In accordance with the provisions of Batas Pambansa Blg. 325 and its implementing rules and regulations under Ministry of Finance Order No. 6-83, and as approved by the Executive Committee, fees being collected by the Bureau of Plant Industry from its laboratory and seed quality control services are hereby revised as follows:

I.	Seed Quality Control Services					Proposed Rate
	A.	Field Inspection
		1. Up to 4 hectares				P100.00/ha. for preliminary and P50.00/ha. for final inspections.
		2. Additional hectares but not more than 10 has.				P50.00/ha for preliminary and P25.00/ha. for final field inspections.
	B.	Seed Testing
		1. Complete test for crop intended for certification				P100.00/sample
		2. Seed Analysis for all crops:
		a.	Purity			P10.00
		b.	Germination
			-Small seeded			P30.00
			-Big seeded			P80.00
		c.	Moisture content determination (oven test).			P35.00/sample
		d.	Seed health
			-Seedborne virus			P100.00/sample
			-Other Seedborne Diseases			30.00/sample
		e.	Determination of other varieties and red rice			20.00/sample
		f.	Tetrazolium Test
			-Small seeded			P150.00/sample
			-Big seeded			100.00/sample
		g.	Vigor tests as listed in the ISTA Rules			50.00/sample
	C.	Miscellaneous Fees
		1.	Seed certification tags			P1.20/tag
		2.	Seals			P1.00/seal
		3.	Certified true copy of report of analysis			1.00/copy
		4.	International Orange Certificate			25.00/cert
II.	Laboratory Services Division
		A.	Physico-Chemical Analysis
			Ash			P125.00
			Moisture			60.00
			Specific Gravity			60.00
			pH			50.00
			Total Nitrogen/%Total Crude Protein			150.00
			Crude Fat			200.00
			Crude Fiber			150.00
			Soluble Solids (Bx)			30.00
			Total Sugar/Starch			150.00
			Total Acidity			100.00
			Salt (% Sodium Chloride)			100.00
			(Volhard Method)			120.00
			Amylose			150.00
			Amino Acid Profile			650.00
			Minerals (calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, iron, potassium, boron, copper, zinc, manganese, etc. per element)			150.00
			Vitamins (ascorbic acid and B-carotene)			200.00
			Free Fatty Acids			200.00
			Saponification value			200.00
			Sulfur Dioxide			150.00
			Cyanide			150.00
			Organic matters (Walkey-Black Method)			50.00
			Tannin			150.00
			Acidity/Alkanility, Water Content and Emulsifiability of Pesticide Formulation			300.00
		B.	Microbiological Analyses:
			Standard Plate Count			150.00
			Yeast and Mold Count			130.00
			Coliform Count			175.00
			Commercial Sterility
				a. Low acid foods		150.00
				b. Acids foods		150.00
			Water Analysis
				a. Presumptive (MPN)		150.00
				b. Confirmatory		200.00
			Anti-bacterial Analysis			450.00
			(disc diffusion)
				Pure cultures		100.00
				Microscopy		50.00
				Aflatoxin		1,000.00
				Anti-fungal and Anti-bacterial test		200.00
				E. coli		200.00
		C.	Pesticide Residue in:
				Fruits and Vegetables		1,000.00
				Tobacco		500.00
				Water		500.00
				Fish		500.00
				Urine and Blood		500.00
				Milk and Fat		1,500.00
				Soil		1,500.00
				Special Samples		1,500.00
		D.	Service fees for the Use of Sophisticated Techniques and Equipment:
				Gas chromatography		200.00
				UV-VIS Spectrophotometry		300.00
				High pressure liquid chromatography		400.00
				Infra-red spectrometry		400.00
				Atomic Absorption Spectrometry		400.00
				Thin-Layer chromatography		250.00
				Titrimetric Method		200.00
				Densitometer		400.00
		E.	Dehydration Services (per hour)

This order shall take effect after appropriate publications hereof.

Adopted: 11 Mar. 1993

(Sgd.) ROBERTO S. SEBASTIAN
Secretary