Title
Further Amending the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Act No. 3883
Reference
DTI Department Administrative Order No. 10-10, s. 2010
Date
2010-12-15

December 15, 2010

DTI DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 10-10, S. 2010

NEW BUSINESS NAME REGISTRATION FEES

SUBJECT : Further Amending the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Act No. 3883, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Business Name Law, Prescribing for New Registration Fees

WHEREAS, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pursuant to Title X, Book IV of the and to effectively implement the provisions of

WHEREAS, the aforesaid implementing rules have instituted a localized scheme for registration of business name that entails imposition of a four-tiered registration fee/ladderized system based on geographic divisions. Said proposed adjusted fees were part of the topics presented in a series of public consultation;

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS, DTI has sought the approval of the NEDA Board of the proposed adjusted fees;

WHEREAS, a NEDA certification dated 10 December 2010 states that "the NEDA Board through ad referendum approved the Proposal of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for Modification of the Fee for Business Name Registration"; DcTAIH

THEREFORE, the following is hereby prescribed.

SECTION 1. Subsection 9.1 of Rule II of

"Section 9. Fees.

9.1 The Department shall collect THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION FEES FOR EVERY APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAME (ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL) DEPENDING ON THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION COVERED IN THE APPLICATION:

10.1.1 BARANGAY-PHP200.00

10.1.2 CITY/MUNICIPALITY-PHP500.00

10.1.3 REGIONAL-PHP1,000.00

10.1.4 NATIONAL-PHP2,000.00 "

SECTION 2. Repealing Clause.

All orders, rules and regulations pertaining to the registration of BNs which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. Effectivity Clause.

This Order shall take effect upon its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Three (3) copies of this Order shall be sent to the National Administrative Register at the University of the Philippines Law Center.

Done this 15th day of December 2010 in the City of Makati, Philippines.

(SGD.) GREGORY L. DOMINGO
Secretary

Recommended by:

(SGD.) ZENAIDA CUISON MAGLAYA
Undersecretary
Consumer Welfare and
Trade Regulation Group

(SGD.) VICTORIO MARIO A. DIMAGIBA
Director
Bureau of Trade Regulation and
Consumer Protection

Published in The Philippine Star on December 29, 2010.