Submission of Articles for Analysis to the Laboratory Center and Preparation of Specifications and Security Requirements for the Printing of BIR Stamps, Labels and Other Accountable Printed Matters

April 11, 1967 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 25-67 SUBJECT : Submission of Articles for Analysis to the Laboratory Center and Preparation of Specifications and Security Requirements for the Printing of BIR Stamps, Labels and Other Accountable printed matters In order to enable the Laboratory Center to perform effectively its functions as defined in Revenue Administrative Order No. 1-67 dated January 3, 1967, the following rules and procedures for the submission of articles for analysis to the Laboratory Center and for the preparations and security requirements made in the printing of BIR stamps, labels and other accountable printed matters, are hereby prescribed: cdtech 1. Specifications and security requirement for the printing of BIR stamps, labels and other accountable printed matters shall be referred to the Laboratory Center by the organizational unit concerned for study and analysis. 2. Those responsible for bidding the printing of stamps, labels and other accountable printed matters of the BIR shall require bidding participants to submit facsimiles of their proposed stamps, labels and other accountable printed matters to the Laboratory Center for analysis, verification, and conformity with established standards. 3. Units of organization concerned with the procurement of documentary stamps, stamps for cigars and cigarettes, labels of spirits, wines and liquors and other accountable printed matters shall furnish the Laboratory Center with the genuine samples thereof for ready reference and for basis of comparison with suspected spurious specimens submitted for analysis. Such samples should be invariably submitted with the name of the printer, class and denomination, color schemes, series, job order number, if any, assessment number and quantities involved. 4. The securing of samples of articles from establishments shall be by authorized personnel of the Laboratory Center together with a representative of the Division concerned with the subject samples, provided that a written request for sampling is made by the unit of organization concerned. Sample taking shall be in the presence of the owner or representative of the establishment or warehouse where sampling is to be done. All the three shall certify to the sample for analysis. 5. The samples or articles for analysis shall be properly labeled showing the following information: (a) Name of the establishment (b) Assessment Number (c) Name of articles sampled (d) Date of sampling (e) Name and signatures of the samplers (f) Quantity represented by the samples taken In the case labels, stamps or accountable forms apprehended, the apprehending officers and the owner should initial in each of the articles apprehended. 6. The Laboratory Center shall keep samples of all articles analyzed for reference and verification for at least thirty days from the date the analysis is made, except for articles that are supposed to be returned to units of organization requesting for such analysis. 7. The Laboratory Center shall be informed at least five days in advance of the date of processing of native tobacco in the different tobacco factories by the Tobacco & Miscellaneous Tax Division. All requests for examination or analysis of samples of articles to the Laboratory Center shall be coursed thru the Revenue Operations Head, Technical Services. aisadc This Order shall take effect immediately. MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue