G/SPS/N/PHL/416  
 
21 June 2018  
(18-3901) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Corn grits  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or p racticable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Philippine Nat ional Standard (PNS) for Corn (M aize) 
Grits – Grading and Classification ( Working draft) . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/PHL/18_3220_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Philippine National Standard (PNS) for corn (maize) grits 
(Zea mays  Linn.) – grading and classification (PNS/BAFPS 15:2004) aims to provide 
uniform guidance on the classification of corn grits based on thei r physical characteristics 
and current practices existing in the sectors concerned.  
7. Objective and rationa le: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 CAC/RCP 1 -1969 (Rev. 2003), General Principles of Food Hygiene ; 
 Codex Alimentarius Volume 2. (1993) , Pesticide Residues in Food, 2nd ed.; 
 Codex Alimentarius Vol ume 7. (1996) , Cereals, Pulses, Legumes and Derived 
Products and Vegetable Proteins, Volume 7, 2nd ed.;  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/PHL/416  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Department of Agriculture (DA)  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department o f Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph  
  
or 
  
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards  
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 455  0031;  +(632) 455 2858; +(632) 455 2856 
Fax: +(632) 455  0031 
E-mail: bafs@da.gov.ph  
Website: http://bafs.da.gov.ph  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Agriculture (DA)  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spsp ilipinas@da.gov.ph  
  
or 
  
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards  
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 455  0031;  +(632) 455 2858;  +(632) 455 2856 
Fax: +(632) 455  0031 
E-mail: bafs@da.gov.ph  
Website: http://bafs.da.gov.ph