G/TBT/N/PHL/285  
25 April 2022  
(22-3286) 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:   
PILAR MARILYN P. PAGAYUNAN  
Director IV  
Center for Food Regulation and Research (CFRR)  
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 desig nated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
PILAR MARILYN P. PAGAYUNAN  
Director IV  
Center for Food Regulation and Research (CFRR)  
Food and Drug Administration  
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  
Email: pmppagayunan2@fda.gov.ph  ; ojolaurenana@fda.gov.ph  
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):  
Prepackaged processed food products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Guidelines on 
the Voluntary Certification of Food Contact Articles Used for Prepackaged Processed Food 
Products; (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  1. To establish the guidelines on the conduct of voluntary 
certification of food  contact articles used for prepackaged processed food products.  
2. To provide information on the process of application for the voluntary certification to 
the stakeholders involved.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where  
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Republic Act 9711 "The Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009"  
2. Republic Act 10611 or the Food Safety Act of 2013  G/TBT/N/PHL/285  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days following 
its publication in one (1) newspaper of general circulation and filing of three (3) certified 
true copies to the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) University of the 
Philippines.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
following its publication in one (1) newspaper of general circulation and filing of three (3) 
certified true copies to the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) 
University of the  Philippines.  
10. Final date for comments:  30 April 2022  
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. CatajayDirector  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
  
3F Trade and Industry Building  
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue  
Makati City  
Philippines  
  
(632) 751 4700; (632) 7913128  
bps@dti.gov.ph  
http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph  
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