Administrative Order No. 2014-0029 on Rules and Regulation Licensing Food Establishments. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleRules and Regulation on the Licensing of Food Establishments and Registration of Processed Foods, and Other Food Products, and for Other Purposes. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Procedural matters Processing/handling Registration Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force 15 days after its publication in an official gazette. Abstract This Order, consisting of 14 sections, applies to food establishments engaged in the manufacture and/or distribution, (i.e. import, export and/or wholesale) trade and/or repacking of processed food and food products. The objectives of this Order are: 1. Adoption of risk-based classification of food establishments and food products as published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; 2. The issuance of License to Operate (LTO) to food establishments engaged in the manufacture or processing and distribution, i.e. import, export or wholesale, or trade and repacking of processed food and food products; and 3. The issuance of the Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) to FDA-licensed establishments before processed food and other food products are sold, offered for sale or use, distributed or supplied, among other marketing and promotional activities. This Administrative Order shall not cover fresh or raw food derived from plant, animal, fisheries and aquaculture products or food in the primary production and post-harvest stages of the supply chain under the Department of Agriculture. Full text English Website www.fda.gov.ph