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Foreword
During the 12th Meeting of the Expert Working Group on ASEAN Good Agricultural
Practices (EWG-ASEAN GAP) held on May 19, 2021, the meeting discussed as an
agenda, the results of the peer review of Thailand on the alignment between the
ASEAN GAP and the Philippines on Code of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for
Fruits and Vegetables. Based on the peer review, Thailand reported on two
provisions related to crop protection products from the Philippine National Standard
on the Code of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Fruits and Vegetables
(PNS/BAFS 49:2017) that were not aligned with the ASEAN GAP. The Meeting
requested the Philippines and Thailand to discuss these two non-alignments before
the EWG-ASEAN GAP 13th Meeting to be held in the 1
st
semester 2022.
In response, BAFS initiated the amendment of the Code of Good Agricultural
Practices (GAP) for Fruits and Vegetable Farming (PNS/BAFS 49:2017), which
primarily focused on addressing the two non-alignments on the storage of crop
protection products with the ASEAN GAP. The Technical Working Group (TWG)
created under Special Order No. 610, series of 2017 (Amendment on the Special
Order No. 298 s. 2016, "Reconstitution of the Technical Working Group for the
Revision of the Code of Good Agricultural Practices for Fruits and Vegetables
Farming [PNS/BAFPS No. 49:2011]”), was reconvened to provide scientific advice
on the proposed amendments. The TWG was composed of representatives from
the relevant government agencies, academe, and private sector. The amended draft
standard was circulated to other relevant stakeholders through official
communication channels and through posting in the BAFS Online Commenting
System (OCS) for comments and recommendations. The TWG finalized the
amended draft standard before it was endorsed to the DA Secretary for approval.
This PNS/BAFS edition includes the following significant changes compared to the
previous PNS/BAFS 49:2017:
1. Inclusion of the provision for the liquid formulations of chemical storage; and
2. Inclusion of the provision for the transfer of liquid formulations from its
original container to another container.
In the amendment of this standard, provisions from the GAP for Production of Fresh
Fruit and Vegetables in the ASEAN region (ASEAN GAP) was generally adopted
with modifications to suit the local conditions in the Philippines.
This Standard cancel and replaces PNS/BAFS 49:2017 which has been technically
amended. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
BPS Directives Part 2.
