RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT NEW COPRA CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS
SECTION 1. Coverage . — Effective November 2,
1990, all copra dealers, copra exporters and oil millers, including
their buying stations shall comply with the Table of Premia and
Discounts At Various Copra Moisture Contents (given below) and made an
integral part of this Administrative Order.
SECTION 2. Mold Infection. — Copra delivery
should not have mold infection exceeding ten percent (10%). Any copra
delivery infected with molds or more than ten percent (10%) shall be
rejected.
Any copra dealer who rejects copra delivery due to the aforementioned
reason shall, within twenty-four (24) working hours advise the nearest
oil miller, or copra exporter of such rejection to warn the latter
against buying the rejected poor quality copra. Any oil miller or copra
exporter rejecting copra delivery due to the aforementioned reason shall
likewise advise the nearest copra buyer (oil-miller, copra exporter, or
copra dealer).
SECTION 3. Copra Goma . — Any copra delivery containing copra goma shall be discounted as follows:
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Extent of Presence |
Penalty
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10%
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1.5%
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15%
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2.30%
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20%
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3.00%
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More than 20%
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Rejected
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SECTION 4. Dust and Foreign Matters . — Any
copra delivery containing dust, dirt, or other matters shall be
discounted at the rate of one percent (1%) for every one percent (1%) of
dust/foreign matter.
The determination of the weight of dust/foreign matter shall be subject to the mutual agreement of buyer and seller.
SECTION 5. Information Campaign . — From
August 1, 1990 to October 31, 1990. It shall be the responsibility of
all oil millers, copra exporters, and their buying stations to finish
their copra dealers with the copies of this Administrative Order. All
oil millers and copra exporters shall post in conspicuous places copies
(in English and in the dialect translation) of this Administrative Order
effective November 2, 1990. Within the same period, all copra dealers
shall inform their sellers (farmers or other small dealers) of the
detailed provisions of this Administrative Order. All copra dealers
shall also do the same posting of this Administrative Order effective
November 2, 1990.
For the information and guidance of all copra producers PCA regional
officers and extension workers shall also conduct the same information
campaign.
SECTION 6. Penalty . — For any violation of the provisions of these Rules, the Authority may impose any or all of the following sanctions:
a. Non-processing of application for export and/or non-issuance of export clearance and/or permit to load;
b. Cancellation/suspension of the Certificate of Registration.
In addition to the administrative sanctions mentioned above, the
person or entity responsible for such violation shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine of not more than twenty thousand pesos (P20
,000.00) and by imprisonment of not more than five (5) years. If the
offender be a corporation, partnership, or juridical person, the penalty
shall be imposed on the officer authorizing, permitting, or tolerating
the violation. An alien found guilty of any offense shall, after having
served his sentence be immediately deported and, in case of a
naturalized citizen, his certificate of naturalization shall be
cancelled.
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause . — All orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with the foregoing provisions are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 8. Effectivity . — Except for Section 5, these rules and regulations shall take effect on November 2, 1990.
Adopted: 26 July 1990
(SGD.) WENCELITO T. ANDANAR
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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TABLE OF PREMIA & DISCOUNTS AT VARIOUS |
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PERCENT (%) MOISTURE CONTENT |
PREMIUM (%) |
PERCENT (%) MOISTURE CONTENT |
DISCOUNT (%) |
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7.0 and below |
5.5 |
12.1 |
0.2 |
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7.1 |
5.4 |
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7.2 |
5.3 |
12.2 |
0.4 |
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7.3 |
5.2 |
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7.4 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
0.6 |
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7.5 |
5.0 |
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7.6 |
4.9 |
12.4 |
0.8 |
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7.7 |
4.8 |
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7.8 |
4.7 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
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7.9 |
4.6 |
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8.0 |
4.5 |
12.6 |
1.2 |
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8.1 |
4.4 |
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8.2 |
4.3 |
12.7 |
1.4 |
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8.3 |
4.2 |
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8.4 |
4.1 |
12.8 |
1.6 |
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8.5 |
4.0 |
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8.6 |
3.9 |
12.9 |
1.8 |
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8.7 |
3.8 |
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8.8 |
3.7 |
13.0 |
2.0 |
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8.9 |
3.6 |
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9.0 |
3.5 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
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9.1 |
3.4 |
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9.2 |
3.3 |
13.2 |
2.4 |
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9.3 |
3.2 |
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9.4 |
3.1 |
13.3 |
2.6 |
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9.6 |
2.9 |
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9.7 |
2.8 |
13.4 |
2.8 |
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9.8 |
2.7 |
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9.9 |
2.6 |
13.5 |
3.0 |
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10.0 |
2.5 |
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10.1 |
2.4 |
13.6 |
3.2 |
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10.2 |
2.3 |
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10.3 |
2.2 |
13.7 |
3.4 |
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10.4 |
2.1 |
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10.5 |
2.0 |
13.8 |
3.6 |
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10.6 |
1.9 |
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10.7 |
1.8 |
13.9 |
3.8 |
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10.8 |
1.7 |
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10.9 |
1.6 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
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11.0 |
1.5 |
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11.1 |
1.4 |
Above 14.0 |
Reject |
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11.2 |
1.3 |
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11.3 |
1.2 |
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11.4 |
1.1 |
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11.5 |
1.0 |
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11.6 |
0.9 |
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11.7 |
0.8 |
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11.8 |
0.7 |
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11.9 |
0.6 |
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12.0 |
0.0 |
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