G/SPS/N/PHL/334  
 
9 August 2016  
(16-4268) 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 Standards (BAFS)  
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 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tra ding partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Philippine National Standards (PNS) for Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Corn   Language(s): English   Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/PHL/16_3188_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Code of Good Agricultural Practices for Corn (GAP Corn) is 
a set of consolidated safety and quality standar ds formulated by the Department of 
Agriculture (DA) for the production, harvesting and on -farm postharvest handling and 
storage of corn. This code of practice takes into account the Philippine GAP for Fruits and 
Vegetables which is based on the concept of Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points 
(HACCP) and quality management principles from farm to table.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protec t 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) Codex Code of Practice for the Preve ntion and 
Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts, FAO 2003, Development of 
Good Agricultural Practice Approach  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plan t 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 standard:   G/SPS/N/PHL/334  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 October 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 October 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of pub lication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 29 October 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2016  
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:  
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 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:   
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) 4 55 2858  
 +(632) 455 2856  
Fax: +(632) 455 0031  
E-mail: bafs@da.gov.ph  
Website : http://bafs.da.gov.ph