RB CAGMAT REVIEW CENTER

The Philippine ORGANIC ACT of 2010

Implementing Rules and Regulations

Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards

The Philippine ORGANIC ACT of 2010
Implementing Rules and Regulations

Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards

Presentation Outline

Background: OA Act IRR

Development Process

Salient Provisions of RA 10068 IRR

Implementation Updates
Organic Agriculture Act IRR:
Development Process
Republic Act 10068
Photo session: IRR endorsement to
the COCAFM (Oct 4, 2010)

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 Republic Act 10068
Organic
Agriculture Act of
2010

IMPLEMENTING RULES
AND REGULATIONS
Salient Provisions
Coverage/Scope:
a) Policy formulation on regulation,
registration, accreditation,
certification, labelling;
b) Research, development and extension;
c) Promotion and encouragement of the
establishment of facilities, equipment
and processing plants;
d) Implementation of organic agriculture
programs and activities

Section 4
Salient Provisions

Creation of the National OA

Board (NOAB)
- Carry out policy and programs
- Provide direction and general
guidelines for the
implementation of the NOAP
Section 6
Salient Provisions

Protection of the Environment

IRR… To consider strategies to promote
low carbon development path
Provision for “carbon credits” in
accordance with Kyoto Protocol
& other NOAB guidelines
DA & NOAB to identify areas as OA
Zones
Section 13
Salient Provisions
Local Executive Committees

To form provincial and municipal

technical committees for OA
Governors to monitor the
implementation and compliance
of this Act within the jurisdiction

Section 14
Salient Provisions
Local Executive Committees
BAFPS to prepare OA program in
IRR… coordination w/ League of Cities,
Municipalities, & Provinces
DA to assist local executives in
organizing the local OA technical
committees which may be
composed similar of NOAB or
according to the needs of LGU

Section 14
Salient Provisions
Local Executive Committees
The technical committee to be
chaired by the local chief
IRR…
executive
The technical committee shall
review, consolidate and endorse
local OA programs to NOAB
OA Plan shall form part of the Local
Dev’t Plan
Section 14
Salient Provisions
Local Executive Committees
DA regional offices to provide
IRR… assistance to the local technical
committees and to integrate the
regional OA plans, programs and
budget
DA regional office to designate OA
focal person

Section 14
Salient Provisions
Accreditation of Organic Certifying Body

BAFPS designated and authorized to

grant official accreditation to
organic certifying body or entity

Section 15
Salient Provisions
Accreditation of Organic Certifying Body

IRR… Transition period of 2 yrs for the

mandatory implementation of
the 3rd party certification
1st party, 2nd party, PGS side by side
by 3rd party certification shall be
recognized

Section 15
Salient Provisions
Registration of Organic Food &
Organic Input Producers

All organic food and input

establishments must register
with BAFPS

Section 16
Salient Provisions
Registration of Organic Food &
Organic Input Producers
IRR… Registration of products currently
with the respective regulatory
agency shall be valid until the
license expiration. Thereafter,
registration shall be done by
BAFPS

Section 16
Salient Provisions
Labeling or Organic Produce
IRR…
Transition period of 2 yrs ; labelling
be based on 1st, 2nd, 3rd Party
Certifications

Section 17
Salient Provisions

Retailing of Organic Produce

Retail establishments to designate
an area for organic products
Mixing of organic and non-organic
products is not allowed
LGUs to establish dedicated stalls in
the public markets & special
market day for organic products
Section 18
Salient Provisions
Availability of Trading Posts for
Organic Inputs
IRR…
If feasible, LGU shall establish
trading posts for organic inputs
Inputs to be sold must comply with
the standards

Section 19
IRR....Salient Provisions
Research, Dev’t & Extension
BAR to create a Unit that will handle
overall planning, coordination,
implementation & monitoring of
OA Research Program
BAR to establish and maintain
database and information system
on OA Research & Dev’t Program

Section 20
Salient Provisions
OA in Formal and Non-formal Sectors

The National Government, through the

DepEd, with its mandate and in
coordination with concerned
government agencies, NGOs and
private institutions, shall strengthen
the integration of organic agriculture
concerns in school curricula at all
levels

Section 23
Salient Provisions
Incentives
Exemption from the payment of
duties on the importation of
agricultural equipments
Preferential rates & special window
to organic input producers and
users by the LBP
Subsidies for certification fees

Section 24
Salient Provisions
Penal Provisions
Any person who willfully and deliberately:
(a) obstructs the development or propagation
of organic agriculture, or the manufacture,
production, sale or use of organic agricultural
inputs;
(b) refuses without just cause to extend the
support and assistance required under this
Act; and

Section 26
Salient Provisions
Penal Provisions

Any person who willfully and deliberately:

(c) mislabels or claims that the product is
organic when it is not in accordance with the
existing standards for Philippine organic
agriculture or this Act shall, upon conviction,

Section 26
Salient Provisions

Penal Provisions
be punished by imprisonment of not less than
one (1) month nor more than six (6) months,
or a fine of not more than Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00), or both, at the discretion
of the court. If the offender is a corporation or
a juridical entity, the official who ordered or
allowed the commission of the offense shall
be punished with the same penalty. If the
offender is in the government service, he
shall, in addition, be dismissed from office

Section 26
Implementation Updates
A. Formulation of Guidelines
Status Administrative Title of Guidelines
Order No.
AO No. 6 Selection of NOAB Non-govt
series of 2011 Members
AO No. 7 Accreditation of Organic
Approved series of 2011 Certifying Bodies
AO No. 14 Registration of Organic Food and
series of 2011 Organic Input Producers
Granting of Certification
For Subsidies
finalization Establishment of Demo and
Training Farms
Evaluation of Organic Proposals
To be 1st and 2nd Party Verification
crafted Accreditation of ESPs
B. Accreditation of Organic Certifying Bodies

GUIDELINE FEATURES:

WHO CAN APPLY

• Private business organization

• Cooperatives
• NGO
• People’s organization
• Foundations
• Civic-religious organizations
B. Accreditation of Organic Certifying Bodies

GUIDELINE FEATURES:
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ORGANIZATION-APPLICANT
• Owned by Filipino
• Not engaged in organic production at the time of application and
during accreditation
• Been engaged in organic production or related extension service
for at least 3 yrs
• Undergone organic certification training
• Able to deploy 1 inspector/region
• Have financial resources
• Clean track record in previous financial dealings
• Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao satellite office
• Not providing consultancy
• With Manual of Certification Procedures
B. Accreditation of Organic Certifying Bodies

GUIDELINE FEATURES:

PROCESS OF APPLICATION

• Submission of docs to BAFPS

( i.e. Org profile, SEC reg, ISO 65, etc)
• National Accreditation Committee conducts
evaluation of submitted docs
• Issuance of Certificate of Accreditation
B. Accreditation of Organic Certifying Bodies
Accredited Organic Certifying Bodies as of June 2011
Name of Org Contact Area of Scope of Accredita-
No Person/ Opera- Accreditation tion
Number tion Validity
Period
1 Organic Ms. Leilani National - input 6/1/11 –
Ramona - animal
Certification husbandry
6/1/14
Center of the Limpin - aquaculture
Philippines - beekeeping
(OCCP), Tel No: (02) - crop production
441-4096 - processing
Quezon City - wild collection
- trading/
distribution
2 Negros Island Mr. Visayas - input 6/1/11 –
Armando - animal
Certification region husbandry
6/1/14
Services Aquino - aquaculture
(NICERT), - crop production
Bacolod City Tel Nos: (034) - processing,
433-2174/ handling &
retailing
707-1434
C. Selection of NOAB Non-govt Members

Category/Post Appointed Organization Organization

Representative
Small Farmer
Luzon Pecuaria Development Cooperative, Inc. Mr. Miller Bicaldo
(PDCI) General Manager
Visayas Badiangan Organic Farmers Association Mr. Rey Pedroso
Member
Mindanao Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Ms. Emalyn Legal
Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA) - Provincial
Mindanao Coordinator
NGO Magsasaka at Siyentipiko Para sa Dr. Charito Medina
Pagunlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) National Coordinator
Agribusiness Firm/ Alter Trade Foundation Inc. Mr. Earl Parreno
Private Sector President
Academe Benguet State University (BSU) Dr. Rogelio Colting
President
B. Creation of Website

- Through the assistance of DA ITCAF

- To log in just type organic.da.gov.ph
- Still being refined and data uploading soon to be
undertaken

C. Designation of Regional Organic

Agriculture Focal Persons in DA-RFUs
D. Granting of Certification Subsidy
GUIDELINE FEATURES:

SCOPE OF APPLICATION

• MSMEs individual or group of farmers/producers/

processors applying for local 3rd party certification
whose products are for the local market
• if products are for export, only covers MSMEs,
indigenous people and ARBs tapped a local CB with
international recognition
• cost of subsidy for individual should be less than 10% of
the market price of the produce; for group should be
less than 5%
D. Granting of Certification Subsidy
GUIDELINE FEATURES:

SCOPE OF INCENTIVE

• covers total certification costs (application & processing

fees, travel expenses and per diem of inspectors, and
lab fees)
• subsidy may be availed 3 times
• subsequent socialized subsidy guidelines after two
years of implementation
• only farms complied with the organic standards
[1] Area covered by the certification (e.g. crop production = 1 scope; animal production = 1 scope; processing = 1 scope)

D. Granting of Certification Subsidy

GUIDELINE FEATURES:

FEE STRUCTURE
Number of Scope
Type of 1 scope Additional Scope Notes
Operation
single operation Php 47,000 Php 30,000
(2days per scope)
single operation Php 92,000 – Php 30,000 wild collection
with 104,500 (2 days per scope does not
subcontracted (min of 3, max of scope) qualify under
farms 10 subcontracted this condition
farms)
Group operation Php 92,000 – Php 30,000 wild collection
104,500 (2 days per scope does not
(min of 10, max of scope) qualify under
250 farms) this condition
Wild collection Php 92,000 – Php 30,000
104,500 (2 days per
scope)
D. Granting of Certification Subsidy
GUIDELINE FEATURES:

PROCESS OF APPLICATION

• Select CB from BAFPS list of accredited CB to do the

certification and negotiate the fees
• Assess readiness for certification through the use of
checklist at organic website
• Submit docs to AMAS (letter of intent, farm profile,
computation of certification fees, contract with CB, CB
pre-assessment report) for application approval
• AMAS notice to proceed to CB for the inspection
D. Granting of Certification Subsidy
GUIDELINE FEATURES:

PROCESS OF APPLICATION

• Sign MOA stating the total incentive amount

• Submit docs to AMAS (inspection report,
certification committee decision, organic
certificate, CB declaration of no conflict of
interest, CB billing statement) for the incentive
payment
• Payment of subsidy to the CB
D. Granting of Certification Subsidy
GUIDELINE FEATURES:
CONDITIONS
• subsidized farms found violating the standards can no longer
avail subsequent subsidy
• for approved certification with conditions, re-inspection fees
shall be borne by the applicant
• for denied certification applications, certification costs shall be
borne by the applicant
• if conflict of interest identified after the grant of subsidy,
CB accreditation and applicant organic certificate shall be
revoked. Subsidy forfeited.
E. Other Pipeline Activities

Activity Responsible
Agency
1. Research related activities BAR
2. Establishment of Demo Farms RFUs/BFAR
3. Creation of local technical committees RFUs
4. Commercial propagation of inputs BSWM
5. Trainings on technologies and ICS ATI
7. Market related and consumer AMAS
awareness activities
8. Establishment of trading posts AMAS
9. Revision of PNS BAFPS
 MAJOR PROGRAM BUDGET
(‘000)
PRODUCTION, 376,000
RESEARCH, DEV’T, &
COMMERCIALIZATION
MARKETING & 213,810
CERTIFICATION
ADVOCACY, POLICY, & 310,190
SUPPORT TO NOAB

TOTAL 900,000

• FY 2011
APPROPRIATIONS
 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE (OA) PHYSICAL & FINANCIAL TARGETS
CY 2012)

PROJECT NAME Targets BUDGET REMARKS

(‘000)
Production & Distribution of CFA 36000 500 In Support to
Trichoderma Organic Banana
(Number of CFA packs distributed) Production

Conduct of Soil/Compost Analysis in 200 310 Regionwide

Support to Organic Agriculture
Activities
(Number of samples)
Provision of Vermi Bed & Worms to 400 1580 Identified Schools
Gulayan sa Paaralan Sites by Gulayan sa
(1 unit vermi bed – 1m x 3m) per Paaralan Provincial
school beneficiary) Schools
(5 kls worm/school beneficiary) Coordinator
Rehabilitation of Trichoderma 2 600 Malaybalay/Va
Laboratories lencia
(Number of Laboratories (Proposal-
rehabilitated) based)
Establishment/ Operationalization 1 300 Regional Office
of Mushroom Spawn Production
Facilities
Establishment of Organic Techno 4 6000 Still subject for
Demo & Training Farms the approval of
guidelines
(Proposals are
open to Region
10 Provinces-
both private
and public
sectors)
 PROJECT NAME 2012 BUDGET REMARKS
(‘000)

Conduct of Organic Agriculture Forum 1

Support to OA Local Technical 4 460 One meeting per
Commitees: Regional Task Force quarter
Support to OA Local Technical Commitees Two meetings per
:City/Provincial Technical Committee quarter
Meetings/Briefings
*Iligan 7 175
*Camiguin 7 175
*Bukidnon 7 175
*CDO 7 175
*Misamis Occidental 7 175
*Lanao Del Norte 7 175
*Misamis Oriental 7 175
Attendance to National & Regional Update information
Conferences
Distribution of IEC Materials 5000 300
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