G/LIC/N/2/PHL/172  
 
16 January  2023 
(23-0373) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
PHILIPPINES  
The following notification , originally received on  3 Novem ber 2022, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of the Philippines.  
 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member  Philippines  
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  Department Administrative Order No. 22-11:2022 - The New 
Technical Regulation Concerning the Mandatory Certification of 
Liquefied Petroleum Gas  (LPG) Pressure Vessels, Systems, Services 
and Ancillary Products  
3 Date of Publication  8 July 2022 
4 Date of entry into force  22 July 2022 
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  DAO 22 -11:2022 The New Technical Regulation Concerning   
The Mandatory Certification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas  
(LPG) Pressure Vessels, Systems, Services and Ancillary  
Products  
6 Have you attached a copy of 
the regulation (PDF) to the 
Secretariat  [X] Yes. ( Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification. ) 
 
[ ] No.  
7 Type of notification  [] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer question 
8 to 14)  
 
[X] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been 
previously notified in document:  _______  G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 70; 
(please answer question 15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject to 
licensing   
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic: [  ] 
 
Non-Automatic: []  
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  (a)  Protect public morals;  
(b)  Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect 
environment;  
(c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;  
(d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and 
the prevention of deceptive practices;  
(e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)  
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  
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   Category  Notification details  
(f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration;  
(g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security;  
(h)  Other: ______________ (please specify)  
11 Administrative body(ies) for  
submission of applications   
  
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility   
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure   
 
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages    
15 In the case of 7(b), please 
indicate the type of new 
change(s)  (a)  Termination  
(b)  Suspension  
(c)  Modification of specific details in existing  
procedures:  
 Product coverage;  
 Administrative purpose;  
 Automatic or Non -automatic;  
 Duration of licensing;  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;  
 Eligibility of applicants;  
 Contact information on eligibility;  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;  
 Documentation requirements (including application form);  
 Period for Application;  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;  
 Processing time for issuing licence;  
 Licence fee/administrative charge;  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;  
 Appeal regulations/procedures;  
 Validity of licence;  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use etc.);  
 Foreign exchange requirements;  
 Other: __________ (please specify).  
 
16  Please elaborate the 
changes in detail (in one of 
the WTO official languages)  DAO 22 -11 expanded the scope of certification on LPG products and 
updated the applicable reference standards.  
 
 
 
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  ANNEX  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Pressure Vessels, Systems, Services and Ancillary Products  
1. Transportable and refillable steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (New cylinders)  
2. Transportable and refillable  welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (Repaired cylinders)  
3. Road vehicles – Selected LPG cylinders and ancillary products LPG components (Metal and composite 
containers)  
4. Liquefied petroleum gas regulator for domestic use  
5. Gas cylinders – refillable seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders – design, construction and testing  
6. Gas cylinders – refillable composite gas cylinders and tubes – design, construction and testing  
7. Gas cylinders – refillable composite rein forced tubes of w ater capacity between 450 L and 3000 L  
8. Gas cylinders – refillable welded stainless -steel cylinders – (1) Test pressure 6 MPa and below; (2) Test 
pressure greater than 6 MPa  
9. Non-refillable gas cartridges f or liquefied petroleum gases, with  or without a value, for use with portable 
appliances - Construction, inspection, testing and marking  
10. Rubber hoses and hose assemblies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the liquid or gaseous phase and 
natural gas up to 25 bar (2,5 MPa)  
11. Gas cyl inders – refillable seamless steel gas cylinders  
12. Gas cylinders LPG cylinder valves (self -closing)  
13. Gas cylinders LPG cylinder valves (manual closing)  
14. Gas cylinders – refillable seamless steel tubes for compressed gas transport  
 
 
 
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