. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.448
2 September 1999
(99-3664)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible: Bureau of Product Standards
Department of Trade and Industry
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG) cylinder
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Philippine
National Standards (DPNS) 41:1997 –  Liquefie d Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinder – Methods
for Requalification  (9 pages, English)
6. Description of content:  This draft standard specifies the methods for the requalification of
low pressure unfired cylinder approved for use in the storage, handling and transportation of
liquefied petroleum gas.  This standard applies to locally manufactured and imported second
hand LPG cylinders.  This also applies to LPG cylinder with net water capacities specifiedin PNS 03, which are designated, manufactured, tested and duly marked in accordance with
PNS 03 and repaired in accordance with PNS 711.  All current provisions of PNS 1132 and
those of the Fire Code of the Philippines under P.D. No. 1185 shall be followd.  Where
provisions in this standard are at variance with those of PNS 1132 and P.D. No. 1185, the
more restrictive provisions shall be applied.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  :
This standard is the revision of PNS 41:1992.  This standard will guide importers, owners,manufacturers, dealers, government and all parties concerned in monitoring, inspecting and
retesting imported and locally manufactured gas cylinders.
8. Relevant documents:
PNS 03 – Steel Cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas
PNS 711 :1992 – LPG Cylinders – Method of repair
PNS 1132:1993 – Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – Safety code
ANSI/NFPA 58 – American National Standards Institute/National Fire Protection
Association, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum GasG/TBT/Notif.99.448
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AS 2030 – Australian Standard, SAA Gas Cylinders Code
US NLPGA Pamphlet 118 – US National LP  Gas Association Recommended Procedures
for Visual Inspection and Requalification of DOT (ICC) Cylinders in LP-Gas Service
US CGA Pamphlet C6 – US Compressed Ga s Association, Inc. Standard for Visual
Inspection of Compressed Gas Cylinders
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 November 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 1999
10. Final date for comments:   25 October 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, e-mail and telefax number
of the other body:
(In English)
Bureau of Product Standards (WTO-TBT Enquiry Point)3/F Trade and Industry Building
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.:  (632)  890-5227
Fax No.:  (632) 890-4926
E-mail:  bps@dti.gov.ph
Homepage:  www.dti.gov.ph/bps