Section 7. Composition of the NMIS. — The NMIS shall be headed by an Executive Director, a Deputy Executive Director and Regional Technical Directors III, all appointed by the President. The administrative, technical and support services of the NMIS shall be strengthened as may be appropriate and necessary to carry out effectively the provisions of this Act.

The NMIS shall have the following divisions:

1. Plant Operation and Inspection — which shall be responsible for the inspection and certification of meat and meat products and technical supervision of local government units (LGUs);

2. Accreditation and Registration — which shall be responsible for the accreditation of meat establishments, rendering facilities, meat transport vehicles, meat establishment contractors, fabricators and suppliers and third party service providers and registration and certification;

3. Enforcement and Food Defense — which shall be responsible for the enforcement of policies against hot meat and adulterated or misbranded meat products, and the protection of meat products from hazardous contaminants;

4. Meat Import and Export Assistance and Inspection — which shall evaluate foreign meat establishments intending to export to the Philippines, accredit meat importers and exporters, inspect imported and certify for export meat and meat products, and provide technical assistance to meat exporters and importers;

5. Meat Science and Technology — which shall be responsible for the technical training of veterinarians and meat inspectors on meat inspection, manages data on animal slaughter, provides technical assistance to the LGUs in the development of the LGUs meat control or inspection system, and develops safety and quality standards in consultation with the product standard setting agencies;

6. Laboratory Services — which shall provide analytical services to detect contaminants in meat and meat products and data analysis;

7. Consumer Information, Education and Assistance — which shall be responsible in conducting programs to inform, educate and assist consumers on meat safety and quality, conducts programs to promote meat safety and quality, and manages consumer complaints;

8. Legal Affairs — which shall provide advice on all legal matters concerning the meat control or inspection system, provides NMIS and its personnel with legal assistance in litigation involving NMIS interest, conducts preliminary investigation on the basis of, and recommends the filing of appropriate legal and/or administrative actions on the basis of its findings;

9. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation — which shall be responsible for the research and formulation of appropriate policies and programs, development of the NMIS medium and long-term master plans and budget requirements, establishment and maintenance of NMIS data bank;

10. Engineering and Climate Change — which shall provide technical assistance on the construction of in-house and meat establishments, assists in the development of standards for slaughtering and processing equipment, utensils and other paraphernalia used in meat inspection, and manages climate change programs;

11. Administrative — which shall provide economical, efficient and effective services pertaining to human resources, records, equipment, security, logistics and related services; and

12. Finance — which shall provide economical, efficient and effective finance and related services and shall administer the Meat Inspection Service Development Trust Fund (MISDTF).

Appropriate sections and units shall also be established to fully complement the organizational structure of the NMIS.