AMENDMENT TO FPA RULES AND REGULATIONS NO. 1, SERIES OF 1977

National Administrative Register May 30, 1977 [ FPA BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 01, S. 2008, September 25, 2008 ]



WHEREAS, the FPA Board APPROVED the FPA Rules and Regulation No. 1,
Series of 1977, on July 1, 1977 with this first caption in page 1:

PURSUANT TO PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1144 PROMULGATED ON MAY 30, 1977, THE FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY HEREBY PROMULGATES
AND ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, FORMULATION, REPACKING, DISTRIBUTION, SALE,
STORAGE, AND USE OF PESTICIDES AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS IN THE
INTEREST OF IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH
AND ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

NOW THEREFORE, upon motion made and duly seconded, the Board hereby
RESOLVES to AMEND the above caption and incorporate this second caption
in page 1 of the FPA Rules and Regulations No. 1, Series of 1977:

“FURTHER, THE FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY SHALL
ALLOW WAYS AND MEANS TO REDUCE THE COSTS OF FERTILIZERS, PESTICIDES AND
OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL INPUTS BY PROVIDING MORE CHOICES AND ALTERNATIVES TO FARMERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS BY STREAMLINING AND
RATIONALIZING ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS TO MAKE IT MORE COMPETITIVE IN
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY”.

This Resolution shall take effect fifteen days after publication in one newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 25 Sept. 2008

Approved by:
(SGD.) ARTHUR C. YAP
Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Chairman, FPA Board
(SGD.) PETER B. F AVILA

Secretary

Department of Trade and Industry
(SGD.) AMANDO M. TETANGCO, JR.
Governor
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(SGD.) LETICIA BARBARA B. GUTIERREZ
Director
Bureau of Food and Drugs
(SGD.) JULIAN D. AMADOR
Director
Environmental Management Bureau
(SGD.) OMAR BYRON T. MIER
President
Philippine National Bank
(SGD.) JOEL S. RUDINAS
Director
Bureau of Plant Industry