REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS
‘Cie Deve, Fiinvaet Ceeparate Cy
‘Aiebang. Mortons Coy,
DOH-BFAD Advisory
No. 2008 -Q03
Subject:
icts, as well as, Licenses to
fies. Manufact
Raw Materials.
As a necessary consequence of the Supreme Court decision dated 08
February 2007 holding that the Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority (FPA) has
jutisdiction only over agricultural pesticides and not to pesticides used in
household, business establishments, and offices in urban areas (“Household
Pesticides” for brevity), registration of such products, as well as, licensing of
entities engaged in the manufacture or importation/distribution of the products or
raw materials shall now be referred to the Department of Health, through the
Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD), which is vested by law with the power to
regulate household hazardous substances, considering that the above pesticides
are inherently hazardous.
Accordingly, until the new rules and regulations for the purpose is issued
and so as not to impede the supply of household pesticides in the market, the
following directives are hereby imposed and made effective immediately:
I, Household pesticides shall be categorized under Household
Hazardous Substances,
I. Renewal of the registration of products and licensing of
establishments shall be in accord with the following:
A. For Renewal
istration of Household Pesticides:
1, The Fertilizer and Pest les Authority (FPA) is
requested to process, evaluate and renew registration
of household pesticides which were submitted with
the FPA prior to 2. vember 2007.UL
2, All holders of existing certificates of product
registration duly issued by the FPA which expired
beginning 23 November_2007 and those expiring
one (1 nth or less of the approved validi eric
are directed to submit their renewal applications
together with the documents required at the Product
Services vision of BFAD following the existing
renewal procedures, and payment of appropriate fees.
For this purpose, the original certificate of product
registration must also be surrendered otherwise the
renewal application shall be denied outright.
1. The FPA is requested to process, evaluate and renew
icenses of establishments manufacturing, importing,
exporting or distributing household pesticides, as wall
a, licenses of establishments importing raw materials
used or intended for use as a component in the
manufacture of household pesticides, which were
submitted with the FPA prior te 23 November 2007.
Il holders of existing licenses to operate (which
includes licenses to import raw materials) duly issued
by the FPA which expired beginning 23 November
007 and those expi e
approved validity period are directed to submit their
renewal applications together with the documents
required at the respective divisions of BFAD identified
below following the existing renewal procedures, and
Payment of appropriate fees. For this purpose, the
original license to operate issued by FPA must also be
surrendered otherwise the renewal application sha
de denied outright.
a. For manufacturers — Regulation Division II
b. For istributors/importers/exporters — Regulation
Division I
The FPA is requested to process, evaluate and submit its final
recommendations to BFAD all initial applications for registration
of household pesticides (excluding raw materials) and license
establishments (excluding _pest_contro! Operators) which were
su with the FPA prior to 23 November 2007, The BFAD
|, accordingly, issue the appropriate certificate of product
registration or license,VL
VIL.
I applications (product registration or license of
establishments) after 23 November 2007 shall be submitted with
BFAD together with the required documents for the purnose
through the respective divisions of BFAD identified below.
a. For manufacturers — Regulation Division II
b. For distributors/importers/exporters — Regulation Division I
c. For Product Registration — Product Services Division
Imported raw materials used or intended for use as a component in
the manufacture of househol her require
registration nor is an import permit required prior to entry into the
country. However, the license to operate of the importer must be
Presented with the Bureau of Customs for the release of the raw
materials imported,
BFAD shail not, as a matter of procedure, issue any import/export
permit for household pesticides being imported or offered for
import or export provided the s registered and has an
istration issued by the FPA or BFAD
exporter (consignor) thereof Is_a
erate as such. For the above purpose,
those products the registration of which, and importers or exporters
whose license, have expired beginning 23 November 2007 shall be
deemed valid and existing subject to the directive in item II.
Finally, BFAD shall not accept applications for license to operate,
whether renewal or initial, of pest control operators provided! the
household pesticides they use or about to use are registered with
the FPA or BFAD, as the case may be. As such, for purposes of
dings or other legal transactions where a license of the pest
control operator is required, a certified true copy of the certificate
of product registration of the household pesticide used or to be
Used may be presented in lieu of such license. Neither seminars
required of, nor certifications be issued to, pest control operators.
For the guidance of all concerned.
Prof. LETICIA-BARBARA B. GUP{ERREZ, M.S.
ector IV