Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING THE PARALLEL TRANSLATION IN THE FILIPINO LANGUAGE OF THE LABELS, INSTRUCTIONS AND LITERATURES OF DRUGS AND MEDICINES MANUFACTURED, DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Date filed
September 20, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3103, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING THE PARALLEL TRANSLATION IN THE FILIPINO LANGUAGE OF THE LABELS, INSTRUCTIONS AND LITERATURES OF DRUGS AND MEDICINES MANUFACTURED, DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF | |
| ABSTRACT : This Act shall cover all the drugs and medicines that are manufactured, distributed or sold within the territory of the Republic of the Philippines. >It shall be mandatory for all manufacturers and distributors in the Philippines to provide a parallel translation in the Filipino language of all the labels, instructions and literatures in the bottle, box or pack of drugs and medicines before sale to the public. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESPINO, AMADO JR. T. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-20 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Echiverri (035 ) | 2. Syjuco (041 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2001-09-27 |
Abstract
This Act shall cover all the drugs and medicines that are manufactured, distributed or sold within the territory of the Republic of the Philippines. >It shall be mandatory for all manufacturers and distributors in the Philippines to provide a parallel translation in the Filipino language of all the labels, instructions and literatures in the bottle, box or pack of drugs and medicines before sale to the public.
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