G/TBT/N/PHL/196  
 
13 December 2016   
(16-6794) 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:  
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 different from above : 
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue  
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines  
Telephone No. : (632) 751 -4700/507 -7307 
Fax: (632) 751 -4706 
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Household and Similar 
Electrical Appli ances whether locally manufactured/assembled or imported  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Mandatory 
Philippine National Standards (PNS) for household and similar electrical appliances (9 pages, 
in English)  
6. Descriptio n of content : Under this draft Department Order, all manufacturers, 
assemblers, and importers of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances shall comply with 
the requirements of the Philippine National Standards. Appliances not intended for normal 
househo ld use but which nevertheless may be a source of danger to the public (i.e. for use 
in commercial  establishments) are within the scope of this Order. This Order does not 
cover appliances that are exclu sively for industrial purposes.  
The draft requires all manufacturers, assemblers, and importers of products stated under 
clause 5.1 of this Order to secure a Philippine Standard (PS) Certification Mark License or 
an Import Commodity Clearance (ICC), respectively, prior to its distribution and sale.  
7. Objecti ve and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Mandatory implementation of Philippine National Standards for Household and 
Similar Electrical Appliances f or the safety of the consumers.  G/TBT/N/PHL/196  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Republic Act 4109  
 Republic Act 7394  
 Executive Order No. 913 Series of 1983  
 Executive Order No. 133 Series of 1987  
 Executive Order No. 101 Series of 1967  
 Department Administrative Order No. 2 Series of 2007  
 Sec. 10 (4), Title X Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987  
9. Proposed date of adoption : This Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in a 
national newspaper general circulation  
Proposed date of entry into force : This Order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in a national newspaper general  circulation  
10. Final date for comments : 6 February 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Office of the Director  
Bureau of Philippine  Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue  
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines  
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph   
Telephone : No. (632) 751 -4700 
Fax: (632) 751 -4706 
Website : http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph   
Attached Copy : Draft Department Administrative Order for Mandatory Philippine National 
Standards (PNS) for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/PHL/16_5082_00_e.pdf