G/SPS/N/PHL/225  
 
30 May 2013  
(13-2826)  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 (DA), Bureau of Agriculture and 
Fisheries Product Standards (BAFPS) 
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):  HS Code(s): 06 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Philippine National Standards (PNS) on Organic 
Fertilizer  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/PHL/13_2078_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to organic fertilizers, compost, plant 
growth regulator, and organic plant food supplements. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  13 August 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2013 G/SPS/N/PHL/225 
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  13 August 2013 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 August 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (BAFPS) 
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman Quezon City 1101 Philippines Tel: +(632) 920 6131, 467 9039, 455 2856 
Fax: +(632) 455 2858 
E-mail: bafpsda@yahoo.com 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
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: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph 
 
OR  
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (BAFPS) 
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman Quezon City 1101 Philippines Tel: +(632) 920 6131, 467 9039, 455 2856 
Fax: +(632) 455 2858 
E-mail: bafpsda@yahoo.com