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[ NMIC ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 6, S. 2000, March 13, 2000 ]

REVISION OF SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE NATIONAL MEAT INSPECTION COMMISSION

Pursuant to Article 17 (d) of Republic Act 7394 otherwise known as the Consumers Act of the Philippines , the following schedule of fees and charges for services rendered by the National Meat Inspection Commission is hereby promulgated for the information and guidance of all concerned:

SECTION 1. Accreditation Fees of Slaughterhouse, Poultry Dressing Plant, Meat Processing Plant, Meat Cold Storage and Meat Delivery Vans. For the Issuance of Certificate of Accreditation to public and/or private slaughterhouse, poultry dressing plant, meat processing plant, meat cold storage and meat and meat product delivery vans after having been evaluated and classified for purposes of standardization are the following fees:

AAA	Slaughterhouse/Poultry Dressing Plant/ Meat Processing Plant/Cold Storage	P1,800.00/yr.
AA	Slaughterhouse/Poultry Dressing Plant/Meat Processing Plant/Cold Storage	P1,300.00/yr.
A	Slaughterhouse/Poultry Dressing Plant/Meat Processing Plant	P500.00/yr.
	Meat and Meat Products Delivery Van	P300.00/yr.

Note: Adjustment of fees is due to:

1.         Expenses incurred in the fabrication of a standard billboard of accreditation aside from the certificate of accreditation.

2.         Standardization of cold storage classification patterned from other meat plants (SH, PDP, MPP).

SECTION 2.      Meat Import Inspection Fees

1.         For the inspection of meat, meat products, and edible offals whether fresh, frozen, chilled, processed, semi-processed, or in airtight containers to determine the fitness for human consumption -- P.30/kgs.

SECTION 3.      Laboratory Examination of Meat and Products

I. Pathological Examination
*A. Necropsy*			*B. Histopathological Examination*

Poultry	-	P 50.00/hd	Per case with maximum of 10 slides	-	P150.00
Swine	-	P 75.00/hd	Over 10 slides/case	-	P175.00
Goat/Sheep	-	P 75.00/hd	Sectioning one/slide	-	P 45.00
Cattle/Carabao/Horse	-	P100.00/hd	Special staining	-	P 45.00

II. Parasitological Examination

*A. Fecal Examination*			*B. Blood Examination*

Direct Smear	-	P50.00	Routine Examination	-	P50.00
Concentration/Flotation	-	P50.00	Special Staining	-	P50.00
Larval Sectioning	-	P50.00	Skin Scraping	-	P50.00

III. Microbiological Examination

A. Water Analysis					D. Residue Test

Standard Plate Count	-	P150.00			1. Antibiotic (Analytical Method)
Coliform Count	-	P150.00
					Penicillin	-	P1,500.00
*B. Microbial Identification/Isolation*					Streptomycin	-	P1,500.00
					Tetracycline	-	P1,500.00

Salmonella			-	P350.00
Sulfadimidine			-	P1,500.00	2. Screening Antimicrobial	-	P 375.00
Staphylococcus aureus			-	P300.00	Streptococcus	-	P 300.00
E. Coli			-	P350.00
Clostridium/Sporeformers			-	P300.00	3. Hormone	-	P1,500.00
Yeast and Molds			-	P300.00
					4. Pesticide	-	P1,500.00

*C. Canned Products*					5. Aflatoxin	-	P1,500.00

Sterility Test			-	P350.00
Aerobic Bacteria Isolation			-	P300.00	6. Toxicity Test	-	P 120.00
Anaerobic Bacteria Isolation			-	P 300.00
External/Internal Condition of Can			-	P 50.00

IV. Chemical Examination

*A. Approximate Analysis*			*B. Additive*

Crude Protein	-	P500.00	Nitrite/Nitrate	-	P300.00
Crude Fat	-	P500.00	Starch	-	P300.00
Ash	-	P200.00	Salt/MSG	-	P300.00
Moisture		P500.00

*C. Meat Differentiation*

Carotene Test	-	P 50.00
Immunodiffusion	-	P350.00

V. Organoleptic Test

A. Physical Characteristic

P50.00

B. pH Test

P35.00

SECTION 4. Repealing Provision . All orders, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect upon the date of approval.

Adopted: 13 March 2000

(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Secretary, Department of Agriculture

Recommended by:

(SGD.) EFREN C. NUESTRO
OIC, Executive Director

Note:This Administrative Order No. 6, s. 2000 was also filed by the Department of Agriculture on 14 April 2000