Non-Issuance of License To Operate Any Rice Mill Which Fails To Reach 60% Milling Recovery by Weight
Letter of Instructions No. 538-B, issued on May 12, 1977, mandates that the National Grains Authority must not issue licenses for rice mills that do not achieve a minimum milling recovery rate of 60% by weight. This directive aims to enhance milling efficiency, reduce losses during the milling process, and improve the availability of rice for public consumption. The Administrator is tasked with developing the necessary guidelines for strict enforcement of this requirement and must report on its implementation progress.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 538-B
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 12, 1977
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 538-B
| TO | : | The Administrator |
| National Grains Authority |
The existing situation is such that we are only able to recover from the Palay Produce of Farmers, quite a low percentage of output in view of the failure of Mill owners to institute measures to improve their facilities, as such, in order fully maximize the milling recovery of grains and to avoid losses incurred during the Milling process, thereby augmenting available stocks for the consumption of the public, you are hereby directed not to issue any license to any person to operate any rice mill which fails to reach 60% milling recovery by weight, the cut-off period to be determined by your office. You are further directed to prepare the guidelines necessary for the strict implementation of the above and report to the undersigned developments concerning the same. casia
DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven.
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Non-Issuance of License To Operate Any Rice Mill Which Fails To Reach 60% Milling Recovery by Weight, Letter of Instructions No. 538-B, May 12, 1977 (Philippines)
Non-Issuance of License To Operate Any Rice Mill Which Fails To Reach 60% Milling Recovery by Weight, Letter of Instructions No. 538-B (Phil. 1977)
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