G/TBT/N/PHL/195/Rev.1  
 
22 January 2018  
(18-0539) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member: PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 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:   
Director James E. Empeño  
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 -4700/507 -7307 
Fax: (632) 751 -4700  
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):  
ICS: 77.140 – Iron and Steel Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Department 
Administrative Order No. ____ Series of ____  
THE NEW TECHNICAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE MANDATORY PRODUCT 
CERTIFICATION OF DEFORMED STEEL BARS, REROLLED STEEL BARS AND EQUAL LEG 
STEEL ANGLE BARS STANDARDS  
6. Description of content: The draft Department Administrative Order (DAO) states the 
new tec hnical regulations on the mandatory product certification of deformed Steel Bars, 
Rerolled Steel Bars and Equal Leg Steel Angle Bars to ensure the quality, safety, and 
traceability of steel products which entails high level of protection for safety, thus, all 
existing policies and procedures regarding the mandatory implementation of the standards 
for the aforementioned standards are revised.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The draft DAO aims to ensure t hat steel products meet the specified safety 
and/or quality requirement/s prescribed by the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS)   G/TBT/N/PHL/195/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Executive Order 292 – 1987 Administrative Code  
 Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 04 series 2008 – The Rules and 
Regulations Concerning the Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety 
Certification Mark scheme of the BPS  
 DAO No. 05 series 2008 – The New Rules and Regulations Concerning the Issuance 
of the Import Commodity Clearance Under the P roduct Certification Schemed of 
the BPS  
 Philippine National Standards (PNS) 49:2002 – Steel bars for concrete 
reinforcement – Specification  
 PNS 211:2002 – Rerolled steel bars for concrete reinforcement – Specification  
 PNS 657:2008 – Hot-rolled steel sectio ns – Equal -leg angles – Specifications   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  This order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in 
an official gazette of general circulation  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in an official gazette of general circulation  
10. Final date for comments: 26 January 2018  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Director James E. Empeño  
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   
Fax: (632) 751 -4700 
http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=197&Ite
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