G/TBT/N/PHL/19 5 
 
5 August 2016  
(16-4203) 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, De partment Trade and Industry (DTI)  
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   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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) : Steel pipes; deformed 
steel bars; rerolled steel bars; equal -leg angle bars; flat glass; ceme nt 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft department 
administrative order no. ____ series of _____ Subject:  Amendment to the Rules and 
Regulations Concerning the Product Certification Schemes of the Bureau of Philippine 
Standards (BPS) (3 pages, English)  
6. Description of content : This Department Administrative Order (DAO) amends the rules 
and regulations on BPS Product Certification Schemes prescribed under DAO 04:2008, 
DAO 05:2008, DAO 15 -01:2008, its implementing guid elines and the particular standard's  
implementing guidelines.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The objectives of the draft guidelines are to a) Protect the consumers and the 
general public and b) Presen t the product certification requirement s for cement and steel 
products  
8. Relevant documents : 
 DAO 04:2008 - The New Rules and Regulations Concerning the Philippine Standard 
(PS) Quality and/or Safety Certification Mark Scheme of the Bureau of Product 
Stand ards (BPS)  
 DAO 05:2008 - The New Rules and Regulations Concerning the Issuance of Import 
Commodity Clearance (ICC)  
 DAO 15 -01:2008  – Measures to Facilitate the Issuance of the Import Commodity 
Clearance  
 Philippine National Standards (PNS) 26:2003  – Steel-Black and hot -dipped zinc -
coated (galvanized) longitudinally welded steel pipes (for ordinary uses)  – G/TBT/N/PHL/195  
 
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  Specifications  
 PNS 193:2012 – Flat Glass - Specifications  
 BPS Memorandum Circular No. 062:2005  – Supplementary Guidelines on the 
Implementation of Import Comm odity Clearance (ICC) Scheme for Flat Glass  
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 afte r its 
publication in an official gazette of general circulation   
10. Final date for comments : 30 days after the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
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 -4735 
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