Amendment to Sugar Order No. 3, Series of 2016-2017

March 20, 2017

SRA ORDER NO. 003-A, S. 2016-2017

 

WHEREAS, Sugar Order No. 3, Series of 2016-2017 provided for the Guidelines on the Issuance of Clearance for Release of Imported HFCS and Chemically Pure Fructose;

WHEREAS, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) received requests for the reduction of the clearance fee from P30.00 per Lkg-bag (P600/MT) to P1.50 per Lkg-bag (P30/MT) and the removal of Section 2.1.vii of said Sugar Order No. 3;

WHEREAS, there is a need to amend Section 2 relative to the clearance and other requirements of this new Sugar Order No. 3, series of 2016-2017;

NOW, THEREFORE, under and by virtue of the authority vested in the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), it is hereby ordered that:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Sugar Order No. 3, Series of 2016-2017 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 2. Requirements. — An importer or consignee of these imported Fructose must be duly registered international trader with the SRA at the time of the application for clearance for release.

2.1 Applicants of clearance for release of Fructose shall submit with the Regulation Department, Quezon City the following:

i) Letter application for issuance of clearance for release;

ii) Bill of Lading;

iii) Certificate of Origin;

iv) Certificate of Analysis;

v) Notarized declaration by the importer or consignee that the Fructose is either produced or derived from genetically modified organism or not. For this purpose, a genetically modified organism (GMO) is defined as organisms (i.e., plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination;

vi) Copy of receipt of payment of SRA clearance for release fee, which shall be P1.50/50-kilo bag (P30.00/MT) of raw sugar equivalent of the Fructose. For purposes of HFCS, one (1) metric ton of HFCS shall be equivalent to twenty (20) Lkg-bags of raw sugar. For purposes of crystalline fructose, one (1) metric ton of HFCS shall be equivalent to 24 Lkg-bags of raw sugar.

SECTION 2. Other provisions of Sugar Order No. 3, Series of 2016-2017 shall remain in full force and effect. SDHTEC

SECTION 3. This Sugar Order shall take effect immediately.

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SUGAR BOARD:

(SGD.) ANNA ROSARIO V. PANERAdministrator