 
Republic of the Philippines  
Departme nt of Health  
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY  
 
 
 
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER  
No. _______ ___________ ___ 
 
 
SUBJECT:  Guidelines on the  Regulation of  Household/Urban Hazardous 
Substances  (HUHS)  
 
 
 Pursuant to Section 5 of Republic Act (RA) No. 3720, as amended by RA No. 9711, 
otherwise known as the “Food and Dru g Administration Act of 2009”, the four (4) Centers 
under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “shall regulate the manufacture, importation, 
exportation, distribution, sale, offer for sale, transfer, promotion, advertisement, sponsorship 
of, and/or, where  appropriate, the use and testing of health products” through the Licensing 
and Registration Division which “shall be responsible for evaluating health products and 
establishments as covered by this Act for the purpose of issuance of authorizations.” For t his 
purpose, Book I Article VII, Section 10 of the Rules and Regulations Implementing (IRR) 
RA No. 9711 stipulates that the Center for Cosmetics Regulation and Research (CCRR) shall 
have jurisdiction over cosmetic products and household/urban hazardous sub stances (HUHS) 
as defined in the same.  
 
In view of the foregoing, the Admi nistrative Order (AO) No. 2015 -0038 dated               
08 September 2015 entitled “Removing the Requirements of Licensing as I mporters, 
Exporters, Manufacturers, Toll Manufacturers,  Wholesalers, Distributors, Retailers or Re -
Packers of Those Engaged in Certain Household/U rban hazardous Substances, and f rom the 
Requirement of Prior Registration and/or Notification of Said Products ” is hereby repealed.  
 
  The FDA shall issue the imple menting rules or guidelines consistent with this Order to 
further clarify the provisions stated herein and to facilitate its implementation. A transi tory 
period of not more than three (3 ) months from the date of effectivity of the implementing 
rules or gui delines of this Order shall be provided to allow all covered establishments comply 
with the new guidelines.  
 
 This Order shall take effect immediately.  
 
 
 
 
 
         FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD , MSc.  
                                                                                   Secretary of Health  
 
 
 
 
  
 
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 Office  FDA  HRT  HPDPB/OHS  OSEC  
 
 
 
Initial   
 
 
NELA CHARADE G. 
PUNO, RPh.  
Director General   
 
 
ROLANDO ENRIQUE D. 
DOMINGO, MD, DPBO  
Undersecretary   
 
 
MAYLENE M. BELTRAN, 
MPA, CESO III  
Director IV   
 
 
ATTY. FAT IMA P. 
LAPERAL  
Head Executive Assistant  
Date      
 
 Keywords  Household/Urban Hazardous Substances , Repeal , HUHS  
Related Issuances, Laws, Directives  RA 9711 , AO 2015 -0038  