Section 4
SEC. 4. The Cement Industry Authority shall regulate all phases of the distribution and marketing of cement for the domestic and government market. No new cement plant shall be established nor shall any existing cement plant be expanded without the express approval of the Cement Industry Authority. To carry out its regulatory functions in the domestic market, it shall have the authority to: Establish and enforce sales quotas, distribution areas and such other marketing regulations as it may deem necessary to (i) allocate in an equitable, orderly and efficient manner the domestic and government demand among all the cement companies, and (ii) maintain the stability of the local market; Advice the Price Control Council in establishing and enforcing, in conjunction with appropriate government agencies, uniform and reasonable selling prices of cement at the various levels of distribution and within given marketing areas, taking into account costs of production, transportation, handling and warehousing; Conduct periodic inspections of all plants to (a) test product quality and bag weights, (b) check inventories, production, sales and delivery records, and (c) verify compliance with the rules and regulations that it may promulgate in connection with the domestic marketing of cement; Impose appropriate penalties on cement companies, their distributors and dealers for violation of any rule, quota or guideline established by the Authority; Establish a reporting system and maintain statistical records on the production, distribution and consumption of cement by geographic areas to serve as the basis for the efficient and economic distribution of cement; Negotiate and enter into contracts for the bulk purchase of materials and supplies common to all cement plants such as kraft paper, grinding balls, silica, etc., and maintain inventories of such materials where necessary to reduce operating costs of the Industry.