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Certification Requirements - Philippines

Last update: 09/02/95

Acts and Regulations

Prior import approval has to be obtained from the Bureau of Fisheries and the Food and Drug Administration.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Arcadia Bldg.
860 Quezon Ave.
Quezon City, Metro Manila, 3008, Philippines

Food & Drug Administration
Rizal Ave.
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Labelling & Marking Standards:

- marked in English, Spanish or Filipino, showing brand name, trade mark or trade name, physical or chemical composition, weight or measurement in metric units, name and address of packer or seller, and country of origin.

Bureau of Standards

TML Bldg.
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Tolerances or Guidelines

Mercury (as methyl mercury):   0.5 ppm
Tin:   200.0 ppm
Lead:   0.5 ppm
Arsenic:   3.0 ppm

Certification Requirement

Certificate of Origin and Hygiene (FP 1404 (11/91)).