Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 28 Supplementary Provisions to DA Department Circular No. 4 Series of 2016 entitled "Guidelines on the Importation of Plants, Planting Materials and Plant Products for Commercial Purposes"

The Order implements revised requirements for registration and renewal of importers of plants, planting materials and plant products and validity period of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC) for rice.  Pursuant to the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 11203 and in consonance with Section 4 of the Guidelines on Importation, the actual product/consignment must be shipped out from the country of origin within the prescribed date in the approved SPSIC and must arrive not later than sixty (60) days from the Must Ship Out date.