G/TBT/N/PHL/217  
 
11 June 2019  
(19-3996) 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:  Department of Health - Food and Drug Administration  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Engr. ANA TRINIDAD F. RIVERA, MSc.  
Director IV  
Center for Cosmetics Regulation and Rese arch Food and Drug Administration (CCRR)  
Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City,  
Alabang 1781, Muntinlupa City  
Tel. No.: +632.857.1900 loc. 8113 or 8107  
Email: infor@fda.gov.ph ; ccrr@fda.gov.ph ; mcdledesma@fda.gov.ph   
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):  Pesticides 
and other agrochemicals (ICS 65.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Administrative 
Order No. ___ : "New Rules and Regulations in the Registration of Ho usehold Pesticide 
Products and Their Active Ingredients" (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Consistent with this Act, Administrative Order (AO) No. 2014 -
0038 entitled "Rules and Regulations Governing Household/Urban Pesticides Licensing o f 
Establishments and Operators, Registration of Their Products and for Other Purposes" was 
issued on 27 October 2014. As there is a need to provide updated guidelines and 
requirements consistent with international commitments such as but not limited to 
Montreal Protocol, Rotterdam Convention, and/or Stockholm Convention, and related 
local pesticide regulations and standards, this AO shall replace AO 2014 -0038 to (1) better 
protect public health and the environment from the risks associated with pesticide us e; 
and (2) to ensure safety, efficacy and quality of pesticide products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To provide updated guidelines and requirements in the registration of 
household pesticide produc ts that are consistent with international commitments such as 
but not limited to Montreal Protocol, Rotterdam Convention, and/or Stockholm 
Convention, and related local pesticide regulations and standards.; Protection of human 
health or safety  G/TBT/N/PHL/217  
 
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  8. Relevant  documents:   
• Republic Act (RA) 9711  
• Administrative Order (AO) No. 2014 -0038 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  This Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in 
a national newspaper of general circulation.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Engr. ANA TRINIDAD F. RIVERA, MSc.  
Director IV  
Center for Cosmetics Regulation and Research Food and Drug Administration (CCRR)  
Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City,  
Alabang 1781, Muntinlupa City  
Tel. No.: +632.857.1900 loc. 8113 or 8107  
Email: infor@fda.gov.ph ; ccrr@fda.gov.ph ; mcdledesma@fda.gov.ph   
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