G/TBT/N/PHL/288  
17 May 2022  
(22-3807) 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 ; cfrr@fda.gov.ph ; mvdpinion@fda.gov.ph ; 
ccduller@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):  FOOD 
TECHNOLOGY (ICS code(s): 67) - Wines; Pre -packaged food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Repeal of FDA 
Circular (FC) No. 2014 -022 entitled "Notification of Re gistered Imported Wines with New 
Vintage" and FC No. 2016 - 007 entitled "Notification of Sources of Raw Materials, Low 
Risk, Medium Risk, and High Risk Prepackaged Processed Food Products"; (1 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  In the interes t of service and to further clarify the requirements 
for registration of processed prepackaged food in accordance with FDA Circular No. 2020 -
033 entitled "Procedure for the Use of the Modified Electronic Registration System for Raw 
Materials and Prepackage d Processed Food Products Repealing FDA Circular (FC) No. 
2016-014 "Procedure for the Use of Electronic Registration System for Prepackaged 
Processed Food Products"", the following issuances are hereby repealed:  
1. FC No. 2014 -022 | Notification of Registered  Imported Wines with New Vintage; 
and 
2. FC No. 2016 -007 | Notification of Sources of Raw Materials, Low Risk, Medium 
Risk, and High Risk Prepackaged Processed Food Products.  G/TBT/N/PHL/288  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicabl e: Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. FC No. 2014 -022 | Notification of Registered Imported Wines with New Vintage  
2. FC No. 2016 -007 | Notification of Sources of Raw Materials, Low Risk, Medium 
Risk, and High Risk Prepackaged Processed Food Products  
3. FDA Circular No. 2020 -033 entitled "Procedure for the Use of the Modified 
Electronic Registration System for Raw Materials and Prepackaged Processed 
Food Products Repealing FDA Circular (FC) No. 2016 -014 "Procedure for t he Use 
of Electronic Registration System for Prepackaged Processed Food Products"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  26 May 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. Catajay  
Director  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
3F Trade and Indus try 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  
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