Application for Experimental Use Permit (EUP)

Important Reminders:

1. This checklist applies only to those products with organic claims.
2. The Organic Certificate (OC) is a prerequisite for theregistration of OSA or OBCA products.
3. The valid OC qualifies organic input (OSA or OBCA) producers for automatic enrolment in the DA-BAFS Registry and issuance of Certificate of Registration (COR).

  1. Duly Accomplished Application Form (OARS-01-EUP.v4); and
  2.  Efficacy Trial Protocol (ETP) prepared by a DA-BAFS officially – accredited OBCA researcher. The OBCA researcher is required to accomplish the ETP matrixprovided by DA-BAFS.
  1. Duly Accomplished Application Form (OARS-01-EUP.v4); Efficacy Trial Protocol (ETP) prepared by a researcher, not
  2. limited to the DA-BAFS officially – accredited OBCA researchers; and
  3. Technical documents (e.g., pest and disease outbreak data, terms and agreements and other relevant information).

Notes:


a) Efficacy Trial Terminal Reports (ETTR) must be submitted to DA-BAFS within one year after the expiration of the EUP.

b) For the EUP issued for other purposes, the efficacy data shall not be used as prerequisite for product registration of OBCA.

For inquiries, please visit us:


 

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE DIVISION
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman QuezonCity 1101 Philippines


or call and email us:

DA Trunkline Nos.: (02) 8928-8741 to 64
locals: 3304 or 3303

OAD Hotline: 0968-532-2505

OAD Email: oad.bafs@gmail.com

For OA Compliance Assistance Concerns:

Engr. Ibrahim A. Racmat

Senior Science Research Specialist

COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE SECTION

cas.bafs@gmail.com

For OSA and OBCA Product Registration Concerns: 

Gerald E. Cammagay

Senior Science Research Specialist

REGISTRATION SECTION

register.bafs@gmail.com  

For PGS Certification Concerns:

Geeza June V. Painaga – Auditor

Senior Science Research Specialist

CERTIFICATION SECTION

pgs.bafs@gmail.com

For PGS and Third-party Accreditation Concerns:

Vera Ysabel V. de la Cruz

Senior Science Research Specialist

ACCREDITATION SECTION

accreditation.bafs@gmail.com