G/TBT/N/PHL/206  
 
30 May 2018  
(18-3214) 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: Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards  
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:   
Engr. Cristy Cecilia P. Polido  
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE)  
Department of Agriculture  
Diliman, Quezon City  
Philippines  
E-mail: oed.bafe@gmail.com ; sred.bafe@gmail.com   
Telephone No: (632) 294.6452  
Fax: (632) 941.8151  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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): Agricultural 
machines and equipment in general (ICS 65.060.01).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Department 
Circular No. __ Series of 2018 Guidelines on the registration of agricultural and fisheries 
machinery manufacturers, fabricators, assemblers, distributors, dealers, importers and 
exporters and their products (7 page(s), in Eng lish)  
6. Description of content: Pursuant to Sections 20 and 24 of Republic Act No. 10601, 
otherwise known as the Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Law and its Implementing 
Rules and Regulations, this Guidelines on the registration of agricultural  and fisheries 
machinery manufacturers, fabricators, assemblers, distributors, dealers, importers and 
exporters and their products is hereby promulgated and issued by the Bureau of 
Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE) to implement the provisions o f the said Act, 
for the guidance and information of all concerned.  
These Guidelines shall cover the registration of agricultural and fisheries machinery 
MFADDIE and their products. It shall include the issuance of permit to operate (PTO) to 
MFADDIE and certificate of product registration (CPR).  
7. Objective and rationale, inc luding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This Circular sets the guidelines and procedures of the BAFE on the 
Registration of Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Manufacturers, Fabricators, 
Assemblers, Distributors, Dealers, Importers and Exp orters (MFADDIE) and their products. 
It aims to regulate the businesses engaged in the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, 
distribution, importation and exportation of agricultural and fisheries machinery.  G/TBT/N/PHL/206  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  R.A. 10601  
9. Proposed da te of adoption:  This Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in a 
national newspaper of general circulation.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in a national newspaper of general circ ulation.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Engr. Cristy Cecilia P. Polido  
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE)  
Department of Agriculture  
Diliman, Quezon City  
Philippines  
E-mail: oed.bafe@gmail.com ; sred.bafe@gmail.com   
Telepho ne No.: (632) 294.6452  
Fax: (632) 941.8151  
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