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DC2023-05-0017

Status
operative
Confidence
high
Effective date
2023-05

Full title: Prescribing the Guidelines on the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labeling Program (VFELP) for Compliance of Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, Dealers, and Rebuilders

Issued: May 2023 | By: Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla

Companion to DC2023-05-0016 (FEPR Guidelines). Implements EEC Act §17 and EEC-IRR Rule XII §§60–61; also mandated under EVIDA-IRR §11(k).

Key Provisions

  • Scope: All manufacturers, importers, distributors, dealers, and rebuilders of transport vehicles [DC2023-05-0017, §2, 2023-05]
  • Initial coverage: Road transport vehicles with ICE + EVs; water and air to follow after DENR/DOTr consultation [DC2023-05-0017, §5, 2023-05]
  • Implementing unit: EUMB via AFETD (fuel economy testing, TWGs, MEPV); Field Offices (market monitoring); ITMS (NEECD and online services); LS-GLSD (adjudication) [DC2023-05-0017, §4, 2023-05]
  • COPE: Code of Practice on Fuel Economy Performance accompanies each per-vehicle-class implementing guideline [DC2023-05-0017, §10, 2023-05]
  • TWGs: Convened by AFETD from IAWG (DC2020-10-0023 §4); FEPR/MEPV reviewed every 3 years [DC2023-05-0017, §8, 2023-05]
  • Annual compliance: Applicants submit annual sales inventory and technical files by anniversary of label approval [DC2023-05-0017, §11, 2023-05]
  • Monitoring: At least once per year per region [DC2023-05-0017, §12, 2023-05]
  • Fees (Annex A): Company Registration PhP3,000; Vehicle Registration and Label Issuance not legible in OCR [DC2023-05-0017, Annex A, 2023-05]
  • Penalties (Annex B): Per vehicle model basis; PhP10K–200K (1st), PhP200K–500K (2nd), PhP500K–1M (3rd); criminal 1–5yr/PhP100K–100M/2× costs avoided [DC2023-05-0017, §§15–16 + Annex B, 2023-05]
  • Publication: Biannual compliant vehicle list; annual VFELP implementation report [DC2023-05-0017, §17, 2023-05]

Pages Created/Updated

  • Updated: Vehicle Fuel Economy Labeling Program (VFELP) (added DC2023-05-0017 + DC2023-05-0016 regulatory framework section; implementing units; vehicle classification; FEPR format; fees; prohibited acts; penalties; publication requirements)
  • Updated: meta/sources-index.md
  • Updated: meta/ocr-queue.md

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