G/SPS/N/PHL/382  
 
9 August 2017  
(17-4306) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanit ary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Agriculture and 
Fisheries Standards (BAFS)  
3. Products covered ( provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Coconut  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Philippine National Standard (PNS) Code of Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Coconut.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 34 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/PHL/17_3564_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Philippine National Standard (PNS) Code of Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Coconut intends to provide guidelines in the production 
and primary processing of coconut. The practices enumerated in the Standard are aimed 
towards prevention and reduction of risk occurrences, which include those of food 
safety, environmental impact, worker's h ealth, safety, and welfare, and product quality.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health C ode, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/PHL/382  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of ent ry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 October 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph  
or 
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards  
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 455 0031  
 +(632) 455 2858  
 +(632) 455 2856  
Fax: +(632) 455 0031  
E-mail: bafs@da.gov.ph  
Website: http://bafs.da.gov.ph  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph  
or 
Bureau of Agriculture and Fi sheries Standards  
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 455 0031  
 +(632) 455 2858  
 +(632) 455 2856  
Fax: +(632) 455 0031  
E-mail: bafs@da.gov.ph  
Website: http://bafs.da.gov.ph