SRA REGISTRATION AND LICENSING SERVICE VI. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE AUTHORITY (CEA) ON SWAPPING OF TWO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SUGAR
                                                                  The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)  was created by Executive  Order
                                                                  No. 18 dated  May 28, 1986 to promote  the growth  and  development of  the 
                                                                  sugar industry through greater and significant participation of the private sector, 
                                                                  and to improve the working conditions of laborers.
                                   
                                                                 The Production Control  and  Regulation  Office  (PCRO)  is  a  vital  operation 
                                                                 group that assists the Sugar Board in policy making as far as sugar  regulation
                                                                 is concerned. They take charge of the following:
                                                                         1) process all transactions related to trading;
                                                                         2) monitor sugar production, price, stocks and withdrawals;
                                                                         3) and enforce policies promulgated  by the Sugar Board.

                                      OBJECTIVES: To facilitate the transfer of export sugar from the mills to the loading ports/bulk
                                                                terminals without necessarily involving the physical transfer of same.

                                      LEGAL BASIS: SRA Sugar Order No. 6 series of 1991-1992 dated June 23, 1992

               POLICY GUIDELINES:
                                                                    A.   Export sugar of mills without or far from loading ports/bulk terminals
                                                                          shall be allowed one (1) exchange ("swapping")  transaction,  while.
                                                                          those mills with or near  the  loading  ports/bulk  terminals  shall  be
                                                                          allowed two  (2)  exchange  ("swapping")  transactions  for  the same
                                                                          volume of another class of sugar, e.g. domestic sugar.
                                                                   B.  No mills shall  allow  withdrawals  of  swapped  quedans  without  the 
                                                                        issued SRA CEA's.                                                                          
HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:
 Steps to follow
 Time Involved
 Person / Unit to approach
1. Submit application and supporting documents.
 10 minutes
 One Stop-Shop
2. Forward documents for verification of the authenticity of documents and for preparation of Order of Payment
 10 minutes
Domestic Sugar Division
3. Receive Order of Payment and pay swapping/switching/reflenishment fee.
20 minutes
 Treasury Division
4. Submit Official Receipt for verification of quedan permits for processing of certificate for endorsement to signatories and for release of certificate.
  1-5 days (depending on the number of quedans.
Domestic Sugar Division; Office of Manager III, PCRO; Office of . Administrator; Office of the Assistant Administrator
 5. Receive CEA.   10 minutes

  One Stop-Shop

 DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

 A.  Letter of application
 B.  Affidavit as to the ownership of sugar
 C.  Physical quedan-permits
 D.  List of quedan-permits

 FEES: 
 1. Regular Swapping Fee      - PhP 1.50/LKg.
 2. Reflenishment/Advanced Swapping  - PhP 2.50/LKg.
 3. Advance Refining A & C     - PhP 3.00/LKg.
 4. Advanced Refining D          - PhP 2.00/LKg.
 5. Switching Fee                    - PhP 1.50/LKg. 




   

 HEAD OF THE AGENCY:

JAMES C. LEDESMA Administrator Sugar Regulatory Administrator North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Fax No. 920-43-25 Tel. No. 920-43-67 / 920-24-16 e-mail address: srahead@sra.gov.ph Bacolod Office Fax No. 034-434-51-23 Tel. No. 034-433-25-53 e-mail address: srabcd@mazcom.com AIDA F. IGNACIO. CESO V Office of the Asst. Administrator Fax No. 920-43-68 Tel. No. 94-58-05 e-mail address: asstadmin@sra.gov.ph
CONTACT PERSONS: DAISY N. FABIA OIC, Production Control & Regulation Office Fax No. 924-40-34 Tel. No. 927-81-97 e-mail address : pcro@sra.gov.ph LYDIA R. GELERA OIC, Domestic Sugar Division, PCRO Tel. No. 928-06-65 ONE STOP-SHOP STAFF Tel. No. 926-43-38 and 926-73-51