Section 19Sec./Art. 19

Section 26 is hereby amended and renumbered, to read as follows:

"SEC. 27.Penal Provisions and Other Penalties.- Any person who willfully and deliberately:

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(c) mislabels or claims that the product is organic when it is not in accordance with the existing standards for Philippine organic agriculture or this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or a fine of not more than Fifty thousand (P50,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court. If the offender is a corporation or a juridical entity, the official who ordered or allowed the commission of the offense shall be punished with the same penalty.

If the offender is in the government service, he/she , in addition, be dismissed from the office:Provided,That any OBC found to have issued a certification to a farm or producer established to be not compliant with any of the PNS for organic agriculture or with the provisions of this Act, shall be penalized by the BAFS as follows:

(1) First Offense: Written warning

(2) Second offense. Suspension of accreditation."