Amending Certain Provisions of Department Administrative Order No. 10, Series of 2002 Entitled "Amending Department Administrative Order No. 16, Series of 1990 (Rules and Regulations on the Accreditation of Consumer Organizations Pursuant to LOI 1337, to Include General Provisions; New Accreditation Procedures and Conditions of Accreditation; Duties and Responsibilities of Accredited Consumer Organizations; and Roles of the Department of Trade and Industry)"

September 4, 2003

DTI ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 07-03

 

Pursuant to Title X Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987 and to effectively implement the provisions of Letter of Instructions No. 1337, as implemented by Department Order No. 16, series of 1990, as amended by Department Administrative Order No. 10, series of 2002, the following rules and regulations are hereby prescribed:

SECTION 1.

Letter f), Section 5, Article II of D.A.O. 10 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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f) "Consumer" means a natural person who is a purchaser, lessee, recipient or prospective purchaser, lessee or recipient of consumer products, services or credit"

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SECTION 2.

Section 6, Article III of D.A.O. 10 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following qualification for applicant, to be placed at the end thereof and to read as follows:

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The chapters and affiliates of accredited consumer organizations shall require separate accreditation from the Department of Trade and Industry."

SECTION 3.

Section 7, Article III of D.A.O. 10 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"a) A duly accomplished and notarized Application for Accreditation Form;

b) A certified copy of its By-laws;

c) Updated list of officers and members of the organization and issued membership cards, including their current addresses;

d.) Other pertinent documents which the DTI may require from time to time e.g. list of accomplishments, if applicable."

SECTION 4.

The first paragraph of Section 8, Article IV of D.A.O. 10 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Applications for accreditation of local consumer organizations shall be filed with the DTI Provincial Office that has jurisdiction over the place of business of applicant as indicated in its By-laws."

SECTION 5.

Section 15, sub-sections (c) and (e), Article V of D.A.O. 10 are hereby amended to read as follows:

"The accredited consumer organization shall keep and maintain in its records and files the following:

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c) Copies of By-Laws

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e) List of officers and members and their respective addresses SEAHID

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SECTION 6.

Section 18, sub-section (c), Article VI of D.A.O. 10 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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c) Provide consumer-related information;

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SECTION 7.

Section 21, Article VII of D.A.O. 10 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Upon filing of the application for renewal, the following documents shall be submitted:

a) List of the organization's additional members and those who have ceased to be members (such as by death, resignation or expulsion), if any, and their respective addresses, or certification by the President or Head of the Organization that it has no additional members or that no member has ceased to be a member;

b) A certified copy of the amendments to the By-laws, if there have been such amendments;

c) A summary of consumer welfare accomplishment report for the last two (2) years; and

d) Other documents which DTI may require."

SECTION 8.

Section 22, Article VIII of D.A.O. 10 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"After due notice and hearing, the signing authority may cancel or suspend a Certificate of Accreditation on the following grounds:

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A suspension of the Certificate of Accreditation shall last for a period of from six (6) months to one (1) year depending on the gravity of violations committed. After the lapse of the period of suspension, the Certificate of Accreditation shall be reinstated for the remaining period of its validity. A Notice of Reinstatement shall be issued by the signing authority."

SECTION 9.

Sections 23 and 24, Article VIII of D.A.O. 10 are hereby deleted. Sections 25, 26 and 27, Article IX, are hereby renumbered to Sections 23, 24, and 25, Article IX, respectively. Section 28, Article X of D.A.O. 10 is hereby renumbered as Section 26, Article X.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. — All orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof pertaining to the accreditation of consumer organizations that are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity. — This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Makati City, Philippines, 4 September 2003.

(SGD.) ADRIAN S. CRISTOBAL, JR.Acting Secretary

Recommended by:

(SGD.) JAIME LASARO L. OLMOSCaretaker — BTRCP, DTI