6. Creation of Organic Agriculture RDE Network. 4490 PUBLIC LAW 115–334—DEC. Research, Development and Extension. (c) Conduct research for market development, policy formulation, regulation and certification. SEC. Organic agriculture dramatically reduces external inputs by refraining from the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Appropriations. Accreditation of Organic Certifying Body. A review on the viability of the program shall be made by the concerned agencies after three (3) years of its implementation. 10068 or more commonly known as the Philippine Organic Agriculture Act on April 06, 2010, isa landmark legislation for the development and promotion of organic agriculture in the Philippines. § 6501 et seq.) AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK … Local Executive Committees. Declaration of Policy. Declaration of Poliey.-It is hereby declared the policy of the State to SEC. These representatives must be conversant in organic agriculture and committed to the policies and programs provided under this Act. The formulation of the IRR was spearheaded by the National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB), after several series of consultations with various organic industry stakeholders. 10068, otherwise known as the “Organic Agriculture Act of 2010”, the Department of Agriculture hereby adopts and promulgates the following rules and regulations: Section 1 Title This Administrative Order (AO) shall be … 22. 30. 11. To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative. SEC. Composition of the NOAB. — There is hereby established a comprehensive organic agricultural program through the promotion and commercialization of organic farming practices, cultivation and adoption of production and processing methods which have already been developed, or to be developed, continuing research and upgrading thereof, the capacity building of farmers and the education of consumers thereon, the extension of assistance to local government units (LGUs), peoples’ organizations (POs), nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders including individuals and groups who are practicing and promoting these methods as well as those who are willing to do other pertinent activities, and documentation and evaluation of the program. (c) Organic production system is a system designed to: (1) enhance biological diversity within the whole system; (4) recycle wastes of plant and animal origin in order to return nutrients to the land, thus minimizing the use of nonrenewable resources; (5) rely on renewable resources in locally organized agricultural systems; (6) promote the healthy use of soil, water and air as well as minimize all forms of pollution thereto that may result from agricultural practices; (7) develop and promote the use of biotechnology in agriculture; (8) handle agricultural products with emphasis on careful processing methods in order to maintain the organic integrity and vital qualities of the product at all stages; and. 16. Registration of Organic Food and Organic Input Producers. SEC. — All organic food and input establishments must register with the director, BAFPS, registration under this section shall begin within ninety (90) days of the enactment of this Act. 10068 - Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 Date of Approval : Apr 06, 2010 Description: Republic Act No. T;tI8.-This Act shallbe known as the "Orqanic Agriculture Act of 2010". (j) Perform such other functions as may be necessary for its effective operations and for the continued enhancement, growth or development of organic agriculture. 23. Search Organic Agriculture Information Access (Organic Roots), an electronic collection of historic USDA publications related to organic agriculture. Annual Report. — The NOAB shall constantly devise and implement ways and means not only of producing organic fertilizers and other farm inputs and needs on and off the farm but also of helping to alleviate the problems of industrial waste and community garbage disposal through appropriate methods of sorting, collecting and composting. Third Regular Session. Only third party certification is allowed to be labeled as organically produced. 24. 473-475, 477-482,551) Note-The following provi-sions originated as partS of Section 1of the Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1898. Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine. In December 2015, the Supreme Court ordered to put an end to the field testing of GMO Bt eggplant and declared Administrative Order No. Once the record deleted cannot be retrived. 2101. ø7 U.S.C. (h) Certification is the procedure by which official certification bodies or officially recognized certification bodies provide written or equivalent assurance that foods or food control systems conform to requirements. SEC. 2010: Republic Act No. 10068 (Philippine Organic Agriculture Act of 2010) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27 of Republic Act No. These will be strengthened and enhanced to spearhead the integrated program to develop and promote organic agriculture throughout the country. 9501 or the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. National Organic Agricultural Program. Labeling of Organic Produce. The NOAB is hereby authorized to solicit and accept assistance or facilities in the form of grants from individuals and entities here and abroad, and to utilize these funds and resources for purposes of this Act, subject to the usual budget, accounting and auditing rules and regulations. SEC. Every municipal mayor shall likewise, insofar as practicable, form a municipal technical committee for purposes of implementing activities in line with the National Organic Agricultural Program within each municipality. The term “organic” is synonymous in other languages to “biological” or “ecological”. Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the BAFPS. Congressional Oversight Committee. SEC. The representatives of small farmers and NGOs, and of agricultural colleges and universities, shall be chosen by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Science and Technology, respectively, from among nominees submitted to the agency concerned by their respective national organizations. President Benigno Aquino III's (2010–2016) administration mandated the DA to allot a minimum of PHP 1 Billion to promote organic agriculture programs in 2012 (Cabigas, 2011). Voting 23-0-0, senators on Monday, June 1 passed Senate Bill No. President of the Philippines. (f) Ecologically-sound refers to a state, quality or condition of a product, practice, system, development mode, culture, environment and the like, in accord with the 1987 Philippine Constitution, and as expounded in the above definition of organic agriculture. 26. ET. 25. The Act that established the NOP and its authority to enforce agricultural products sold, labeled, or represented as “organic” within the U.S. AND PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SeCTION 1. 3. and control -practices quality a. b. C. d. rules for food 4. The existing National Organic Agriculture Board created pursuant to Executive Order No. National Organic Agricultural Board (NOAB). (d) Conversion period refers to the time between the start of the organic management and the certification of crops, animal husbandry or aquaculture products as organic. 12. SEC. — An organic agriculture RDE network shall be organized by the BAR, composed of research and educational institutions, LGUs, nongovernment agencies and the recognized association of organic fertilizer manufacturers and distributors, agricultural engineers, agriculturists, soil technologists, farmers group and/or associations. Towards this end, a comprehensive program for the promotion of community-based organic agriculture systems which include, among others, farmer-produced purely organic fertilizers such as compost, pesticides and other farm inputs, together with a nationwide educational and promotional campaign for their use and processing, as well as the adoption of organic agricultural system as a viable alternative shall be undertaken. (b) Organic agriculture includes all agricultural systems that promote the ecologically sound, socially acceptable, economically viable and technically feasible production of food and fibers. 29. — The BAFPS is hereby designated and authorized to grant official accreditation to organic certifying body or entity. (c) A schedule of short-term, medium-term and long-term targets on research and development, marketing, trade promotion/initiatives, capacity building, among others. This Act which originated in the Senate Bill No. 2. SEC. 31. PROSPERO C. NOGRALES 13. Organic farmers, ranchers, and food processors use agricultural methods intended to preserve the environment. — The COCAFM shall be the congressional oversight committee for purposes of this Act. — For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows: (a) Organic refers to the particular farming and processing systems, described in the standards and not in the classical chemical sense. What is organic agriculture? SEC. The standards in the above act cover the product from farm to table and include the following aspects of farming 1. Coverage. 6501¿ PURPOSES. SEC. 2. (d) Such other functions it deems necessary. You really want to delete this record? — National, regional and provincial organic R&D and extension centers shall be organized, established and integrated as a major component of the existing RDE centers of the DA, the DOST, the DENR, SUCs and the LGUs. 8435 or the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) ; (b) Identification by LGUs of local taxes that may be offered as incentives to organic input production and utilization; (c) Provision of preferential rates and special window to organic input producers and users by the LBP; (d) Subsidies for certification fees and other support services to facilitate organic certification; (e) Zero-rated value-added tax (VAT) on transactions involving the sale/purchase of bio-organic products, whether organic inputs or organic produce; and. (d) Perform such other functions, duties and responsibilities as may be necessary to implement this Act and as directed by the NOAB. — If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. (Sgd.) SEC. The governors shall monitor implementation of and compliance with this Act within their respective jurisdictions. 10121. 11511, the Act amending the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (RA 10068), is finally signed and approved by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on December 23, 2020, and will take effect on January 21, 2021. 94, 7 U.S.C. 28. 11, as amended; 16 V.S.C. Repealing Clause. — It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote, propagate, develop further and implement the practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines that will cumulatively condition and enrich the fertility of the soil, increase farm productivity, reduce pollution and destruction of the environment, prevent the depletion of natural resources, further protect the health of farmers, consumers and the general public, and save on imported farm inputs. The COCAFM shall review and approve the implementing rules and regulations of this Act and also perform the following functions: (a) Monitor and ensure the proper implementation of this Act; (b) Review the proper implementation of the programs on organic agriculture and the use of its funds; (c) Review the performance of the NOAB; and. 8. This Act enters into force 15 days after its publication in at least 2 newspapers of general circulation in the Gazette. SEC. The Chairperson shall call the members of the NOAB, or a majority thereof if not all have been designated, to a meeting to organize themselves and prescribe its rules and procedures for the attainment of the objectives of this Act. (9) become established on any existing farm through a period of conversion, the appropriate length of which is determined by site-specific factors such as the history of the land, and type of crops and livestock to be produced. (e) Biodegradable wastes refer to organic matter for compost/organic fertilizer for the organic cultivation, farming of food crops and include discards segregated farm nonbiodegradable wastes coming from the kitchen/household (leftovers, vegetables and fruit peelings and trims, fish/fowl cleanings, seeds, bones, soft paper used as food wrap and the like), yard or garden (leaves, grasses, weeds and twigs), market (wilted, decayed or rotten vegetables and fruits, fish/fowl cleanings, bones) and farm wastes (grass clippings, dead or decayed plants, leaves, fruits, vegetables, branches, twigs and the like). — The NOAB shall have the following powers and functions: (a) Formulate policies, plans, programs and projects to develop and promote organic agriculture, production, processing and trade; (b) Oversee the successful implementation of the National Organic Agricultural Program; (c) Identify sources of financing to expand organic agriculture; (d) Monitor and evaluate the performance of programs for appropriate incentives; (e) Undertake measures for the international recognition of local certification of organic products; (f) Call upon any government agency to carry out and implement programs and projects identified by the NOAB; (g) Call upon private sectors, POs and NGOs and the academe to provide advice on matters pertaining to organic agriculture and conduct of capability-building initiatives to farmers, producers, extension workers, consumers and other stakeholders in agriculture sector in coordination with the Agricultural Training Institute; (h) Submit annual and other periodic reports to the President, Secretary of the DA and Congress of the Philippines through the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM); (i) Promulgate such rules and regulations and exercise such other powers and functions as may be necessary to carry out effectively the purposes and objectives of this Act; and. (c) mislabels or claims that the product is organic when it is not in accordance with the existing standards for Philippine organic agriculture or this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or a fine of not more than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court. This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to increase and make permanent mandatory funding for the organic agriculture research and extension initiative and extend discretionary funding for such initiative through FY2023. (g) Commercialization is a process of introducing a new agricultural and fishery technology either as product, process or service that has undergone the intensive innovative activities of assessment, promotion and transfer for economic benefit. The Act provides for the establishment of a comprehensive organic agricultural program and of a National Organic Agricultural Board which shall carry out the poli. Organization of the NOAB. The BAFPS is tasked to formulate the necessary rules and procedures in the accreditation of organic certifying body: Provided, That there shall be at least one (1) accredited organic certifying body each in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao or in case of only one (1) organic certifying body is accredited, it shall have at least one (1) satellite office or processing unit each in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. 2 (115th) in the ... $30 million per year for the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, and $20 million per year for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. 10068 or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 declares that it is the policy of the state to promote, propagate, develop further and implement the practice of organic agriculture … Executive Order 13528 Establishment of the Council of Governors Signed: January 11, 2010 Federal Register page and date: 75 FR 2053, January 14, 2010 Executive Order 13529 Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty Signed: January 16, 2010 Federal Register page and date: 75 FR 3331, January 21, 2010 (k) Second party certification is defined as when the certification criteria and rules are set by buyers or industry organizations. (Sgd.) — In line with the National Organic Agricultural Program, the BAFPS shall submit to the Board for approval the following: (a) A plan of bringing the program down to the grassroots, utilizing available personnel and facilities on the local level and those of LGUs; (b) A pattern of cooperation and mutual assistance with LGUs, POs and NGOs, which will maximize people empowerment and participatory approaches to program formulation, implementation and monitoring; and. Title. Section 2 Declaration of Policy. An Act providing for the development and promotion of organic agriculture in the Philippines and for other purposes. This Act declares that the policy of the State shall be to promote, propagate, develop further and implement the practice … Availability of Trading Post for Organic Inputs. 132 STAT. Administrative Order No. SEC. 32. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO RDE Centers. (j) A representative each from the NGOs involved in sustainable agriculture for at least three (3) years; agricultural colleges and universities; and private sector or agribusiness firms; as members. The designated aforementioned representatives of the various departments shall be occupying positions not lower than a bureau director level and shall be on a coterminous basis. 20, 2018 Public Law 115–334 115th Congress 10. It is the culmination of long years of In furtherance of the said NOAB Resolution and as the front liners in the implementation of the Republic Act No. The National Organic Program (NOP) is the federal regulatory framework in the United States of America governing organic food.It is also the name of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) program responsible for administering and enforcing the regulatory framework. This agency sets marketing standards. SEC. SEC. Managed by EDP/IT Division of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). 10068 or “The Organic Agriculture Act of 2010” to further increase farmer incomes and promote food self-sufficiency. Implementing Rules and Regulations for Republic Act 10068 (Organic Act of 2010) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27 of Republic Act No. Work Plan. Each such registration shall be submitted to the director through an electronic portal and shall contain such information as the director by guidance may determine to be appropriate. — The sum of Fifty million pesos (Php50,000,000.00) and the existing budget for the promotion of organic farming of the DA is hereby appropriated for the initial year of implementation of this Act. authorizes a National Organic Program (NOP) to be administered by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). 1318, which amends Republic Act No. SEC. The DA, the DAR, the DOST, the DILG, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the DepED, the Department of Finance (DOF), the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), and other government lending and non-lending institutions shall also assist organic input producers and organic farmers through the provision of adequate financial, technical, marketing, and other services and resources. The tax incentives shall be given only to purely organic agriculture entities/farmers and shall be subject to the accreditation of the BAFPS and periodic reporting by the BAFPS to the DOF: Provided, That the said incentives shall be available only to micro, small and medium enterprises as defined under Section 3 of Republic Act No. Creation of National Forests The President of the United States is authorized and empowered All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated. — The NOAB shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act and submit the same to the COCAFM for review and approval. SEC. MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Speaker of the House — The label of organic produce shall contain the name, logo or seal of the organic certifying body and the accreditation number issued by the BAFPS. (l) Third party certification or independent certification is defined as when a firm requires that its suppliers meet a certain standard and requests an independent organization that is not involved in the business relationship to control the compliance of the suppliers. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, presidential proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. The NOAB shall ensure the full participation of POs, NGOs and the general public through coordination and consultative mechanisms such as, but not limited to, public hearings, meetings and joint projects. 15. SEC. The Organic Foods Production Act o… Philippine National Standards for Organic Agriculture. H.R. May 16, 2017. (i) Accreditation is the procedure by which a government agency having jurisdiction formally recognizes the competence of an inspection and/or certification body to provide inspection and certification services. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress. Organic Agriculture in the Formal and Non-formal Sectors. Separability Clause. The IRR was approved by COCAFM on January 31, 2011. Powers and Functions of the NOAB. Organic Agriculture Certification Thailand (ACT) is an independent certification body established in 1995 at the initiative of sustainable agriculture advocates led by Alternative Agriculture Network (AAN), NGOs, academics, consumer organizations, media representatives, and eco-friendly shops. Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine. Contains almost 200 documents published before 1942 (before synthetic chemicals became widely used) that contain data that are still very pertinent for today's agriculture. 14. — The NOAB shall consist of: (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, or his duly authorized permanent representative, with a rank of Undersecretary, as Chairperson; (b) The Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, or his duly authorized permanent representative, as Vice Chair; (c) The Secretary of Science and Technology, or his duly authorized permanent representative; (d) The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, or his duly authorized permanent representative; (e) The Secretary of Education, or his duly authorized permanent representative; (f) The Secretary of Agrarian Reform, or his duly authorized permanent representative; (g) The Secretary of Trade and Industry, or his duly authorized permanent representative; (h) The Secretary of Health, or his duly authorized permanent representative; (i) Three (3) representatives from the small farmers; and. Definition of Terms. The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 11511 is not far away as the NOAP-NPCO, BAFS and other partner agencies are actively collaborating to put in details … Secretary of the Senate, (Sgd.) 6501 note¿ SHORT TITLE. SEC. — The NOAB shall render an annual report to both Houses of Congress on the accomplishment of the program. 10068 or Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. Metro Manila. On Passage of the Bill in the Senate. 20. SEC. (d) Implementation of organic agricultural programs, projects and activities, including the provision and delivery of support services with focus on the farmers and other stakeholders. Retailing of Organic Produce. The NOAB shall be attached to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The organic agriculture RDE plans and programs shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Research, development and commercialization of appropriate, innovative and viable organic agricultural technologies; (b) Nationwide promotion of developed and commercially viable biodegradable farm wastes and by-products through various extension strategies to accelerate the production, use and distribution of organic fertilizers; and. 5. — Any person who willfully and deliberately: (a) obstructs the development or propagation of organic agriculture, or the manufacture, production, sale or use of organic agricultural inputs; (b) refuses without just cause to extend the support and assistance required under this Act; and. 9. The core mission of the NOP is to protect the integrity of the USDA organic seal. In 2010, the Organic Agriculture Act was issued, encouraging organic agriculture than GMO-related agriculture. Learn more about the Philippine government, its structure, how government works and the people behind it. Sec. President of the Senate. 2. 18. USDA organic regulations restrict the use of certain conventional tools such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. 8, series of 2002 of the Department of Agriculture as null and void. The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (Title 21 of Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, codified at 7 U.S.C. Incentives. Existing law, the California Organic Products Act of 2003 (the act), requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, county agricultural commissioners, and the Director of the State Department of Public Health to enforce state and federal laws governing the production, labeling, and marketing of organic … 19. It also covers areas such as, but not limited to, soil fertility management, varietal breeding and selection under chemical and pesticide-free conditions, the use of biotechnology and other cultural practices that are consistent with the principles and policies of this Act, and enhance productivity without destroying the soil and harming farmers, consumers and the environment as defined by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM): Provided, That the biotechnology herein referred to shall not include genetically modified organisms or GMOs.
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