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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

DTI ends inspection and ICC sticker marking program effective January 2013

By Alma L. Tingcang

PAGADIAN CITY, January 21 - - The Department of Trade and Industry here has released an advisory informing the public that DTI has ended its inspection and ICC Sticker marking program on motorcycle helmets.

DTI Provincial Director Ma. Socorro M. Atay said her office will not receive applications for the said program effective January 2013. Further,  DTI is the only government agency authorized to issue ICC stickers and these stickers are not for sale.

Ms. Atay said further that tampering, alteration, forgery and imitation of PS mark and the ICC certificates in the helmets shall be punished with a fine of not less than P10,000 but not more than P20,000 without prejudice to other penalties imposed in RA 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines. (ALT/MEJ/DTI/PIA9-Zambo Sur)