Pursuant to Executive Order No. 197, directing all Departments, Bureaus, Commissions, Agencies, Offices and Instrumentalities of the National Government, including government-owned and controlled corporations, to increase rates of fees and charges by not less than twenty percent (20%), the following fees shall be imposed by the Bureau of Plant Industry for services rendered:

SECTION I. Laboratory Analysis Services
			Fees and Charges
A. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
	Proximate		P	850.00
	Moisture			105.00
	Ash			205.00
	Total Nitrogen/Protein			210.00
	Crude Fat			330.00
	Specific Gravity			100.00
	pH			115.00
	Total Soluble Solids (TSS)			80.00
	Total Solids/Insoluble Solids			170.00
	Total Sugar/Starch			270.00
	Total Acidity			165.00
	Salt (% NaCl)			200.00
	Amylose			285.00
	Mineral (Ca, Mg, P, K, Fe, Mn)			240.00
	Vitamin C			330.00
	Free Fatty Acid (FFA)			290.00
	Saponification Value			335.00
	Sulfur Dioxide			275.00
	Cyanide			300.00
	Organic Matter			240.00
	Tannin			180.00
	Formalin			315.00
	Aw (Water Acidity)			150.00
B. SERVICE FEES FOR THE USE OF SOPHISTICATED TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT
	Gas Chromatography			1,800.00
	UV-VIS Spectrophotometry			1,400.00
	Infra-Red Spectrometer			1,400.00
	Atomic Absorption Spectrometry			1,400.00
C. PROCESSED PRODUCTS
	Nata de Coco		P36.00/12 oz. bottle
	Guava Jelly		40.00/8 oz. bottle
	Pineapple Jam		35.00/8 oz. bottle
	Mango Chutney		40.00/8 oz. bottle
	Soysauce		20.00/350 ml. bottle
	Vinegar		15.00/350 ml. bottle
	Nata Starter (Cocomilk)		30.00/liter
	Nata Starter (Cocowater)		5.00/cup
	Koji (Soysauce Starter)		40.00/100 grams
	Fruit Wine		40.00/750 ml. bottle
	Pure Culture		120.00/test tube
D. MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
	Water Analysis			720.00
	Anti-microbial Analysis			775.00
	Microbiological Analysis
		a. Standard Plate Count		370.00
		b. Yeast and Mold Count		370.00
		c. Coliform Count		370.00
	Aflatoxin			3,000.00
E. PESTICIDE RESIDUE ANALYSIS
	Fruits Vegetables			5,250.00
	Tobacco			3,900.00
	Water			3,400.00
	Fish			5,200.00
	Urine and Blood			3,950.00
	Milk and Fat			3,950.00
	Soil			4,350.00
	Special Samples			5,250.00
F. PESTICIDE FORMULATION ANALYSIS
	Gas Chromatograph Method			2,530.00
	High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Method			4,000.00
	UV-VIS Method			2,360.00
	Conventional Method			2,222.00
		Section II. SEED QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES
A.	FIELD INSPECTION
	1.	Up to 4 hectares
		For preliminary inspection		135.00/ha.
		For final inspection		65.00/ha.
	2.	Additional hectares but not more than 19 hectares
		For preliminary inspection		65.00/ha.
		For final inspection		35.00/ha.
B. SEED TESTING
	1.	Complete test for sample intended for certification		130.00/sample
	2.	Seed analysis for all crops:
		Purity		18.00/sample
		Germination
		a. Small Seeded		42.00/sample
		b. Big Seeded		110.00/sample
	Moisture content determination (oven test)			50.00/sample
	Seed Health
		a. Seedborne Virus		130.00/sample
		b. Other Seedborne Virus		42.00/sample
	Determination of other varieties and red rice			30.00/sample
		Tetrazolium Test
		a. Small Seeded		200.00/sample
		b. Big Seeded		130.00/sample
		Vigor Test as listed in the ISTA Rules		65.00/sample
	3.	Miscellaneous Fees
		Seed Certification Tag		1.80/tag
		Certified true copy of Report of Analysis		1.80/tag
		Orange International Seed Lot Certificate		600.00/cert.
		Green International Seed Lot Certificate		360.00/cert.
		Blue International Seed Lot Certificate		240.00/cert.
		Section III. PLANT QUARANTINE REGULATORY SERVICES
A.	Issuance of Permit to Import
	Planting Materials			20.00
	Plant Products			30.00
B. Issuance to Import for Potential Agricultural Pests
		(Small Animals, etc.)		60.00
C. Inspection and Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificates (Export)
	1.	Living plants for shipment, ten (10) pieces or less		10.00
		in excess of ten pieces, plus . . .		1.00
	2.	Plants in community pots or similar packaging materials or container, thirty (30) pieces or less. (Any excess will be charged as another community pot)		10.00
	3.	Seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, grafts, scions and other materials capable of propagation		15.00
	4.	Plant products and other materials capable of harboring plant pests		10.00
D. Inspection Fees (Import)
	1.	Living plants for shipment, ten (10) pieces or less		12.00
		in excess of ten pieces, plus. . .		1.20
	2.	Plants in community pots or similar packaging materials or container, thirty (30) pieces or less. (Any excess will becharged as another community pot)		15.00
	3.	Seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, grafts, scions and other materials capable of propagation		10.00
	4.	Plant products and other materials capable of harboring plant pests		20.00

Section IV. REPEALING CLAUSE - This Order supersedes all other orders and/or circulars issued inconsistent herewith.

Section V. EFFECTIVITY - This Order takes effect fifteen (15) days after the publication in the official gazette or in one (1) newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 05 Dec. 2000

Recommending Approval:	Approved by:
(SGD.) BLO UMPAR ADIONG, CESO III	(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Director, Bureau of Plant Industry	Secretary