[ DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 18-93, April 20, 1993 ]
PRESCRIBING THE REVISED SCHEDULE OF FORESTRY ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 64 of P.D. 705, and Memorandum Circular No. 121 dated 02 November 1990 issued by the President, the following revised schedule of fees pertinent to forestry leases, licenses and permits are hereby prescribed:
If any provision of this Order is declared void or illegal, the remaining provisions thereof which are not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
This Order amends MAO No. 5, Series of 1980, BFD AO NO. 2, Series of 1985, MAO No. 50, Series of 1986, FAO No. 1, Series of 1984, DAO No. 4, Series Of 1989 and all other related orders, issuances and other rules and regulations which are inconsistent herewith.
This Order shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.
Adopted: 20 Apr. 1993
(Sgd.) ANGEL C. ALCALA
Secretary
A. APPLICATION FEE FOR: |
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1. |
Non-timber forest products except rattan, gums and resins, beeswax, gutta-percha, almaciga resin, and bamboo |
P0.20/unit of product measurement but not less than P250 |
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2. |
Forest Products Processing and Utilization |
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i) |
Inspection of Forest Products |
P300.00/application |
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ii) |
Certificate of Registration as poles, piles, log and lumber dealers P500.00/application |
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iii) |
Wood Processing Plants P500.00/application |
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iv) |
Rattan manufacturing/processing plant P500.00/application |
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3. |
Grazing land |
P5.00/ha or fraction thereof but not less than P500.00 |
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4. |
Special use of forest land |
P300.00/application |
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5. |
Mining prospecting |
P1.00/ha or fraction thereof but not less than P500.00 |
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6. |
ITP and TF |
P0.50/ha or fraction thereof but not less than P100.00 |
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B. |
LICENSE/PERMIT FEE FOR: |
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1. |
Forest Products Processing and Utilization: |
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i) |
Certificate of registration as poles and piles, log and lumber dealers |
P400.00 |
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ii) |
Wood Processing Plant Permit to operate regular sawmill and mini-sawmill and resawmill |
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Daily Rated Capacity |
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Below 24 m3 |
P750.00 |
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24 m3 - 47 m3 |
P900.00 |
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above 47 m3 |
P1,000.00 |
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iii) |
Veneer/Plywood Plants and other wood-based panel plants |
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Annual Log Requirement |
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Below 4,000 cu.m. |
P1,400.00 |
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4,000 - 7,999 cu.m. |
1,800.00 |
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8,000 - 11,999 cu. m. |
2,500.00 |
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12,000 - 15,999 cu.m. |
2,800.00 |
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16,000 - 19,999 cu.m. |
3,400.00 |
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20,000 - 29,999 cu.m. |
3,950.00 |
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30,000 - 39,999 cu.m. |
4,500.00 |
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40,000 - 49,999 cu.m. |
5,650.00 |
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50,000 - 99,999 cu.m. |
7,000.00 |
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100,000 cu.m. and above |
8,500.00 |
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iv) |
Wood treating plants operated as independent units |
P3,000.00 |
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v) |
Rattan manufacturing/ processing plant |
P50.00 for every10,000 authorized capitalization |
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C. |
PERFORMANCE BONDS (Cash) |
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1. |
Timber license agreement including pulpwood |
20% of the total forest charges based on AAC granted but not less than P10,000.00 plus reforestation deposit |
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2. |
Private Land Timber Permit/ License, Special permits |
P1.00/ cu m based on AAC granted but not less than P1,000.00 |
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3. |
Other Forest Products Licenses/Permits |
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i) |
Firewoods, charcoal and daluru |
20% of the forest charges based on AAC but not less than P1,000.00 |
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ii) |
Rattan poles and splits |
Twice the value of the forest charges for rattan provided the amount of bond shall not be less than P10,000.00 |
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iii) |
Other non-timber forest products |
20% of the market value but not less than P1,000.00 |
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4. |
Wood Processing Plants |
P600.00/cu.m. based on daily rated capacity but not less than P10,000.00 |
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5. |
Rattan manufacturing/processing plants |
P3.00 for every1,000 linear meters but not less than P5,000.00 |
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6. |
Grazing Land |
P20.00/ha or a fraction thereof but not less than P3,000.00 |
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7. |
Gathering and utilization of logging wastes |
P100.00/cu m but not less than P10, 000.00. In case the required cash bond exceeds P1,000.00, a surety bond may be posted in lieu thereof, provided that the surety bond shall be at least 25% more than the amount or cash bond. |
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D. |
SERVICE FEE |
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1. |
Survey (delimitation of boundary) fees on forest lands subject of application for timber or non-timber forest products license. |
P50.00/ha but not less than P2,000.00 plus the actual transport cost of the survey team from official station to site |
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2. |
Timber Inventory |
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5% Intensity |
P15.00/ha |
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10% Intensity |
25.00/ha |
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20% Intensity |
40.00/ha |
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100% Intensity |
200.00/ha |
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Plus the actual transport cost of the Inventory team from official station of site |
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3. |
Identification and tallying of railroad ties |
P0.25/tie but not less than P300.00 |
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4. |
Grading and identification of lumber |
P13.50/cu m or fraction thereof but not less than P300.00 |
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5. |
Tallying of lumber |
P5.00/cu.m. but not less than P300.00 |
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6. |
Grading, Identification and Scaling of logs |
P10.00/cu m or fraction thereof but not less than P300.00 |
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7. |
Inspection and survey fees for grazing lands, agro-industrial estates and for all special forest land uses |
P50.00/ha but not less than P2,000.00 |
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E. |
RENTAL |
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1. |
Annual rental for special forest land uses except grazing lands |
1 ha. or less - |
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P70.00/ha. |
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Over 1 ha. to 5 ha. - |
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P150.00/ha. |
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Over 5 ha. - P250.00/ha. |
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2. |
Annual rental per hectare or fraction thereof, for grazing lands |
Climatic Type 1 - |
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P15.00/ha |
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Climatic Type 2,3,4- |
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P20.00/ha. |
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3. |
Annual rental for Industrial Tree Plantation, Tree Farm and Rattan plantations |
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1st - 5th year |
no rental |
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6th - 10th year |
P0.50/ha. |
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11th year and thereafter |
P1.00/ha. |
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F. |
SILVICULTURAL FEE |
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(Regulatory fines on damaged residual trees) |
Four (4) times the amount of forest Charges |
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G. |
OTHERS |
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1. |
Oath Fee |
P30.00/application |
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2. |
Appeal Fee |
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a. Grazing |
P3,000.00/case |
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b. TLA's |
P5,000.00/case |
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c. Other land users |
P1,500.00/case |
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3. |
Authentication (certified true copy of documents) |
P30.00/sheet plus |
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P3.00 documentary stamps. |
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4. |
Sale of FMB publication (e.g. Phil. Forestry Statistics) |
at cost |
If any provision of this Order is declared void or illegal, the remaining provisions thereof which are not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
This Order amends MAO No. 5, Series of 1980, BFD AO NO. 2, Series of 1985, MAO No. 50, Series of 1986, FAO No. 1, Series of 1984, DAO No. 4, Series Of 1989 and all other related orders, issuances and other rules and regulations which are inconsistent herewith.
This Order shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.
Adopted: 20 Apr. 1993
Secretary