SOP Exhibits

Title:

Duties and Prohibitions of Retailers and/or Wholesalers

SOP Number : BR-RL06

Appendix C

Duties:

1. Every licensed retailer and/or wholesalers shall display on a
conspicuous place of his/her establishment, the license
certificate issued by the Authority for ready inspection by
the Administrator or his duly authorized representative at
all times. Likewise, he/she shall display on a conspicuous
place on the exterior wall of his establishment, a signboard
measuring at least 45 cm. in width and 75 cm. in length,
bearing the name of business name of the licensee, the NFA
control number and the words "Licensed Grains Retailer" or
"Wholesaler" as the case may be;

2. Every licensed retailer shall display the price tag
measuring at least 17 cm x 13 cm. on the rice box for rice
marketed in kilograms. The price tag shall indicate the
price per kilogram and the type/milling whiteness (degree)
of rice whether NFA rice, regular milled rice (RMR), or
well-milled rice (WMR). The licensed wholesalers shall,
likewise display the price list of rice/corn being marketed,
in a conspicuous place in his/her establishment;

3. Every licensed retailer and/or wholesaler shall possess the
prescribed facilities and equipment such as duly calibrated
weighing scale/apparatus, storage space, and rice boxes
painted white (for retailers);

4. Every licensed retailer and/or wholesaler shall maintain his
rice and corn stocks at normal inventory level and shall
dispose, sell or distribute the same to the general public
by kilogram or in bag or "cavan" weighing 50 kilogram
per bag/cavan;

5. Every licensed retailer and/or wholesaler shall maintain
separate books of accounts exclusively for their grains
business. Said books shall at any reasonable time of the
day be open for inspection by the Administrator or his duly
authorized representative.

6. Every licensed retailer and/or wholesaler shall permit the]
Administrator or his duly authorized representative, to
enter and inspect or examine, at any time with or without
prior notice, his/her grains establishment, the books of
accounts and records relating thereto and the contents
thereof;

7. Every licensed retailer and/or wholesaler shall renew
his/her license on or before the renewal date. Any change
in his/her business activity such as a change of business
location or type of business or discontinuance from the
grains business should be reported to the Authority;

8. In addition to the above, every licensed retailer who is
authorized to sell NFA rice, shall sell NFA rice to
consumers at the price prescribed or set by the Authority.

Prohibitions:

1. Engaging in retailing and/or wholesaling without a valid NFA
license;

2. Short weighing/mislabelling in the sale of rice and/or corn;

3. No/non-display of price tags/price lists;

4. Rice boxes not painted white or use of other container other
than rice boxes for rice displayed for sale;

5. Selling rice and/or corn and its by-products using the ganta
or other instruments in violation of the standard weight of
measurement by kilogram;

6. Unauthorized possession of government rice and/or corn;

The following acts refer to the NFA stocks of rice and/or corn:

7, Diversion of government stocks by retailers authorized to
sell government stocks; Diversion, shall be any of the
following circumstances:

a. Unreasonable depletion of stocks;
b. Selling or lending government stocks to another
grains businessmen;
c. Selling or offering to sell the government stocks beyond
the maximum quantity allowed by NFA;
d, Storing and/or selling the government stocks in other
places/stalls, other than duly authorized by law;

8. Unreasonable/intentional delay in the delivery/unloading of
withdrawn stocks;

9. Storing or selling commercial stocks in the same
establishment authorized by NFA to sell exclusively NFA stocks;

10. Rebagging/resacking of government stocks in commercial sack
and mislabelling of NFA stocks;

11. Admixture or adulteration of government stocks with commercial stocks;

12. Overpricing of NFA rice/corngrits; and

13. Refusal to sell NFA rice by authorized retailers.