Administrative Order (AO) No. 3 series of 2005, Section V, C. Validity/Expiration states that œthe certificate of Product Registration to be issued by the BHDT Director shall be valid for (3) years from the date of issuance.  Further, Section V, E. Renewal of Certificate of Product Registration of the same Administrative Order states that œthe filing for renewal of CPR shall be made at least two (2) months before the expiration date . However, the requirements needed for the renewal of the CPR were not indicated in Administrative Order No. 2005-0003.

To ensure the effective implementation of the said AO, the following guidelines for the renewal of the CPR are hereby issued:

The applicant shall submit the following documentary requirements to the BHDT for evaluation:

a. an affidavit of continuous compliance; (see Annex A^[*] );

b. test reports from laboratories accredited by the DOH.

The procedure will be as follows:

1. BHDT shall give the applicant the list of the laboratories accredited by the DOH and the endorsement form for laboratory testing. The accredited laboratory chosen by the applicant shall fill up the endorsement form and submit the same to BHDT together with the test reports. The laboratory chosen by the applicant to conduct the tests should not be in anyway affiliated with the applicant. The BHDT shall evaluate all the test reports submitted by the client and verify its authenticity.

2. The test reports shall contain the results of physical, chemical and bacteriological analyses of the product water coming from the device based on the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW) (see Annex B^[*] ).

3. BHDT staff members may accompany the chemist/laboratory personnel of the third party to observe the sampling. The applicant shall inform BHDT of the date of the sampling as well as the location of the sampling point well ahead of the date of sampling to enable the processing of the Department Personnel Order.

This order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 8 June 2009

(SGD). FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, M.D. M.Sc.
Secretary of Health

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^[*] Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.