Amendment on Mandatory Vehicle Emission Test

LTO Memorandum Circular No. RTL-MC-02415 provides amendments in the interest of the public.
The circular amends paragraphs #2, #4 and #5 of LTO Memorandum Circular No. RTL-MC-02413 dated 18 December 2002.
The amended provisions establish where and when emission tests must be conducted for specified LTO transactions.

Paragraph #2 requires that all emission tests for renewal of registration and redemption of vehicle or vehicle license plate, whichever is applicable, confiscated due to roadside apprehension must be done at authorized Private Emission Testing Centers (PETC).
Paragraph #2 directs that government Motor Vehicle Inspection Stations (MVIS) continue to conduct emission tests for renewal of registration and redemption for the purpose of covering only public utility vehicles.
Paragraph #2 grants MVIS exclusive authority to conduct emission testing to vehicles submitted for adjudication purpose to the exclusion of the PETCs.

Paragraph #4 requires that, in proper cases, only emission tests conducted at properly authorized PETC, after payment of their corresponding fees and charges to DOTC, are valid.
Paragraph #4 ties validity to two conditions: (1) issuance by a properly authorized PETC, and (2) prior payment of fees and charges to DOTC.

Paragraph #5 prohibits LTO from accepting any application for renewal of registration without a valid CEC.
Paragraph #5 requires the CEC to be in the form prescribed in paragraph #3 of LTO Memorandum Circular No. RTL-MC-02413.
Paragraph #5 mandates that when the emission test is conducted by the PETC, the CEC must be issued by a properly authorized PETC.

MVIS is established as the authority that conducts emission testing for adjudication purposes, with PETCs excluded for those cases.
LTO must enforce the CEC requirement for renewal applications by rejecting renewals lacking a valid CEC where PETC testing is involved.
Emission test validity is restricted to tests done by properly authorized PETCs with prior payment of fees and charges to DOTC in proper cases.
Compliance with the CEC requirement is treated as a condition for LTO acceptance of renewal applications.