substances in which they do not react.

Alloy – a metallic material, homogeneous on a macroscopic

scale, consisting of two or more elements so combined that they
cannot be readily separated by mechanical means. Alloys are
considered to be mixtures for the purpose of classification under
the GHS.

Hazard under discussion for harmonized criteria are the

following:

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 • Respiratory irritation
• Water activated toxicity/corrosion
• Narcotics effects
• Aspiration hazard

Possible topics for the future discussion are the following:

• Immunotoxicity
• Hazardous to the terrestrial environment
• Hazardous to the ozone layer

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STEPS IN THE PROCESSING OF VAT EXEMPTION

CERTIFICATION FOR IMPORTATION OF FERTILIZER

1. Ensure that the product being applied for VAT exemption is

duly registered with the FPA. This can be verified from the
List of Registered Fertilizer Products.

2. The importer must be a licensed fertilizer importer. This

can also be a verified from the List of Fertilizer Handlers.

3. A letter of request for VAT Exemption Certification must be

submitted to the FPA Central Office with the following
shipping documents as attachments:

a. Bill of Lading
b. Commercial Invoice
c. Packing List
d. Laboratory analysis of sample taken from the
country of origin prior to its shipment to the
Philippines. This must be conducted by SGS or any
independent laboratory from the country of origin.

For potassium nitrate and other explosive ingredients, the

following additional documents must also be submitted:

a. License from PNP-FED.

b. Permit to import from the PNP-FED.
c. List of target buyers.
d. Disposition report of the previous shipment stating
the names of the customers and the quantity sold.
e. Location of the plantation, area, number of fruit
bearing trees and a copy of contract of farm (if
contracted). Also, scheme of fertilization of trees
after harvest should be outlined and disclosed.

4. If all the above-listed documents have been submitted,

then the VAT Exemption Certification will be prepared.

5. Per Administrative Order No. 13 (as signed by Sec.

Edgardo J. Angara), effective May 16, 2000, the processing

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 fee for VAT Exemption Certification is six hundred pesos
(P600.00).

6. Each Certification should be entered in the logbook with a

corresponding number.

7. For ammonium sulfate and potassium sulfate, trans-

shipment permit is needed. This will be submitted to the
Regional FPA and PNP Officers concerned.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

PLANT INSPECTION REPORT

NO. _______

DATE OF INSPECTION _________DATE OF LAST INSPECTION __________

NAME OF COMPANY ______________________________________________
ADDRESS _______________________________________________________
INFORMANT ________________________ POSITION ___________________

l. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
DEPARTMENT NO. OF PERSONNEL
MALE FEMALE
PERMANENT PER DAY PERMANENT PER
DAY
ADMINISTRATIVE
MARKETING/DISTRIBUTION
PRODUCTION
MAINTENANCE
OTHERS

ll. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

PRODUCT PRODUCT PRODUCT PRODUCT
SUPPLY/DEMAND NAME NAME NAME NAME

PROD’N/MONTH
INVENTORY/MONTH
SELLING PRICE

lll. RAW MATERIALS

TYPE OF MATERIAL QUANTITY TYPE OF MATERIAL QUANTITY

NEEDED/ NEEDED/
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
1. ANIMAL MANURE 3. AGRO-INDUSTRIAL
WASTE
- COW DUNG - RICE HULL
- PIG MANURE - SAW DUST
- CHICKEN MANURE - COCONUT HULL
- CARABAO MANURE - CHUFFS (EX.
PINEAPPLE)
2. AGRICULTURAL 4. MUNICIPAL WASTE
- RICE STRAW - HOUSEHOLD
GARBAGE
- SUGARCANE - NIGHT SOIL

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 - CORN COBS 5. OTHERS
- OTHERS - PEAT
- WATER HYACINTHS
6. DECOMPOSER/ACTIVATOR

PROCEDURE: NO. OF DAYS OF FERMENTATION/DECOMPOSITION___________

FREQUENCY OF TURNING PILE UP TO FINAL STAGE OF

PROCESSING _____________

lV. OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS

V. WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Vl. PHYSICAL FACILITIES

1. PLANT: OWNED ________ RENTED ________

a. LOCATION ________________________________________
b. DISTANCE FROM POPULATION CENTER ________________
c. PROXIMITY TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM __________________
d. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION____________________________
e. KIND OF BUILDING MATERIALS:
• ROOF__________________________________________
• WALLS_________________________________________
• FLOOR_________________________________________
f. SIZE ______________________________________________

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 2. WAREHOUSE: OWNED ________ RENTED ________
a. LOCATION________________________________________
b. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION___________________________
c. KIND OF BUILDING MATERIALS
• ROOF__________________________________________
• WALLS_________________________________________
• FLOOR _________________________________________
d. SIZE______________________________________________
e. CURRENT STOCK __________________________________
f. PRODUCTION CAPACITY_____________________________

VlI. EQUIPMENT/MACHINERIES/TRANSPORT FACILITIES

KIND QUANTITY MODEL PRESENT
CONDITION

Vlll. GENERAL PREMISES AND WORKING CONDITIONS

BUILDING
- VENTILATION
- ILLUMINATION
- STORAGE AREA
- FIRE/EMERGENCY EXITS
- PRESENCE OF DANGER
SIGNS/LABELS
- WATER SOURCE/HYDRANTS
EATING FACILITIES
BATHING AREA
HOUSEKEEPING

lX. RECOMMENDATIONS:

X. OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS (INDICATE CONTROL MEASURES BEING

USED)
a. PHYSICAL

b. CHEMICAL

c. BIOLOGICAL

d. ERGONOMIC

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Xl. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

FACE SAFETY DUST EAR

MASK GOGGLES MASK PLUGS

WORK SAFETY SAFETY GLOVES

CLOTHES SHOES HELMET

COMMENTS:

Xll. HEALTH PROGRAM

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN ___________________________________________
SCHEDULE ______________________________________________________
CLINIC __________________________________________________________

YES NO
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
- PRE-EMPLOYMENT
- ANNUAL
LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS
- CHEST X-RAY
- CBC
- URINALYSIS
- FECALYSIS
- ECG
OTHERS

DATE OF LAST ANNUAL CHECK-UP _________________________________

IMMUNIZATIONS _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
ACCIDENTS/ILLNESSES ___________________________________________
____________________________________________
REMARKS:

FPA INSPECTION TEAM: __________________________________________

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

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 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Annex 3.1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOT FOR SALE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE AS FERTILIZER HANDLERS

Manufacturer Importer Exporter

Processor Indentor Bulk Handler
Formulator Distributor

1. a. Name of Company __________________________________________________________

Tin No. _________________________
b. Business Address and Telephone No.: __________________________________________
1. Head Office: ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Regional/Provincial Offices: ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Type of Ownership: Attach Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration and
Articles of Incorporation/Board Resolution of Corporation and Cooperative and Special-
Power-of Attorney (SPA), if representative
Single Proprietorship __________ Corporation ____________
Partnership __________ Cooperative ____________
3. Board of Directors and Managements:
4. Capitalization: ________________________________________________________________
(Attach balance sheets and financial statements for the last 3 years and latest Income Tax
Returns)
5. In the case of INDENTORS, list of foreign suppliers you are representing in the Philippines.
Attach a copy of your contract or manufacturer’s authorization.
6. In the case of DISTRIBUTORS, attach a copy of Distributorship Agreement with the
mother company.
7. List of distributors and dealers given by region (Use separate sheet, update yearly).
8. What brands/grades of fertilizer or fertilizer materials do you manufacture/import/export
indent or distribute. Enumerate:
_________________________ _________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________ _________________________
9. Physical Facilities
List physical facilities (plant, warehouse, store) owned or rented:
Capacity Location
Plant _______________________________ _________________ _____________________
Warehouse __________________________ _________________ _____________________

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Store _______________________________ _________________ _____________________

10. What safety features do you have in the plant/store/warehouse? Enumerate. Use separate
sheet if necessary.

11. Number of personnel employed (broken down by departments, e.g.: Manufacturing,

Sales, Personnel, etc.) _________________________________________________________
12. In case of distributors, are you capable of extending credit to your dealers? _____________
Approximate loan ceiling/annum _______________________________________________

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing data and information including those in the
annexes hereof are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ________________ day of
____________________ 20__ at _________________________________, Philippines.

____________________________________________
Name & Signature of Applicant

____________________________________________
Name & Signature of Firm’s President,
Manager, or Authorized Representative

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

PROVINCE OF ________________)
MUN./CITY OF ________________)

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this _______ day of ___________ 20___ at

______________________________, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to his/her Residence
Certificate No. __________________________ issued on _________________________, 20___ at
_______________________________, Philippines.

Doc. No.: _______________ NOTARY PUBLIC

Page No.: _______________ Until December 31, 20___
Book No.: _______________ PTR No. ________________
Series of: ________________

Original bears documentary stamp

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 Annex 3.2
NOT FOR SALE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR DEALERSHIP LICENSE (NEW)

Fertilizer Both Fertilizer & Pesticide
Pesticide Other Agricultural Chemicals
PLEASE READ INSTRUCTION. Answer all questions completely. Be sure to write additional
comments as required. This license will be automatically revoked if you are found in possession
of/or selling unregistered products or products obtained from unlicensed sources.
1. Business Name : _____________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: __________________________________________________________
TIN Number : _______________________________________________________________
2. Business Address :
a) Main: __________________________________________________________________
(Barrio) (Town) (Province)
b) Branch/es : ______________________________________________________________
(Barrio) (Town) (Province)
3. Name of Owner : ____________________________________________________________
(Family) (First) (Middle)
Sex: ______________ Civil Status:____________ Age: _________________
4. Name of Authorized Representative ( attach Special-Power-of-Attorney (SPA)):
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Type of Ownership:
Single Proprietorship Corporation
Partnership Cooperative
6. Capitalization: ___________________________
7. Name of Personnel who attended Accredited Safety Dispenser’s (ASD) Training:
Date & Place
Name ` of Training Rating
______________________________ ___________________________________ _______
______________________________ ___________________________________ _______

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8. List of registered fertilizer and pesticide products being sold:

_______________________ ____________________________ ______________________
_______________________ ____________________________ ______________________

9. List of Outlets (Business Name & Address):

_______________________ ____________________________ _______________________
_______________________ ____________________________ _______________________
10. Physical Facilities:
Warehouse Capacity Store Capacity
Rent _________________________ Rent ______________
Owner ____________________ Owner ____________
Others ________________________ Others ____________

Location:
Warehouse Store
Residential Area Residential Area
Commercial Area Commercial Area
Agricultural Area ` Agricultural Area
11. What safety features do you have in the store/warehouse? Enumerate:
(Use separate sheet if necessary): _______________________________________________

12. Did you have any training in pesticide handling?

___________________________________

13. Number of personnel employed _________________________________________________

14. Are you capable of extending credit to farmers in your area? Approximate loan ceiling per
annum
_____________________________________________________________________

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing data and information including those in the annexes
hereof are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ________________ day of

__________________________ 20 _____ at _____________________________, Philippines.

________________________________
Name & Signature of Applicant

___________________________________
(Designation)

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

PROVINCE OF ________________)
MUNICIPALITY/CITY OF ________________)
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ____ day of _____________ 20 __ at
_________________________, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to his/her Residence Certificate
No. ___________________________ issued on ____________________, 20 ______ at
_______________________________, Philippines.

___________________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
Until December 31, 20 _____
PTR NO. _______________

Doc. No. _______________

Page No.:_______________
Book No. :______________
Series of : ______________

Original bears documentary stamp

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F & P Dealer Renewal
NOT FOR SALE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-10601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF DEALERSHIP LICENSE

Fertilizer Both Fertilizer & Pesticide
Pesticide Other Agricultural Chemicals

1. Business Name : _____________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: __________________________________________________________
TIN Number : ______________________________
2. Business Address :
a) Main __________________________________________________________________
(Barrio) (Town) (Province)
b) Branch/es : ______________________________________________________________
(Barrio) (Town) (Province)
3. Name of Owner : ____________________________________________________________
(Family) (First) (Middle)
Sex: ______________ Civil Status:____________ Age: _________________

4. Name of Authorized Representative (attach Special-Power-of-Attorney (SPA)):

__________________________________________________________________________
5. Name of Personnel who attended Accredited Safety Dispenser’s (ASD) Training:
Date & Place
Name of Training Rating
____________________________________ ______________________________ ________
____________________________________ _____________________________ ________
6. List of registered fertilizer and pesticide products being sold (use separate sheet).
7. FPA Regional / Provincial Officer’s Remarks:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing data and information including those in the annexes
hereof are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ________________ day of

__________________________ 20_____ at _____________________________, Philippines.

____________________________________
Name & Signature of Applicant
____________________________________
(Designation)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

PROVINCE OF ________________)
MUNCIPALITY/CITY OF ________________)

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ____ day of _____________ 20__ at

_________________________, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to his/her Residence Certificate
No. ___________________________ issued on ____________________, 20 ______ at
_______________________________, Philippines.

Doc. No. _______________

Page No.:_______________
Book No. :______________ NOTARY PUBLIC
Series of : ______________ Until December 31, 20____

Original bears documentary stamp

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 Annex 3.4
NOT FOR SALE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION ID

Picture
ASD – ID FPAND – IBO – ID Mother Company
1x1

Name:
Date of Birth: Civil Status: Sex:
Address:
Tel./ Cel. No:
Educational Attainment: High School:
College:
Course:
Name of Store / Establishment:
Address:
Tel. /Cel. No.:
Are you the store owner / proprietor :
If not, name of the store owner / proprietor :
Do you have any previous training concerning fertilizer & pesticide?
If yes, indicate nature / Title of training:
Date: Venue:

ACCREDITATION APPLIED ( ) New ( ) Renewal

For licensed Mother Company (FPAND-IBO), submit the following requirements:

a. Paid-up capitalization of Two Million Pesos (P2,000,000), Audited Financial Statement prepared
by an independent auditor as proof
b. Company’s Profile
c. List of Stockists and Networkers
d. Marketing Plan

The mother company must renew annually the license as handler before any IBO Training is
conducted.

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 Accreditation
Page 2 of 2

For stockists and networkers list of registered product/s and corresponding price/s of the
product/s set by the mother company.

SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAME DATE

REQUIREMENTS:
1. Certificate of Attendance to Accredited Safety Dispensers Training
2. Two (2) copies of 1x1 ID Picture
3. P600.00 Accreditation Fee (valid for 3 years)
4. For FPAND – IBO he/she must be a Filipino citizen

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing data and information including those in the annexes
hereof are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of

20 at , Philippines.

Name & Signature of Applicant Name & Signature of Firm’s President

Manager or Authorized Representative

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

PROVINCE OF )
MUN./CITY OF )

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this day of , 20 at

, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to his/her Residence Certificate
No.: issued on , 20 at
, Philippines.

Doc. No.: NOTARY PUBLIC

Page No.: Until December 31, 20 ______
Book No.: PTR No. __________________
Series of.: _________________________

Original should bear P20.00 documentary stamp

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 Annex 3.5
FPA FORM NO: P-190
NOT FOR SALE
` REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com
Web site Address:http://fpa.da.gov.ph P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR MANGO FLOWER

INDUCER CONTRACTOR

1. Name of Applicant: : FPA USE ONLY

______________________________________________ : License No.: ______
2. Address: : Control No.: _______
______________________________________________ : Remarks: _________
______________________________________________
Telephone Number:______________________________
TIN Number:___________________________________

3. Capitalization: 4. Area of Coverage

_____________________________________________________________________________

5. List of Chemicals Used : 6. Source / Supplier : 7. Equipment Use for

Flower Induction : of Chemicals : Operation
__________________________ : ________________________ : _______________________
__________________________ : ________________________ : _______________________
__________________________ : ________________________ : _______________________
8. How long have you been a contractor?
_________________________________________________________________________________

9. What safety measures do you employ in handling of pesticides?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

10. Names of personnel with training or experience on application.

_____________________________________ ________________________________________
_____________________________________ ________________________________________
_____________________________________ ________________________________________

11. Place and date of FPA training.

______________________________________ ________________________________________
______________________________________ ________________________________________
______________________________________ ________________________________________

ATTACHMENTS:
1. Recommendation from the Regional/Provincial Coordinator
2. License fee of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED PESOS (P1,200.00)
SIX HUNDRED PESOS (P600.00) - Member of Mango Contractors Association
3. Recommendation from the DA- MAO
4. Certification of Training for Mango Contractor

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 Annex 3.6
NOT FOR SALE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO REPACK FERTILIZER

1. Business Name:
______________________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: __________________________________TIN No. __________________

2. a. FPA Distributor License Number : __________________

FPA Dealer License Number : ______________________
b. Expiry Date: _________________________________
3. Business Address:
a. Main _______________________________________________________________________
(Barrio) (Town) (Province)
b. Branch/es: ___________________________________________________________________
(Barrio) (Town) (Province)
4. Name of Owner:
________________________________________________________________________________
(Family) (First) (Middle)
Sex: ___________________ Civil Status: _____________________ Age: _____________
5. List of weighing scales:
Brand name/ Location Place a check if
Capacity (Complete Address) Repacking Site
___________________________ __________________________ ___________________
___________________________ __________________________ ___________________
6. List of Products to be repacked:
____________________________ ___________________________ ___________________
____________________________ ___________________________ ___________________

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing data and information including those in the annexes
hereof are true and correct for the best of my knowledge.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this _____day of

_______________________, 20____ at _____________________________________, Philippines.

__________________________________________
Name & Signature of Applicant

__________________________________________
Name & Signature of Firm’s President/
Manager or Authorized Representative

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
PROVINCE OF _________________)
MUNICIPALY/CITY OF _________________)

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ______day of __________________ 20___ at

__________________________________, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to me his/her Residence
Certificate No. ________________ issued on __________________, 20___ at
_________________________________, Philippines.

NOTARY PUBLIC
Until December 31, 20___
PTR NO. _____________

Doc. No.: ________________

Page No.: _______________
Book No.: _______________
Series of: ________________

Original should bear documentary stamp.

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 Annex 3.7
NOT FOR SALE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.

APPLICATION FOR FERTILIZER WAREHOUSE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Name of Applicant and Address
__________________________________________
__________________________________________

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__________________________________________

Name, Address(es) and storage capacity(ies) of Warehouse(s). Please indicate the Street No./Barrio/Town/City & Province.
(Use additional sheet if necessary).

Name of Warehouse Address Storage Capacity Total Floor Area

1. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
2. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
3. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
4. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
5. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
6. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
7. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
8. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
9. __________________________ __________________________________ ________________ _______________
10. __________________________ ___________________________________ _________________ _______________

Date of Application : _____________________ ___________________________________________________

Name & Signature of Owner and Authorized Representative
 Annex 3.8
NOT FOR SALE

RISK APPRAISAL CHECKLIST FOR WAREHOUSE / STORE

Name of Establishment: __________________________ Date: ___________________

Address: ______________________________________ Auditor: ________________

APPRAISAL SCORE:
ITEM 1 2 3 4
MAJOR
Capability for dealing with All the necessary All the necessary Some necessary No capability at all
leaks/spills i.e. does he carry requirement is in good requirement is in good condition, equipment available, poor
absorbent materials, PPE, care condition, readily accessible, not readily accessible, partial containment of spills, fine water
cart containment of contaminated adequate containment of spills, containment of spills, fine water or or runoff water
water or fine water runoff? fine water or runoff runoff water.

Ventilation Good Fair Marginal Poor

Housekeeping/tidiness Good Fair Marginal Poor

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Product storage/stacking Orderly, neat, stable, Room for improvement Not very well ordered Generally haphazard,
easily accessible Slightly disordered poor stack stability
Capability for fighting small Sufficient number Insufficient no. but Extinguishers No extinguishers
fires, i.e. availability of hand of extinguisher positioned to serviceable with at least 1 person available but slightly available
held extinguishers, service personnel trained to use trained to use them unserviceable. Access difficult,
positioning and maintenance them. doubts about ability to use them.
General attitude towards health Good Fair Marginal Poor
and safety i.e. appreciation of
hazard/safety awareness.
Hygiene standard i.e. facilities Washing facilities available Washing facilities available, no Inadequate washing Poor
for washing, consumption of with separate eating area. separate eating area. facilities. No separate eating
food/drink in work area. area.
Waste disposal None Small amount Moderate Poor
(presence of waste e.g. broken
bottles/ packages/spills/etc.)
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“Risk Appraisal Checklist”
-page 2-

RISK APPRAISAL CHECKLIST FOR WAREHOUSE / STORE

Name of Establishment: __________________________ Date: ___________________

Address: ______________________________________ Auditor: ________________

APPRAISAL SCORE:
ITEM 1 2 3 4
MAJOR
Animal feeds/fertilizers/ Such product not Stored in a physically Stored in the same Stored adjacent to pesticides
foodstuff/etc stored separate area area but not adjacent to
pesticides
TOTAL SCORE: MAJOR ITEMS

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ASSESSMENT : (MAJOR APPRAISAL ITEMS)

9-18 - Generally acceptable standard can be further improved by attention to specific aspects.
19-24 - Minimum acceptable standard, remedial action on improvement maybe required to be done within 5 months to one
year on specific aspect.
25-30 - Less than acceptable standard, immediate remedial action on improvements required for continued operation.
31-36 - High risk definitely not acceptable, immediate closure/suspension of operations should be recommended until
significant improvement in standards is achieved.
 Annex 3.8
“Risk Appraisal Checklist”
-page 3-

RISK APPRAISAL CHECKLIST FOR WAREHOUSE / STORE

Name of Establishment: __________________________ Date: ___________________

Address: ______________________________________ Auditor: ________________

APPRAISAL SCORE:
ITEM 1 2 3 4
SUPPLEMENTARY
Emergency Exit Exits clearly marked Exits accessible and Exits are obstructed or Does not exist
accessible and easily easily operable but not clearly locked
operable marked
Response time of fire Less than 10 Less than 30 minutes More than 30 minutes No realistic response
service minutes

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Security when closed Premises securely Premises securely locked, Premises locked with No realistic security.
locked, windows guarded, access possible via unguarded access available with
etc. windows, etc. relatively little effort.
Floor construction Impermeable to Predominantly Predominantly Permeable to liquids
liquid, no open drains. impermeable to liquids, no open impermeable to liquids, no and/or open drains.
drains open drains
Environmental risk i.e. More than 200 15-100 meters away No direct adjacent Directly adjacent
proximity to home/shops/ meters away within 15 meters.
schools/waterways/etc.
Materials of construction Non-combustible More than 70% Less than 70% Combustible
non-combustible non-combustible

TOTAL SCORE : SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS

6 -12 – Generally acceptable standard, can be further improved by attention to specific aspects.
13-18 - Minimum acceptable standard, remedial action or improvement maybe required to be done within 6 months to one year
19-24 - Non acceptable standard, immediate remedial action on major improvements required.
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“Risk Appraisal Checklist”

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RECOMMENDATIONS: (Indicate specific improvements needed, timetable, etc. Use separate sheet if necessary)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CONFORME: ______________________________
Owner /Authorized Representative
Signature above printed name

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 Annex 4.1

EO226 – The Omnibus Investment Code of 1987

as Amended by RA 7918.

1. All registered enterprises with the Board of Investment (BOI)

can avail of this.

2. Chapter II of EO 226 provides for the preparation of the

Annual Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) in consultation with
the appropriate government agencies and the private sector.
Under the President’s Memorandum Order 211 (s2006),
incentives shall be granted to enterprises engaged in the
commercial processing of agricultural and fishery products
including their by-products and wastes. For agriculture, basic
industries such as organic and inorganic fertilizers and among
others, food and forestry-based industries such as the
following are covered:

a. Processed food

• Production and processing of halal meat and halal

foods
• Leguminous and other vegetable-based protein
• Spices processing (may be integrated with
plantation)
• Vegetable oils
• Production of food crops (may be integrated with
postharvest processing and other vegetables)
• Integrated coconut processing and plantation
• Seaweeds production and processing
• Cassava processing and other root crops (maybe
integrated with plantation)
• Fruit processing and plantation
• Aquaculture (fish production and processing)
• Tropical fish production and processing
• Shrimps and prawn
• Lapu-lapu and other marine products
• Corn flour mill (integrated with plantation)
• Young corn production (may include processing/
canning)
• Mushroom culture and processing
• Sweet potato plantation and processing

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 b. Cutflower production, industrial tree plantation, abaca
pulp plantation and processing, palm oil
plantation/processing, coffee processing, feeds
production, tobacco plantation and processing,
production of beverage crops, production of plantation
crops and other medical herbs/ essential oil plants,
production of livestock and poultry (including dairy
products):

• Beef
• Carabao
• Goats and sheep
• Frozen semen and embryos

c. Quality seeds and seedlings of fruit trees and other

planting materials, sugarcane plantation, processing
and refineries

3. Available incentives

Art 39, para (a) to (m) of EO 226, as amended by R.A.

7918 (s. 1995), provides for the following incentives to
registered enterprises.

a. Income Tax Holiday

b. Additional Deduction for Labor Expense
c. Tax and Duty Exemption on Imported Capital
Equipment and its accompanying spare parts
d. Tax Credit on Domestic Capital Equipment
e. Simplification of Customs Procedures
f. Unrestricted Use of Consigned Equipment
g. Employment of Foreign Nationals
h. Exemption on Breeding Stocks and Genetic
Materials
i. Tax Credit on Domestic Breeding Stocks and
Genetic Materials
j. Tax Credit for Taxes and Duties on Raw Materials
k. Access to Bonded Manufacturing/Trading
Warehouse System
l. Exemption from Taxes and Duties on Imported
Spare Parts
m. Exemption from Wharfage Dues and any export
tax, duty, impose and fee

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4. Procedures on how to avail of incentives

a. Application for registration may be filed with the Board

of Investments, or in the regional offices of the
Department of Trade and Industry (Rule III, Sec. 1 of
EO 226 IRRs).

b. Rule II of EO 226 IRRs provides for the qualification of

applicants. Philippine nationals and foreign nationals
have separate qualification requirements. Export
traders and service exporters shall at all times be at
least 60% owned by Philippine nationals (Sec.1).
Specific requirements also include: area of investment,
citizenship of the members of the Board, etc., (Sec.2).

c. Rule IV, Sec. 1 of EO 226 IRRs provides for the

application procedures and terms and conditions of the
application of registration. Rule VI of EO 226 IRRs
provides for varying incentives for new registered
pioneer firms (6 years from commercial operations),
new registered non-pioneer firms (4 years from
commercial operations), and expanding firms (3 years
from commercial operations).

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 Annex 4.2

GUIDELINES IN THE EXPORTATION OF RAW MATERIALS

OR FINISHED FERTILIZER PRODUCTS

1. No person shall be allowed to engage in the business of

exporting fertilizers except under a license issued by FPA.

2. No product mentioned herein may be exported unless

previously registered with the FPA. Export of fertilizer
samples shall not be covered by this registration
requirement.

3. FPA Letter of Authority to Export has to be secured before

any shipment is made. Requirements for FPA permit to
export are as follows:

• Letter of Request to include the following:

Certification of Origin/Source from
Producer/Seller duly licensed by FPA
• A detailed price build-up to include cost from
time of excavation (for naturally occurring
fertilizers) or receipt of materials (for imported
or locally-processed materials) to the time of
loading on a seagoing vessel. (It is the
shippers’ option to quote on a C&F FO basis.)
• Certified Analysis as processed and packed for
delivery (by FPA analytical laboratory or
recognized FPA laboratories SGS, BSWM, PCA,
PIPAC, SentroTek, Jefcor, etc.).
• Copy of buyer’s Purchase Order/Contract
• Copy of Proforma Invoice.

4. Imported traditional fertilizer grades may not be re-

exported unless authorized by the FPA.

5. Commitments to deliver shall not extend beyond six (6)

months from issuance of an FPA Letter of Authority.

6. Export of products intended for countries where the

Philippines has no trade relations has to be cleared by the
exporter with other appropriate agencies as the

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 Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before FPA issues an
export authority.

7. Exportation of any type of fertilizer shall further be

subjected to rules and regulations promulgated by DFA
and other agencies governing all exports.

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 Annex 4.3

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES

MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1997
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANT OF
TARIFF EXEMPTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES INPUTS, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
UNDER SECTIONS 108 TO 110 OF REPUBLIC ACT 8435(Excerpt)

Rule I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Section 2. Objective - These rules and regulations shall govern

the importation of agriculture and fisheries inputs,
machinery and equipment exempt from the payment of
tariff and duties.

Section 4. Definition of Terms - The terms used in this set of

IRRs are defined as follows:

a). Agriculture Enterprise refers to any single

proprietorship, partnership, cooperative,
corporation, farmer’s organization/association or
juridical entity engaged in the cultivation of the soil,
planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of
livestock, or poultry, the harvesting and marketing
of such farm products, and other farm activities and
practices.

b). Agriculture Inputs, Machinery and Equipment refers

to goods that are used or employed in cultivation of
the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees,
raising of livestock or poultry, the harvesting and
marketing of such farm products, and in the conduct
of farm activities and practices.

Rule II
COVERED IMPORTS

Section 1. The lists of agriculture and fisheries inputs, machinery

and equipment eligible for tariff exemptions for five
years from the date of the effectivity of this
Administrative Order (AO) shall be issued in two

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 batches, according to their appropriate eight-digit
harmonized commodity description and coding system
in the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines.

a). Annex A covers products which shall be imported

duty-free and where the rules on the
application/certification and monitoring procedures
of this AO shall not apply.

b). Annex B shall cover eligible products for tariff

exemption, subject to the application and
certification procedures outline in Rule V of this set
of IRRs.

Rule III
COVERED ENTERPRISES

Agriculture and fisheries enterprises as defined in Sections 4 a) and

I) of Rule I of this set of IRRs shall be eligible for exemption from
the payment of tariffs on imported inputs, machinery and
equipment that are for their exclusive use, subject to the provisions
outlined in Rule V to VIII of this set of IRRs.

Rule IV
IMPORT CONSOLIDATORS

Section 1. Import consolidators as defined in Section 4 m) of Rule

I of this set of IRRs shall represent and assist those
eligible agriculture and fisheries enterprises that are
unable to undertake direct imports due to the small size
of orders or lack of direct import experience.

An import consolidator shall be prohibited from

diverting for its benefit or use, nor shall sell, barter,
exchange, lease or transfer to third persons, the
imported agriculture and fisheries inputs, machinery
and equipment. Circumvention of this provision by the
import consolidator shall be subject to the provisions
under Rule VIII of this set of IRRs.

Section 2. Import consolidators shall be allowed to import duty-

free agriculture and fisheries inputs, machinery and

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 equipment, provided that they have secured the
following:

a) Certificate of Registration from the Cooperative

Development Authority (CDA), Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), or with the
Department of Trade and Industry as the case may
be;

b) Notarized letter of endorsement duly signed by all

participating eligible agriculture and fisheries
enterprises, attached with their approved individual
CEs, allowing the import consolidator to import
agriculture and fisheries inputs, machinery and
equipment on their behalf; and

c) Aggregated and consolidated import purchase orders

of all participating eligible agriculture and fisheries
enterprises for each import transaction.

Rule V
APPLICATION/CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES

Section 1. Agriculture and fisheries enterprises interested in

availing of tariff-exempt importation shall apply for a
Certificate of Eligibility (CE) from the DA or its
deputized agencies. The CE entitles an enterprise for
duty free importation of agriculture and fisheries inputs,
machinery, equipment listed. However, the CE shall be
an accountable form and shall not be transferable.

The DA or its deputized agency shall, in consultation

with the Department of Finance and the Board of
Investments in appropriate cases, issue the CE.

Section 2. The offices deputized to issue CEs are:

a) The DA’s Regional Field Units (RFUs),

b) The CDA’s regional offices,

c) The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI)

regional and provincial offices, and

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 d) The BOI and its regional offices.
The Head of the above-listed offices shall be the only
signatory in the CE.

Section 3. The DA or any of its deputized offices upon evaluation

of the application letter and supporting documents as
follows shall issue Certificates of Eligibility (CE) to
agriculture and fisheries enterprises:

a) In the case of corporations and partnerships, certified

copy of the registration documents of enterprise
issued by the SEC; or

b) In the case of single proprietorship, a certified copy

of the registration documents of enterprise issued by
the DTI or a certified copy of Business/Mayor’s
Permit, as the case may be; or

c) In the case of a cooperative, a certified copy of the

registration documents issued by the CDA; or

d) In the case of farmers’/fisherfolk’s organizations and

associations, a certified copy of the registration
documents of enterprise issued by the SEC or an
accreditation by appropriate government agency;
and

e) Audited financial statements for the previous year in

cases where the limit for the value of the tariff-
exempt transaction will be based on the enterprise’s
declared assets,

f) Pro-forma invoice, and

g) A sworn statement that the input, machinery, and

equipment to be imported tariff-exempt will be for
the exclusive use of the importing
agriculture/fisheries enterprise.`

The CE shall be valid throughout the effectivity of this

AO, unless invalidated or revoked under Rule VIII.

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Section 4. The peso value of each import transaction shall not
exceed the declared assets of the eligible agriculture
and fisheries enterprise as evidenced by the audited
financial statement of the enterprise for the previous
year, or the authorized capital stock as evidenced by
the SEC registration documents.

Section 5. The CE, a sample of which is attached as Annex C, shall

contain the following information:

a) Name of the agriculture or fisheries enterprise;

b) Type of agricultural activity engaged in;

c) Date of issuance of the CE;

d) Total allowable peso value of import transaction, as

set in Section 4 of this Rule; and

e) Tables recording the requested and actual tariff

exempt import transactions made by the entity.

Rule VI
TARIFF EXEMPT IMPORT PROCEDURES

Section 1. Upon arrival of the imported agricultural and fisheries

inputs at the point of entry into the Philippines, the
importing agriculture or fisheries enterprise and/or
import consolidator shall present the following
documents to the Customs Collector to facilitate the
exemption of the imports from tariff:

a) Commercial invoice;

b) Bill of Lading; and

c) In the case of agriculture and fisheries enterprise,

original plus two copies of the CE with supporting
documents listed under Section 3 of Rule V of this
set of IRRs; or

d) In the case of an import consolidator, original plus

two copies of the documents listed under Section 2

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 of Rule IV and (Section 3 e to 3 g) of Rule V of this
set of IRRs.

Section 2. In processing the import transaction, the Customs

Collector shall record on the space provided in the CE
the value, quantity and the commodity code of the
imported agriculture or fisheries input.

Section 3. One copy of the CE to be retained by the BOC and the

other forwarded to the issuing office. The original CE
shall be returned to the agriculture or fisheries
enterprises for future use.

Rule VII
MONITORING AND REPORTING

The DA shall, in collaboration with the DTI, CDA and BOI monitor
the domestic markets to document and guard against the diversion
of imports under this set of IRRs for resale in the domestic market.
The DA shall promote the collaboration of NGOs and the private
sector in the monitoring process. Where violations are suspected,
these agencies shall collaborate so that investigations and
prosecution by the police and the Office of the Solicitor General
(OSG) may proceed. The DA, CDA, DTI, BOI, DOF, BOC, and DOJ
shall meet and agree on the mechanics of such monitoring. The
monitoring arrangements shall be jointly approved and issued by
the concerned agencies on or before 31 December 1998.

Rule VIII
PENALTIES

Section 1. Any person, partnership, corporation, association and

other juridical entity found circumventing the provisions
of this set of IRRs shall suffer the penalty of
imprisonment for a period of not less than six (6)
months but not more than one (1) year, or a fine
equivalent to two hundred percent (200%) of the value
of the imported materials, or both, at the discretion of
the court, and the accessory penalties of confiscation of
the imported goods in favor of the government and
revocation of the privileges given under this title.

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 In cases where the violator is a juridical entity, the
officers responsible in the violation of this set of IRRs
shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment prescribed in
this section.

The importation of goods equivalent to or exceeding the

declared assets of the single proprietorship,
partnership, or farmers/fisherfolk organizations and
associations or the authorized capital stock in case of
corporations and cooperatives, and/or the resale of the
imported goods shall be a prima facie evidence of the
violation of the provisions of this set of IRRs.

Section 2. Based on the investigations by the appropriate offices,

and on the results of the import monitoring mechanism
established in this set of IRRs, information on actions by
any entity considered by any person or the concerned
agencies to be in violation of this set of IRRs shall be
endorsed to the Economic Intelligence and Investigation
Bureau (EIIB) for proper legal action.

Section 3. Any commodities under the custody of the BOC and

which are determined to have been imported in
violation of any of the provisions of this set of IRRs shall
be confiscated in favor of the government of the
Republic of the Philippines and disposed of according to
the usual procedures of the BOC.

Section 4. Any government employee or official who knowingly

issued a Certificate of Eligibility to an enterprise which
is not eligible under this set of IRRs shall be imposed
the penalty of removal from service, demotion in rank,
suspension for not more than one year without pay or
fine in an amount not exceeding six months salary in
addition to such other penalties imposed by other laws,
rules and regulations which were violated.

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 Annex 4.4

REVISED GUIDELINES GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION

OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY COMMODITIES
INTO THE PHILIPPINES
(Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) Regulations)

l. BACKGROUND

The DA is adopting revised guidelines in the processing

of import papers to:

• protect against the entry of unsafe agricultural

products;
• streamline and harmonize processes across DA
agencies involved in the processing of import
papers;
• deter the incidence of agricultural smuggling; and
• facilitate the monitoring of actual imports.

ll. SCOPE

The following guidelines shall apply to all agricultural

and fishery commodities, fertilizers and pesticides, feeds,
veterinary drugs, and biological products, of which
importation is regulated by the DA and its bureaus and
agencies on the basis of sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS)
regulations and quantitative import restrictions.

A. SPS IMPORT CLERANCE/PERMIT

1. The importation of commodities subject to SPS

regulations shall require an SPS Import Clearance
while the importation of commodities subject to
quantitative restrictions shall require an Import
Permit.

2. The SPS Import Clearance shall be obtained from

the concerned DA agencies which are:

a. the Bureau of Animal Industry for live animals,

feeds, veterinary drugs and biological
products, meat and meat products, and by-
products of animal origin.

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 b. the Bureau of Plant Industry for plants,
planting materials, plant products and potential
plant pests

c. the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority for

fertilizers and pesticides

3. The Import Permit shall be obtained from the

concerned DA agencies which are:

a. the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

for live fish, fish and fishery products,
biomolecules, aquatic products, and derivatives

b. the National Food Authority for rice

c. the Sugar Regulatory Administration for sugar

4. A Clearance/Permit shall be used for only one

shipment.

5. The requirement for the application of the SPS

import clearance include

a. Duly accomplished application form

b. Pro-forma Invoice

c. Notarized Affidavit of Undertaking

d. Official Receipt

e. Other commodity specific requirements

6. The application with complete requirements shall

be filed with the relevant Service of the concerned
Agency or Bureau.

7. Only applications with complete requirements

shall be accepted.

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8. Applications that satisfy all requirements shall be
granted a Clearance/Permit. The Clearance/
Permit shall be prepared in four copies to be
distributed as follows:

a. Original client copy to be surrendered to

quarantine officer

b. Duplicate client copy

c. BOC copy

d. Issuing agency copy

9. To monitor and ensure the use of Clearances and

Permits, the following shall be observed for
shipments arriving by sea:

a. Only the duplicate client copy of the

Clearance/Permit shall be initially released to
the applicant while the original shall be
retained by the issuing agency.

b. The duplicate client copy shall be used to

transact with the exporter, financial institution,
and shipping company. However, the same
cannot be accepted to transact with BOC and
the Quarantine Offices at the border. Thus, the
duplicate client copy shall be stamped with the
words:

“For business transaction only. NOT FOR

CUSTOMS AND QUARANTINE CLEARANCE”

c. The applicant shall submit to the issuing

Agency photocopies of the bill of lading,
invoice, and health/phyto-sanitary/veterinary
certificate from the exporting country not later
than 15 days from release of the duplicate;
otherwise, the Clearance/Permit shall be
rendered null and void. The original
authenticated copy of the SPS Import

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 Clearance shall then be released to the
applicant immediately.
..
10. For shipment arriving by air, the original copy
together with other copies of the Clearance/
Permit shall be released to the applicant upon
approval.

11. On arrival of the import shipment, the original

copies of the SPS Import Clearance/Permit, bill of
lading, invoice, and health/phyto-
sanitary/veterinary certificates shall be presented
to the Quarantine Officer (QO). Following
satisfactory inspection of the documents and
shipment, the QO shall issue a Notice of Release
together with the BOC copy, which shall then be
presented to the BOC for cargo release.

B. Licensing of Importers, Registration of Products,

and Accreditation of Facilities and Foreign
Establishments

1. Importation of the following commodities shall

require the pre-registration of the product with
the concerned Bureau or Agency:

a. Feeds and feedstuff – BAI

b. Veterinary drugs and biological products – BAI

c. Pesticides and fertilizers – FPA

2. The importation of the following commodities shall

require that the applicant will use or import from
facility(ies) and establishment(s)
licensed/registered/ accredited by the concerned
Bureau or Agency as follows:

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 Commodity Facility/Established Agency
Fresh fruits and Domestic cold storage, BPI
vegetables foreign (exporting)
established
Live animals Domestic quarantine farms BAI
Feeds and Foreign and domestic feed BAI
feedstuffs product establishments
Veterinary drugs Domestic veterinary drug BAI
and products and product establishments
Veterinary Veterinary biological BAI
biological products, foreign and
products domestic establishment,
domestic cold storage,
distributor’s warehouse
Meat and Meat Foreign meat establishment, NMIS/BAI
Products domestic meat
establishment, cold storage
Live fish Aquaculture farms BFAR
Chilled/frozen fish Domestic cold storage BFAR
Pesticides and Warehouse FPA
fertilizers

3. The importation of the following commodities

require the licensing, registration or accreditation
of importers and handlers by the concerned
agency:

Commodity Agency
Plant products BPI
Live animals BAI
Feeds and feedstuffs BAI
Veterinary drugs and products BAI
Veterinary biological products BAI
Meat and meat products BAI/NMIS
Live fish BFAR
Fish and fishery products BFAR
Pesticides and fertilizers FPA

C. Other Requirements

1. Certificate of fumigation, phyto-sanitary

certificate, or the presence of the ISPM 15 WPM
Marking from the exporting country shall be

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required for regulated wood and wood packaging
materials. The needed attachments are the
following:

a. Pro-forma application for SPS Import Clearance

/Permit

b. Pro-forma SPS Import Clearance/ Permit

c. Pro-forma application for Registration of

Product

d. Pro-forma Registration of Product Certificate

e. Pro-forma application for LRA of Establishment

/Facility

f. Pro-forma LRA of Establishment/Facility

Certificate

g. Pro-forma application for LRA of Importer

/Handler

h. Pro-forma LRA of Importer/Handler Certificate.

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 Annex 4.5

IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION BY THE PHILIPPINE

NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW (NSW)

Asean leaders agreed to adopt the Single Window approach at

the national and regional levels on 9 December 2006. The NSWs of
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore
shall be ready by 2008. On December 27, 2005, President Arroyo
issued EO 482 to create the NSW Task Force for Cargo Clearance.

National Single Window (per EO 482) is to facilitate the

implementation of electronic processing of trade documents. A
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Bureau of Customs
and Department of Agriculture was signed in December 2006 for
the pilot implementation of NSW.

The Philippine NSW is a computerized internet-based system

that allow parties involved in trade to lodge information and
documents with a single entry point to fulfill all import, export and
transit-related regulatory requirements.

The project is being implemented through the mandate of

Executive Order 482 dated December 27, 2005. There are about
40 government agencies involved in the issuance of import and
export licenses, permits and clearances for trade facilitation over
Philippine borders including FPA. Stakeholder’s Quick Guide and
Benefits can be seen in pp. 218-219.

FPA import permits can also be checked through cellular

phone using the syntax: BOCE2M space FPA space, < PERMIT # >
space <TIN #> space <MPIN>. MPIN will be issued to authorized
user by enrolling their mobile phone number to the e2m system.

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 Annex 4.6

SAMPLING PROCEDURE FOR FERTILIZER

PRODUCTS

The collection of representative samples is of crucial

importance because if not drawn correctly, the analysis carried
out on such samples will serve no purpose. Therefore, fertilizer
samples must be gathered in accordance with the procedure of
withdrawal of samples PNS 85:1986.

1. PROCEDURE IN GATHERING SAMPLES

a. Identify the specific lot of fertilizer to be sampled at

various points from plow to the dealers’ shelf.

b. Follow the PNS sampling scale to decide on the

number of bags to be sampled.

c. Identify the bags where samples are to be drawn

following the PNS procedure.

d. Samples drawn from the different bags should be

thoroughly mixed together. This is called composite
samples.

e. The composite sample should be approximately 1.5

to 2.0 kg.

f. The composite sample will be divided into three (3)

subsamples of approximately one half kilo each.
These will be kept in clean, dry plastic bottles or
bags with appropriate labeling.

The samples should be accompanied by

the following details:

• Date of sampling
• Type/Grade of sample
• Supplier
• Name & Address of dealer/distributor
where samples were drawn.
• Name of FPA personnel who drew the
samples.

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1.1 DISTRIBUTION OF COMPOSITE SAMPLE:

The three (3) subsamples prepared from the

composite sample will be distributed as follows:

a. One to the laboratory for analysis.

b. One to be retained by FPA for possible use in

case of future dispute.

c. One for the owner/storekeeper.

1.2 PRECAUTIONS WHEN GATHERING SAMPLES

a. Collect the samples in the presence of the

owner/storekeeper or custodian of the fertilizer
as witness.

b. Take care not to damage substantially the

commercial value of the fertilizer.

c. Avoid collection of samples from damaged

containers or torn bags and from hard and
lumpy fertilizer unless sampling for the degree
of damage.

d. Avoid sampling during transit of the

consignment.

e. FPA personnel gathering the sample should

issue an acknowledgement receipt for the
materials taken (see attached FPA form).

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 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY
FPA Bldg., BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman , Quezon City 1101
Tel. No.: 920-8173
Telefax : 441-1601/920-8238
P.O. Box 2582, Q.C.
E-mail Address: fpa_77@yahoo.com Website Address: http://fpa.da.gov.ph

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT

This is to certify that I, _________________________________ , has taken the

(FPA Personnel/Name)

following products/materials for quality monitoring:

Name of Product Packing/Volume

1. ___________________________ _____________________________________

2. ___________________________ _____________________________________

3. ___________________________ _____________________________________

at_________________________________ on _____________________________ in the

(Name of Store/Company & Location) (Date)

presence of : _____________________________________________
(Manufacturer/Storekeeper/Owner’s name
or designated representative)

Please note that the cost of analysis will be borne by the

owner/manufacturer/importer.

Sampled by:

______________________________
Signature of FPA Personnel

Conforme:

______________________________
Signature of Manufacturer/Importer
or Store owner/Keeper
Accomplish in triplicate:
1. Owner/Manufacturer/Importer
2. FPA-Quezon City
3. FPA-PDO IV/PDO II

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2. METHOD OF SAMPLING SOLID FERTILIZER PNS
85:1986

a. SCORE

This standard specifies the method used in

obtaining samples of granulated crystalline or
pulverized solid fertilizer materials in bags or in bulk.

b. APPARATUS

b.1 Slotted Single or Double Tube Trier – The

slotted single (Figure 1a) or double trier
(Figure 1b) shall be with a solid core tip
constructed of stainless steel or brass.
Stainless steel is required for sample on which
micronutrients are to be determined. This tube
trier is primarily used in taking samples from
bagged fertilizers.

b.2 Stream Sampling Cup – The stream

sampling cup (Figure 2) is primarily used in
taking samples in transfer belt or spout.

b.3 Container for Unground Sample – The

container for unground sample shall have the
capacity of one liter and made from corrosion-
resistant material with a moisture proof
barrier, or fabricated from material which will
not permit moisture to enter or leave the
sample. Polyethylene plastic bags could also
be used.

b.4 Containers for Ground Samples – The

containers for ground samples shall be plastic
or glass, 250 mL capacity, with mouth airtight
cap.

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 Must be > 25” long

FIGURE 1A: SINGLE TUBE TRIER

Wood handlers

39” long

FIGURE 1B: DOUBLE TUBE TRIER

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Fabricated from: IGGA-GALVANIZED IRON
OR 18-20 GA-STAINLESS STEEL
TYPE 304

FIGURE 2: STREAM SAMPLING CUP

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c. PROCEDURE

c.1 Bagged Fertilizers

c.1.1 Scale of Sampling – The number of bags

to be chosen from a lot shall depend on
the size of the lot as given in Table 1
below.

Table 1. Sampling for Bagged Fertilizer

Lot Size, Bag (N) No. of bags to be selected

(n)
2–8 2
9 – 27 3
28 – 64 4
65 – 100 5
101 – 300 6
301 – 500 7
501 – 800 8
801 – 1,200 9
1,201 – 1,700 10
1,701 – above 10 + 1 bag for every 500
additional bags

These bags shall be chosen at

random from the lot. In order to ensure
randomness of selection, a random table,
as agreed between the purchaser and
vendor, shall be used. In case that a
random table is not available, the
following procedure shall be used.

Count the containers from 1,2,3,

etc. up to r and so on in one order.
Thus, every rth container counted shall
be withdrawn from the lot to give a sub-
sample for the test, where r is the
internal part of the N/n. N is the total
number of bags in the lot and n is the
number of bags to be sampled from the
lot.

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c.1.2 Collection of Sample

1. Take one core from each sampling

bag.

2. Place bag in a horizontal position,

then roll or flip over one or more
time.

3. If valve-type bag, sample through

valve. If the bag, is sewn make an
X-cut with a knife near the seam of
the corner.

4. Insert with single tube trier so that

it extends diagonally from corner
(Figure 3) with slot down. Half turn
to bring the slot up. Jar bag slightly
to fill the trier, and remove carefully
so as not to drag material out of it
with the bag edges.

5. Transfer all cores to the container

for unground samples, or if desired,
each core maybe completely
transferred to a narrow stainless
steel U-shaped trough, slightly
longer than the trier length. The
trough is usually fitted with a
handle at one end and a pouring
spout at the opposite end. The
trough is used to transfer sample
portions to the larger container
which holds the entire composite
sample. This is especially helpful
when using single tube triers to
avoid spillage or loss.

6. Label container of the composite

sample with all pertinent
information.

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 INSERT, SLOT DOWN

TURN and WITHDRAW

SLOT UP

FIGURE 3

BAG SAMPLING TECHNIQUE

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 7. Sort samples to the laboratory for
preparation and analysis.

c.2 Bulk Fertilizers

The methods described herein are used

for obtaining representative samples from a lot
of fertilizers in bulk. These are applicable
during transfer, in single or multi-
compartmented trucks, in rail cars, in storage
or 1 front-end loaders.

For purposes of obtaining an official

sample, a lot shall be represented by an
identifiable quantity of commercial fertilizer
that can be sampled by herein described
procedures, up to and including a freight car
load of 45 tons maximum, or the amount
contained in a single vehicle or delivered under
a single invoice.

c.2.1 Collection of Sample – Collect

the sample according to the
following appropriate techniques.

c.2.1.1 Material in Storage

a. Sampling points for vertical

cores from bulk storage piles
are given in Figures 4a and
4b. Level or flat piles,
containing up to 100 tons,
are sampled in a fashion
similar to that described for
the ridged piles. Withdraw
(ten cores to the maximum
possible depth of the trier)
from positions indicated in
the diagram in Figure 4b.

b. A one-sided or sloped pile is

sampled at the points shown
in Figure 4b. Withdraw one
vertical core of material from

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FIGURE 4A: SAMPLE PATTERN FOR RIDGED PILE

Withdraw one vertical core of material from

Location 1 and 6, and two cores from locations
2, 3, 4 and 5.

FIGURE 4B: SAMPLE PATTERN FOR ONE-SIDED PILE

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 locations 1 and 6, and two
cores at locations 2, 3, 4,
and 5. These sampling
patterns are designed so that
cores taken from each
location represent
approximately equal fraction
of the lot.

c.2.1.2 Transfer Belt or Spout

Take sample by passing the

stream sampling cup as
illustrated in Figure 5
completely through the
stream of the material as it
drops from a transfer belt or
spout. The long slot in the
top of the sampling cup
should be perpendicular to
the falling stream. Pass the
cup through the complete
stream at a uniform speed,
such that the cup will collect
approximately equal amount
at each pass, but will never
overflow. Empty content of
the cup from each pass into a
suitable container.

c.2.1.3 Single Compartment Truck

Sample the load by vertical

probing procedure. Use one
of the double tube triers
listed under clause 2. Draw
ten vertical cores according
to the pattern shown in
Figure 6a . Insert the grain
probe or compartment trier
vertically while closed,
normally to a depth of not
less than 120 cm (the depth

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 SAMPLE CUP

DIRECTION OF SAMPLE CUP MOVEMENT

FIGURE 5

USE OF STREAM SAMPLING CUP FOR BELT SAMPLES

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 for some of the cores will be
less if the side of the truck is
sloped). Open the probe
until it is filled. Close and
withdraw.

c.2.1.4 Multicompartmented
Truck and Hopper Cars

Sample the multi

compartmented truck and
hopper car after they are
loaded for shipment, or upon
receipt before unloading
following the pattern given in
Figure 6b for each
compartment. Keep in mind
that it is easy to take vertical
cores before shipment and
more difficult after the car or
truck is received. Withdraw
a minimum of ten vertical
cores, inserting the probe in
the positions indicated in the
center of the core.

c.2.1.5 Carloads

a. Sample the material while

loading or unloading the car
by stream sampling as
described previously. If it
becomes necessary to
sample the material in a box
car, use the vertical probing
technique as described for
single compartment truck. If
the pile of the material in a
box car is cored or ridged,
take cores from the positions
indicated in Figure 4A, one at

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 OPEN RAIL CAR
TRUCK OR WAGON

FIGURE 6A
AOAC SAMPLING PATTERN

PATTERN A PATTERN B
(3-4 HATCHES) (MORE THAN 4 HATCHES)
4 probes/hatch 2 probes/hatch
FIGURE 6B

SAMPLE POINTS FOR COVERED HOPPER CARS OR OTHER

CARRIERS

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 each end, then duplicate the
sampling pattern described in
Figure 4b.

b. Use one of the tube triers

and insert to a depth not less
than 120 cm in each of the
indicated sampling locations.
The closed double-
compartmented trier is
inserted, opened, filled,
closed and withdrawn.

d. SUB SAMPLING BY MASS REDUCTION

Samples received in the laboratory must be

reduced in mass to 225-500 g pulverized, if
necessary, reduced in mass again, and store in air-
tight container. It is recommended that these
procedures be carried out in a laboratory
environment.

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 Annex 4.7

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Specifications (Sample)

Specifications/standards

Specifications against which commercial products are

judged for quality. Specifications of several fertilizers have been
developed in different countries. If purchasing fertilizers from
international and/or national markets, specifications have to be
indicated. Prices of specific type of fertilizer may differ according
to the required quality and specification.

Specifications for Commonly used Fertilizers (Word

Document)

1. N, P and K Fertilizers

UREA (Free flowing)

UREA (Granular)
UREA (SUPER GRANULATED)
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE (16-20-0)
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE (20-20-0)
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE NITRATE (20-20-0)
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE (18-9-0)
NITRO PHOSPHATE (20-20-0)
UREA AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (28-28-0)
UREA AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (24-24-0)
UREA AMMONIUM PHOSPHATES (20-20-0
MONO AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (11-52-0)
NITROPHOSPHATE (23-23-0)
AMMONIUM NITRATE PHOSPHATE (23-23-0)
AMMONIUM SULPHATE
CALCIUM AMMONIUM NITRATE (CAN)
SINGLE SUPERPHOSPHATE (SSP) (Powdered)
SINGLE SUPERPHOSPHATE (SSP) (Granular)
TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE (TSP)
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE/MURIATE OF POTASH (MOP)
(Crystalline powder) POTASSIUM CHLORIDE/MURIATE OF
POTASH (MOP), (Granular) POTASSIUM SULPHATE/SULPHATE
OF POTASH (SOP)
DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (DAP)
NPK COMPLEX 15-15-15

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 NPK COMPLEX 17-17-17
NPK COMPLEX 19-19-19
NITROPHOSPHATE WITH POTASH (15-15-15)
N.P.K. (10-26-26)
N.P.K. (12-32-16)
N.P.K. (22-22-11)
N.P.K. (14-35-14)
N.P.K. (17-17-17)
N.P.K. (14-28-14)
N.P.K. (19-19-19)

UREA (Free flowing)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis):
minimum 46%
• Biuret content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material
shall pass through 2.8 mm IS sieve and be retained
on 1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5% shall be
below 1 mm IS sieve.
• Packing: Pack in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining.
4% empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight
(net) as specified on the bag.

UREA (Granular)
NOTE: Only when specially requested (for machine
application) as it is slightly more expensive than free
flowing Urea
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis):
minimum 46%.
• Biuret content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall
pass through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 2 mm
IS sieve. Not more than 5% shall be below 1 mm IS
sieve.
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net)
as specified on the bag.

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UREA (SUPER GRANULATED)
• Moisture, content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen, content by weight (on dry basis),
minimum 46%
• Biuret content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through 13.2 mm IS sieve and not less
than 80 percent by weight shall be retained on 9.5
mm IS sieve.

AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE (16-20-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight,
minimum 16.%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 20%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) content by
weight, minimum 19.5%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through 4 mm IS sieve and shall be
retained on 1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 percent
shall be below 1 mm IS sieve.
• Sulphur (as S), content by weight, min. 11.%

AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE (20-20-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 20%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
18%
• Nitrogen in the form of urea content by weight:
maximum 2%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205 content by weight: minimum 20%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) content by
weight: minimum 17%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through4 mm IS sieve and shall be
retained on 1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 per cent
shall be below 1 mm IS sieve.
• Sulphur (as S), content by weight: minimum 13%

AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE NITRATE (20-20-

0)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%

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 • Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 20%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
17%
• Nitrate nitrogen content by weight, maximum 3%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight, minimum 20%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) per cent by
weight, minimum 17%
• Particle size-90 percent of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and shall be retained on 1 mm
IS sieve. Not more than 5 per cent shall be below 1
mm IS sieve.
• Sulphur (as S), content by weight: minimum 13%

AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE SULPHATE (18-9-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
18%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 9%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) percent by
weight: minimum 8.5%
• Particle size: 90 percent of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve.

NITRO PHOSPHATE (20-20-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 20%
• Nitrogen in ammoniacal form content by weight,
minimum 10%
• Nitrogen in nitrate form content by weight,
maximum 10%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) percent by weight: minimum 20%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) percent by
weight: minimum 12%
• Calcium nitrate, content by weight: maximum 1%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on
1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be
below 1 mm IS sieve.

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UREA AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (28-28-0)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 28%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
9%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 28%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) content by
weight, minimum 25.2%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on
1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be
below 1 mm IS sieve.

UREA AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (24-24-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight, minimum 24%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
7.5%
• Nitrogen in the form of urea content by weight:
maximum 16.5%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 24%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) content by
weight: minimum 20.4%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 content of the material
shall pass through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on
1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be
below 1 mm IS sieve.

UREA AMMONIUM PHOSPHATES (20-20-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 20%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
6.4%
• Neutral ammoniacal citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 20%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205 ) content by
weight: minimum 17%
• Particle size: 90 percent of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve.

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(Note: This product contains filler material (inert soil) to the
extent of 30 % by weight)

MONO AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (11-52-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen all in ammoniacal form content by
weight: minimum 11%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 52%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) content by
weight: minimum 44.2%
• Particle size-90 percent of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve

NITROPHOSPHATE (23-23-0)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 23%
• Nitrogen in ammoniacal form content by weight:
minimum 11.5%
• Nitrogen in nitrate form content by weight:
maximum 11.5%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 23%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) content by
weight: minimum 18.5%
• Calcium nitrate, content by weight: maximum 1.0%
• Particle size-90 percent of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve

AMMONIUM NITRATE PHOSPHATE (23-23-0)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 23%
• Nitrogen in ammoniacal form content by weight:
minimum 13%
• Nitrogen in nitrate form content by weight:
maximum 10%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 23%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205`) percent by
weight: minimum 20.5%

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 • Particle size- 90 per content of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve.

AMMONIUM SULPHATE
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis):
minimum 20%
• Free acidity (as H2SO4) by weight: maximum 0.025%
• Sulphur (as S) by weight: minimum 23%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall
pass through 2.8 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1
mm IS sieve. Not more than 5% shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve.
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net)
as specified on the bag.

CALCIUM AMMONIUM NITRATE (CAN)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis): 26%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen by weight: 50% of total nitrogen
• Nitrate nitrogen by weight: 50% of total nitrogen
• Calcium and/or magnesium carbonate by weight:
minimum 18%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS sieve.
Not more than 5% shall be below 1 mm IS sieve.
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net) as
specified on the bag.

SINGLE SUPERPHOSPHATE (SSP) (Powdered)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 12%
• Free phosphoric acid (as P2O5) by weight: maximum
4%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) by weight:
minimum 15.8%
• Sulphur (as S) by weight: minimum 11%

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polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining.
4% empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net)
as specified on the bag

SINGLE SUPERPHOSPHATE (SSP) (Granular)

NOTE: Price may be slightly higher than powdered
material. Quotations may be asked for both types and
decision to be taken based on availability and price.
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 5%
• Free phosphoric acid (as P2O5) by weight: maximum
4%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) by weight:
minimum 15.8%
• Sulphur (as S) by weight: minimum 11%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall
pass through 4 mm IS sieve and shall be retained on
1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5% shall be below 1
mm
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining.
4% empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net)
as specified on the bag

TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE (TSP)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 5%
• Free phosphoric acid (as P2O5) by weight: maximum
3%
• Total phosphates (as P2O5) by weight: minimum
46%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) by weight:
minimum 42.5%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall
pass through 4 mm IS sieve and shall be retained on
1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5% shall be below 1
mm
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net)
as specified on the bag

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POTASSIUM CHLORIDE/MURIATE OF POTASH (MOP)
(Crystalline powder)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 0.5%
• Water soluble potash content (as K2O) by weight:
minimum 60%
• Sodium (as NaCl) by weight: maximum 3.5%
• Particle size: Not less than 65 % of the material shall
pass through 1.7 mm IS sieve and be retained on
0.25 mm IS sieve
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net)
as specified on the bag.

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE/MURIATE OF POTASH (MOP)

(Granular)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 0.5%
• Water soluble potash content (as K2O) by weight:
minimum 60%
• Sodium (as NaCl) by weight: maximum 3.5%
• Magnesium (as MgCl2) by weight: maximum 1%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall pass
through 3.35 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5% should be below 1 mm size.
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net) as
specified on the bag.

POTASSIUM SULPHATE/SULPHATE OF POTASH (SOP)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Potash content (as K2O) by weight: minimum 50%
• Total chlorides (as Cl) by weight: maximum 2.5%
• Sodium (as NaCl) by weight: maximum 2%
• Sulphur (as S) by weight: minimum 17.5%
• Particle size: Not less than 65 % of the material shall pass
through 1.7 mm IS sieve and be retained on 0.25 mm IS
sieve.
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.

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specified on the bag.

DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (DAP)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis): minimum
18%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as P2O5)
content by weight: minimum 46%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) content by weight:
minimum 41%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS sieve.
Not more than 5% shall be below 1 mm size
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net) as
specified on the bag.

NPK COMPLEX 15-15-15

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis): minimum
15%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as P2O5)
content by weight: minimum 15%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) content by weight:
minimum 12%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 15%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS sieve.
Not more than 5% shall be below 1 mm size
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net) as
specified on the bag.

NPK COMPLEX 17-17-17

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis): minimum
17%

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 • Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as P2O5)
content by weight: minimum 17%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) content by weight:
minimum 13.6%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 17%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS sieve.
Not more than 5% shall be below 1 mm size
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net) as
specified on the bag.

NPK COMPLEX 19-19-19

NOTE: All other NPK complex grades will follow the same
rule, particularly water soluble phosphate content should
be 85% (minimum) of the neutral ammonium citrate
soluble phosphate content
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight (on dry basis): minimum
19%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as P2O5)
content by weight: minimum 19%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) content by weight:
minimum 15.2%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 19%
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS sieve.
Not more than 5% shall be below 1 mm size
• Packing: Packed in 50 kg (dry) capacity woven
polypropylene bags with polyethylene inner lining. 4%
empty bags to be supplied at no extra cost.
• Each bag to guarantee minimum product weight (net) as
specified on the bag.

NITROPHOSPHATE WITH POTASH (15-15-15)

• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen, minimum 15%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
7.5%
• Nitrate nitrogen content by weight: maximum 7.5%

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 • Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 15%
• Water soluble phosphates (as P205) content by
weight: minimum 4%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight
minimum 15%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1
mm IS sieve
• Calcium nitrate, content by weight: maximum 1%

N.P.K. (10-26-26)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.0%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 10%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
7%
• Nitrogen in the form of urea content by weight:
maximum 3%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 26%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 26%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P205) content by weight:
minimum 22.1%
• Particle size: Particle size of the material will be such
that 90 percent of the material will be between 1 mm
and 4mm IS sieve and not more than 5 percent will
be below 1 mm size.

N.P.K. (12-32-16)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 12%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
9%
• Nitrogen in the form of urea content by weight:
maximum 3%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 32
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 27.2%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P205) percent by weight:
minimum 16%
• Particle size: Particle size of the material will be such
that 90 percent of the material will be between 1 mm

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be below 1 mm size.

N.P.K. 22-22-11
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 22%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
7%
• Urea nitrogen percent by weight: maximum 15%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 22%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 11%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P205) content by weight:
minimum 18.7%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on
1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be
below 1 mm IS sieve.

N.P.K. (14-35-14)
• Moisture percent by weight: maximum 1%
• Nitrogen in ammoniacal form percent by weight:
minimum 14%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphates (as
P205) percent by weight: minimum 35%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) percent by weight:
minimum 14%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P2O5) per cent by
weight: minimum 29.7%
• Particle size: 90 percent of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve.

N.P.K. (17-17-17)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 17%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
5%
• Urea nitrogen content by weight: maximum 12%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 17%

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 • Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 17%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P205) percent by weight:
minimum 14.5%
• Particle size: 90 percent of the material shall pass
through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on 1 mm IS
sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below 1 mm
IS sieve.

N.P.K. (14-28-14)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 14%
• Urea nitrogen content by weight: maximum 6%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
8%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 28%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight:
minimum 14%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P205) content by weight:
minimum 23.8%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through 4mm IS sieve and be retained on 1
mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be below
1 mm IS sieve.

N.P.K. (19-19-19)
• Moisture content by weight: maximum 1.5%
• Total nitrogen content by weight: minimum 19%
• Ammoniacal nitrogen content by weight: minimum
5.6%
• Urea nitrogen content by weight: maximum 13.4%
• Neutral ammonium citrate soluble phosphate (as
P205) content by weight: minimum 19%
• Water soluble potash (as K2O) content by weight,
minimum 16.2%
• Water soluble phosphate (as P205) content by weight:
minimum 19%
• Particle size: Not less than 90 percent of the material
shall pass through 4 mm IS sieve and be retained on
1 mm IS sieve. Not more than 5 percent shall be
below 1mm IS sieve.

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2. Micronutrient Fertilizers

ZINC SULPHATE
ZINC SULPHATE MONO-HYDRATE (ZnSO4 H2O)
CHELATED Zn, AS Zn-EDTA
CHELATED IRON, AS Fe-EDTA
MANGANESE SULPHATE
BORAX (SODIUM TETRABORATE)
COPPER SULPHATE
FERROUS SULPHATE
AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE
SOLUBOR (Na2B4O7*5H20+Na2B10016*10H20) for foliar spray.
MAGNESIUM SULPHATE

ZINC SULPHATE
• Zinc (as Zn) content by weight: minimum 21%
• Sulphur (as S) content by weight: minimum 10%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 003%
• Copper (as Cu) content by weight: maximum 1%
• Magnesium (as Mg) content by weight: maximum 5%
• Cadmium (as Cd) content by weight: maximum 0.0025%
• Arsenic (as As) content by weight: maximum 0.01%
• Matter insoluble in water by weight: maximum 1%
• pH: not less than 4%
• Form: free flowing powder

ZINC SULPHATE MONO-HYDRATE (ZnSO4 H2O)

• Free flowing powder form
• Matter-insoluble in water, content by weight: maximum
1%
• Zinc (as Zn). content by weight: minimum 33%
• Lead (as Pb), content by weight: maximum 0.003%
• Copper (as Cu), content by weight: maximum 0.1%
• Magnesium (as Mg), content by weight, maximum 0.5%
• Iron (as Fe), content by weight: maximum 0.5%
• pH not less than 4.0%
• Cadmium (as Cd), content by weight: minimum 0.0025%
• Arsenic (as As), content by weight: minimum 0.01%

CHELATED Zn, AS Zn-EDTA

• Zinc content (expressed as Zn) by weight in the form of
Zn-EDTA complex: minimum 12%

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 • Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 0.003%
• pH: 6.0 – 6.5 %
• Form: free flowing crystalline/powder

CHELATED IRON AS Fe-EDTA

• Appearance – Free flowing crystalline/powder
• Iron contents (expressed as Fe), by weight in the form of
Fe-EDTA minimum 12%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 0.003%
• pH 5.5 -6.5%

MANGANASE SULPHATE
• Manganese (as Mn) content by weight: minimum
30.5%
• Sulphur (as S) content by weight: minimum
17%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum
0.003%
• Copper (as Cu) content by weight: maximum
0.1%
• Magnesium (as Mg) content by weight: maximum 2%
• Matter insoluble in water by weight: maximum 1%·
• pH: not less than 3.75%
• Form: free flowing powder

BORAX (SODIUM TETRABORATE)

• Boron (as B) content by weight: minimum 10.5%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 0.003%
• Matter insoluble in water by weight: maximum 1%
• pH: 9.0-9.5% Form: free flowing powder

COPPER SULPHATE
• Copper (as Cu) content by weight: minimum 24%
• Sulphur (as S) content by weight: minimum 12%
• Soluble iron and aluminium compounds (expressed as Fe)
content by weight: maximum 0.5%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 0.003%
• Matter insoluble in water by weight: maximum 1%
• pH: not less than 3%
• Form: free flowing powder/granular

FERROUS SULPHATE
• Ferrous iron (as Fe) content by weight: minimum 19%
• Sulphur (as S) content by weight: minimum 10.5%

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 • Free acid (as H2SO4) content by weight: maximum 1%
• Ferric iron (as Fe) content by weight: maximum 0.5%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 0.003%
• Matter insoluble in water by weight: maximum 1%
• pH: not less than 3.5%
• Form: free flowing powder

AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE
• Molybdenum (as Mo) content by weight: minimum 52%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 0.003%
• Matter insoluble in water by weight: maximum 1%
• pH: 5.0-5.5%
• Form: free flowing crystalline/powder

SOLUBOR (Na2B4O7*5H20+Na2B10016*10H20) for foliar spray

• Content of Boron (as B) content by weight: minimum
19%
• Matter insoluble in water content by weight: maximum
1%
• Lead (as Pb) content by weight: maximum 0.003%

MAGNESIUM SULPHATE
• Free flowing -crystalline form
• Matter insoluble in water, content by weight: maximum
1%
• Magnesium (as Mg), content by weight: minimum 9.6%
• Lead (as Pb), content by weight: maximum 0.003
• pH (5% solution) 5.0-8.0%
• Sulphur (as S),content by weight: minimum 12%

3. Rock Phosphate (RP)/Phosphate Rock (PR) for direct

application
• Total phosphates (as P2O5) content by weight: between
15-35% depending on source
• Cadmium (as Cd) content by weight: maximum 27 mg/kg
of RP
• Particle size: Not less than 90% of the material shall pass
through 0.15 mm IS sieve and the balance shall pass
through 0.25 mm IS sieve.

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4. Organic Manures

Quality of organic manures vary widely, depending on the materials used.

However, basic criteria to consider suitability of the material as a
nutrient source are:
• Organic matter content by weight: minimum 30%
• Organic carbon content by weight: minimum 12%
• Total nutrients (N+ P2O5+ K2O) content by weight:
minimum 5%
Subject to doubt and availability of analytical facilities, contents
of following heavy metals should be checked:
• Arsenic (As) content by weight: maximum 10 mg/kg
• Cadmium (Cd) content by weight: maximum 5 mg/kg
• Cromium (Cr) content by weight: maximum 50 mg/kg
• Copper (Cu) content by weight: maximum 300 mg/kg
• Lead (Pb) content by weight: maximum 100 mg/kg

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 Annex 5.1
FPW NO. 1

FIELD FERTILIZER PRICE REPORT

Period Covered: ___________________

Region: __________________________

RETAIL PRICE (P/50 kg. bag)

PROVINCE PRODUCT NAME REMARKSa

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Print Name & Signature
a
Remarks should explain substantially why prices of certain fertilizer/s increase or decrease in price.
 Annex 5.2
FPW NO. 2

COMPANY FERTILIZER PRICE REPORT

Period Covered: ____________________________

Region: ___________________________________

EX-WAREHOUSE PRICE (P/50 kg. bag)

COMPANY PRODUCT NAME REMARKSa
UREA 21-0-0 14-14-14 16-20-0 0-0-60 18-46-0

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__________________________________
Print Name & Signature
a
Remarks should explain substantially why prices on certain fertilizer/s increase or decrease in price.
 Annex 5.3
FPW NO. 3

ORGANIC FERTILIZER PRICE (FIELD) REPORT

Period covered: _________________________

Region: ________________________________

EX-WAREHOUSE PRICE (P/50 kg. bag)

PROVINCE PRODUCT NAME REMARKSa

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_________________________________
Print Name & Signature

a
Remarks should explain substantially why prices on certain fertilizer/s increase or decrease in price.
 Annex 5.4
FPW NO. 4

ORGANIC FERTILIZER PRICE (COMPANY) REPORT

Period Covered: ________________________________

Region: _______________________________________

EX-WAREHOUSE PRICE (P/50 kg. bag)

PROVINCE PRODUCT NAME REMARKSa

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 Annex 5.5
FPW NO. 5

MONTHLY REPORT ON FERTILIZER STOCKS, SALES AND PRICES

Period Covered _________________________

FERTILIZER GRADE ENDING PURCHASE TOTAL SALES ENDING AVERAGE

INVENTORY THIS MONTH STOCKS (No. of bags) INVENTORY PRICE
LAST MONTH THIS MONTH (P)
Within Outside Within Outside

UREA (46-0-0)
AMMOSUL (21-0-0)
COMPLETE (14-14-14)

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AMMOPHOS (16-20-0)
POTASH (0-0-60)
DAP (18-46-0)
NK (17-0-17)
ORGANIC
16-16-16

TOTAL

Prepared by: Submitted by:

________________________________________ _____________________________________
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1. FAO. 2012. AGP – Fertilizer Specifications.

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3. Guidelines On The Procedures And Technical Requirements

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