G/TBT/N/PHL/265  
13 September 2021  
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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 Trade and Industry  
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 di fferent from above:   
Mr. Neil P. Catajay  
Director  
3F Trade and Industry Building  
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City  
Tel. No. (632) 791.4700/3123  
Email: bps@dti.gov.ph  
Website: www.bps.dti.gov.ph  
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):   
1.1 Motorcycle helmets and their visors  
1.2 Motor vehicle brake fluids  
1.3 Road vehicle safety belts  
1.4 Pneumatic tires  
1.5 Pneumatic tubes  
1.6 Lead -acid storage batteries  
1.7 Lithium -ion batteries  
1.8 Audible warning device  
1.9 Rear view mirrors  
1.10 Head restraint  
1.11 Safety glazing materials  
1.12 Retroreflecting devices  
1.13 Filament lamps  
1.14 Headlamp  
1.15 Front position lamps, rear position lamps, stop lamps, direction indicator lamps, and 
rear registration plate illuminating devices  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Department Administrative Order (DAO) No.____Series of _____ The New Technical 
Regulations Concerning the Mandatory Product Certific ation of Automotive Products 
(52 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/PHL/265  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This DAO aims to strictly ensure that the following products 
meet the specified quality and/or safety and requirements as required under the Philippine 
National Standards:  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicab le: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• DAO 4:2008 and its implementing rules and regulations  
• DAO 5:2008 and its implementing rules and regulations   
• PNS 06: 1987  
• PNS ISO 12405 -4:2012  
• PNS UNR 14:201  
• PNS 239:1988   
• PNS 1892:2000: Amd. 01:2002   
• PNS 06:1987  
• PNS ISO 12405 -4:2021   
• PNS ISO/IEC 17000  
• PNS UN/ECE 22:2007   
• PNS ISO/IEC 17000  
• PNS 06:1987   
• PNS UN ECE Reg. 43:2009   
• PNS UN ECE Reg. 25:2005   
• PNS UN ECE Reg. 3:2005  
• PNS U N ECE 22:2007  
• PNS UN ECE reg. 113:2006   
• ISO 17546:2016   
• PNS UN ECE Reg. 22:2007   
• PNS 25:2003  
• PNS UN ECE 81:2006  
• PNS 1892:2000 Amd. 01:2002  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, a copy of which shall be 
submitted to the UP Office of National Administrative Register.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/PHL/265  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr. Neil P. Catajay  
Director  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
3F Trade and Industry Building  
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue  
Makati City  
Philippines  
1200  
(632) 751 4700; (632) 7913123  
bps@dti.gov.ph  
http://www. bps.dti.gov.ph  
Head of Organization  
http://bps.dti.gov.ph/index.php/product -certification/draft -dao-for-comments  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/PHL/21_5728_00_e.pdf