G/TBT/N/PHL/197  
 
24 April 2017  
(17-2206) 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:  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 different from above :  
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 -4706 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [X], 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: 91.100.10  
1. Portland cement c overed by PNS 07:2005 – Portland cement - Specification   
2. Blended Hydraulic cement with Pozzolan covered by PNS 63:2006 – Blended Hydraulic 
cement  with Pozzolan - Specification  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Departm ent 
Administrative Order no. 17 -02 Series of 2017  
New guidelines for mandatory certification of portland cement and blended hydraulic 
cement with pozzolan covered by PNS 07:2005 and PNS 63:2006 respectively (9 pages, in 
English)   
6. Description of content : Under this Department Order, only cement sourced from foreign 
cement manufacturing plant(s) holding a valid Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or 
Safety Certification Mark License(s) shall be permitted to be imported into the Philippines. 
Import Commod ity Clearance (ICC) shall be required for all cement importations except 
those imported by cement manufacturers operating Integrated Cement Plant(s) in the 
Philippines.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
This is in line with the Philippines ' efforts to revise DAO on cement timely with the geo -
seismic conditions in the Philippines which includes the earthquakes in Bohol and Surigao 
City that caused damages to infrastructure and new buildings.  
This DAO will serve as the new guidelines for mandatory certification of Portland cement 
and Blended Hydraulic cement with Pozzolan for safety, traceability and accountability 
purposes.  G/TBT/N/PHL/197  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Philippine Constitution, Section 9, Art. XVI  
 Republic Act N o. 4109  
 Republic Act No. 7394  
 Executive Order No. 101, series of 1967  
 Executive Order No. 913, series of 1983  
 Executive Order No. 292  
 Administrative Code of 1987, Sec 10 (4), Title X, Book IV  
 DTI Department Administrative Order 2:2007  
 DTI Department Admini strative Order 4:2008  
 DTI Department Administrative Order 5:2008  
 G/TBT/N/PHL/190  
9. Propos ed date of adoption: 12 April 2017   
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 April 2017   
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry poi nt [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Office of the Director  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue  
Makati City, Metro Manila, Phili ppines  
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph  
Telephone No.: (632) 751 -4700 
Fax: (632) 751 -4706 
Website: www.bps.dti.gov.ph  
Attached Copy: Department Administrative Order for New Guidelines fo r Mandatory 
Certification of Portland Cement and Blended Hydraulic Cement with Pozzolan Covered by 
PNS 07:2005 and PNS 63:2006 Respectively  
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