G/LIC/N/2/PHL/41  
 
31 March 2020  
(20-2550) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF  THE AGREEMENT1 
PHILIPPINES  
The following notification , dated 5 March 2020 , 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  DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 2013 -22: Revised Procedures and 
Standards for the Management of Hazardous Wastes  
3 Date of Publication  
 11 December 2013 
4 Date of entry into force  
 01 January 2014 
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  https://emb.gov.ph/wp -content/uploads/2018/06/dao -2013-22.pdf  
6 Have you attached a copy of 
the regulation (PDF) to the 
Secretariat  
  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)  
 
 (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been pre viously 
notified in document: ______________ ;  ( please answer question 
15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject to 
licensing  26.19.00.00 Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings  and 
other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel.  
26.20 Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of 
iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds.  
26.21 Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp); ash and 
residues from the incineration of municipal waste. – Not 
Allowed  
2710.20.00 Waste oils :  
2710.91.00 Containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 
polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls 
(PBBs) – Not allowed  
38.25  Residual products of the chemic al or allied industries, not 
elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge ; 
other wastes specified in Note 6 to this Chapter. – Not allowed  
39.15 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics.  
 
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  
40.04 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) 
and powders and granules obtained therefrom. – Not 
Allowed  
40.17 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including 
waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber. – Not Allowed  
71.12 Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with 
precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious 
metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally 
for the recovery of precious metal.  
72.04 Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scr ap ingots of iron or 
steel.  
74.04 Copper waste and scrap.  
75.03 Nickel waste and scrap.  
76.02 Aluminium waste and scrap.  
79.02 Zinc waste and scrap.  
80.02 Tin waste and scrap.  
8101.97.00 Waste and scrap.  
8102.97.00 Waste and scrap.  
8103.30.00 Waste and scr ap. 
8104.20.00 Waste and scrap.  
8105.30.00 Waste and scrap. – Not allowed (Radioactive -
cobalt)  
8106.00.00 Waste and scrap.  
8107.30.00 Waste and Scrap  
8108.30.00 Waste and Scrap  
8109.30.00 Waste and Scrap  
8110.20.00 Waste and Scrap  
8111.00.10 Waste and Scrap  
8112.13.00 Waste and Scrap - Not allowed (Radioactive -
Beryllium)  
8112.22.00 Waste and Scrap - Not allowed (Radioactive -
Chromium)  
8112.52.00 Waste and Scrap - Not allowed (Radioactive -
Thallium)  
8112.92.00 Waste and Scrap - Not allowed (Radioactive -
Others)  
85.48 Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and 
electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries 
and spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery or 
apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.  
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.)  
(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   
 Ministry/authority and Department: Environmental Management 
Bureau  
Address: DENR Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City  
Website: https://emb.gov.ph/  
Telephone:  +632 9281212     
E-Mail:  hazwaste@emb.gov.ph  G/LIC/N/2/PHL/41  
 
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   Category  Notification details  
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility  Ministry/authority and Department: Environmental Management 
Bureau  
Address: DENR Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City  
Website: https://emb.gov.ph/  
Telephone:  +632 9281212     
E-Mail:  hazwaste@emb.gov.ph  
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure  Ongoing  
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages   Importer Registration and Importation Clearance procedure and 
requirements.  
 
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)  
 N/A 
 
 
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