G/TBT/N/PHL/330  
16 April 2024  
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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:   
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY  
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 di fferent from above:   
Mr. Neil P. Catajay  
Director  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY  
Email: BPS@dti.gov.ph ; BPS.SMD@dti.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 addit ion, where applicable):  Tobacco, 
tobacco products and related equipment (ICS code(s): 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Supplemental 
Guidelines for the Implementation of DAO 22 -06, Series of 2022; (26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  1.1 Vaporized nicotine and non -nicotine products covered under 
Rule 2 of DAO 22 - 06, Series of 2022 shall be revised as follows:  
1.1.1 Vapor product system;  
1.1.2 Vapor products or vapor product refills;  
1.1.3 Vapor product devices;  
1.1.4 Heated tobacco product (HTP) system;  
1.1.5 HTP consumables;  
1.1.6 HTP devices; and  
1.1.7 Tobacco -free oral nicotine pouches.  
1.2 Other novel tobacco products not covered above shall not be allowed to be 
manufactured, importe d, distributed and sold to the Philippine market until such time that 
a reference standard is promulgated and included in this technical regulation.  G/TBT/N/PHL/330  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Department Administrative Order (DAO) 22 -06, Series of 2022  
• Republic Act No. 11900, An Act Regulating the Importation, Manufacture, Sale, 
Packaging, Distribution, Use, and Communication of Vaporized Nicotine and Non -
Nicotine Products, and Novel Tobacco Products  
• Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 22 -16, Series of 2022  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Memorandum Circular shall be effective 
immediately after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation, a copy of which 
shall be submitted to the UP Office of National Administrative Register.  
10. Final date for comments:  16 May 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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  
1200 
Tel: (632) 77913127  
Email: bps@dti.gov.ph  
Website: http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph  
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