G/TBT/N/PHL/185  
 
11 August 2014  
(14-4670)  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 Agriculture and Fisheries Standards, Department of 
Agriculture 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 Agriculture and Fisheries Standards 
Department of Agriculture BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman Quezon City 1011 
Philippines 
Tel.: (632) 467-9039, 455-2856 Fax: (632) 807-2858 
Emails: dabafps@gmail.com  
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): This order specifies the 
minimum requirements for organic agriculture. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: PNS/BAFPS 
07:2014 - Organic Agriculture (55 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This order is divided into the following parts:  
Part 1: Conversion to organic agriculture 
Part 2: Crop Production 
Part 3: Livestock Part 4: Beekeeping 
Part 5: Processing 
Part 6: Special Products Part 7: Labelling and consumer information 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
This standard for Organic Agriculture has been prepared for the purpose of promoting organic agriculture and enhances market competitiveness by providing a uniform approach 
to requirements, which is the basis of the following: conversion to organic agriculture, crop 
production, livestock, processing, special products, and labelling and consumer information.  G/TBT/N/PHL/185 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Norms for 
Organic Production and Processing 2012 Version;  
 Codex Alimentarius Commission Standards for Organic Agriculture 3rd edition (gL-
1999); 
 Codex Alimentarius Commission The General Principles for the Addition of Essential 
Nutrients to Foods; 
 USDA NOP Standards for Organic Agriculture; 
 EU Regulation Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on Organic production and 
labelling of organic product; 
 The Philippine Recommends for Forage and Pasture Crops. Series # 12D.2001, 
PCAARRD; 
 Profitability Analysis No. 13/2012, PCAARRD; 
 Philippine Agriculture Engineering Society (PAES) 104:2001. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   This regulation shall take e ffect immediately upon approval 
and publication in two (2) Newspapers of general circulation. 
Proposed date of entry into force:   This regulation shall take effect immediately upon 
approval and publication in two (2) Newspapers of general circulation. 
10. Final date for comments: 8 October 2014 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Standards Mainstreaming Division 
Bureau of Philippine Standards 
Department of Tr ade and Industry 
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City 
Metro Manila 
Philippines E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph  
Fax:  (632) 751-4706