G/TBT/N/PHL/193  
 
23 July 2015  
(15-3762)  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 Tr ade and Industry 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph   
Telephone No.: (632) 751-4700 
Fax: (632) 751-4706 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10 .1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [X], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): This Department 
Administrative Order (DAO) prescribes the rules and regulations on Product Safety 
Certification Scheme for a number of products under BPS technical regulation, whether locally manufactured/assembled or imported. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Subject: Measures 
to Facilitate the Issuance of the Import Commodity Clearance (7 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: 
1. Delisting the following products from the List of Product under Mandatory 
Certification: 
a. Ceramic tiles 
b. Plywood 
c. Flat glass 
d. Common nails 
e. GI sheetsf. 
f. The Performance and Labelling Standards of the following: 
i. Self-ballasted lamps 
ii. Single-capped fluorescent lamps 
iii. Double-capped fluorescent lamps 
iv. Magnetic and electronic ballasts 
2. One year validity of test reports from the date of issue 
3. Mandatory markings/labels on the delisted products G/TBT/N/PHL/193 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Enhance ease of doing business by removing some products under mandatory 
product certification and recognition of the validity of test reports to a number of 
products 
 Protection of human health and safety through mandatory product labels/marks in 
accordance to relevant Philippine National Standards 
8. Relevant documents:  
 DAO 5 Series of 2008: The New Rules and Regulations concerning the issuance of 
the Import Commodity Clearance under the Product Certification of the Bureau of 
Philippine Standards (BPS) 
 BPS Memorandum Circular No. 15-03, Series of 2015 – List of Products Under 
Mandatory Certification 
9. Proposed date of adoption: – 
Proposed date of entry into force: This Order shall be effective immediately after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation, 
whichever comes first. 
10. Final date for comments: – 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Office of th e Director 
Bureau of Philippine Standards Department of Tr ade 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