G/TBT/N/PHL/311  
1 Dec ember 2023  
(23-8173) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
DR. SAMUEL A. ZACATE  
Director General  
Food and Drug Administration  
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
Engr. Ana Trinidad F. Rivera, MSc  
Director IV  
Center for Cosmetics and Household/Urban  
Hazardous Substances Regulation and Research  
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  
Email: cchuhsrr@fda.gov.ph ; cchuhsrr -policy@fda.gov.ph ; BPS@dti.gov.p h 
www.fda.gov.ph  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pesticides 
and other agrochemicals (ICS code(s): 65.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Updates and 
Amendments to the List of Banned and Restricted Pesticides and Ingredients  in 
Household/Urban Pesticides; (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed issuance aims to consolidate and update the list 
of banned and restricted pesticides and ingredients in Household/Urban Pesticides (HUPs).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In order to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of health products, the 
FDA, through the Center for Cosmetics and Household/Urban Hazardous Substances 
Regulation and Res earch; continuously reviews standards applied for the proper 
evaluation of pesticide products. Furthermore, the FDA shall constantly adhere and 
promote agreements local and international conventions, in the ban or restriction of 
ingredients used in the man ufacture of household pesticide.  
In view of these, to provide an easy reference to HUP establishments securing 
authorization from the agency, the FDA hereby proposes a circular that will update and G/TBT/N/PHL/311  
 
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  amend FC 2017 -005 and FC 2017 -015 by providing a consolida ted list of banned and 
restricted pesticides.; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Republic Act (RA) No. 9711 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR): 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Act of 2009  
• Department of Health (DOH) Administrative Order (AO) No. 2019 -0008: New 
Rules and Regulations in the Registration of Household Pesticide Products and 
their Active Ingredients  
• FDA Circular No. 2017 -015: Adoption of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) 
Annexes  II and Vl as Standards for Household/Urban Pesticides (HUP)  
• FDA Circular 2017 -005: List of Banned Pesticides  
• FDA Circular 2018 -008: Ban of Chlorpyrifos and Dichlorvos for Use in 
Household/Urban Pesticide Products, and Household/Urban Pesticide Products 
Containing Chlorpyrifos and Dichlorvos as Active Ingredients  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and filing with the University of the 
Philippines Law Center Office of the National Administrative Register.  
10. Final date for comments:  29 December 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr. Neil P. Catajay  
Director  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
3F Trade and Industry Building  
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue  
Makati City  
Philippines  
Tel: (632) 751 4700; (632) 7913128  
Email: bps@dti.gov.ph  
Website: http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph  
https://www.fda.gov.ph/draft -for-comments -updates -and-amendments -to-the-list-of-
banned -and-restricted -pesticides -and-ingredients -in-household -urban -pesticides/  
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