G/TBT/N/PHL/181  
 
16 May 2014  
(14-2999)  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 Product Standards, Department of Trade & Industry 
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 : 
Standards Development Division 
Bureau of Product Standards 
Department of Trade and Industry 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City, Metro Manila 
Philippines 
E-mail: bp@dti.gov.ph  
Fax: (632) 751-4706 
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): Plastic and 
plastic products 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS) 2104:2014 Standard Specification for Plastics that Degrade in the Environment by a Combination of Oxidation and Biodegradation. 
6. Description of content: This notification covers plastics and products made from 
plastics that are designed to degrade in disposal environments such as in soil and in 
sanitary landfill by a combination of oxidation and biodegradation.  
This is intended to establish the requirements for labelling of materials and products, 
including packaging from plastics as "oxo-biodegradable". 
The properties in this notification are those required to determine if plastics and plastic 
products will degrade by a combination of oxidation and biodegradation. 
This does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its 
use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety 
and health practices and determine the applicab ility of regulatory requirements prior to 
use. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: For the protection of human health and safety  G/TBT/N/PHL/181 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  The following standards contain provisions which through 
reference in this text form pa rt of this national standard: 
 PNS 2092:2011 – Standard Guide for Exposing and Testing Plastics that Degrade 
in the Environment by a Combination of Oxidation and Biodegradation PNS ASTM 
D 5526:2011 ASTM Published 1994 (Reapproved 2011) Standard Test Method for Determining Aneorobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials Under Accelerated 
Landfill Conditions. 
 PNS ASTM D 5988:2011 (ASTM Published 2003) Standard Test Method for 
Determining Aerobic Biodegradation in Soil of Plastic Materials or Residual Plastic 
Materials after Composting. 
 ASTM D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics. 
 ISO 472:2013 Plastics vocabulary. 
 SPCR 141 Polymeric waste degradable by abiotic and subsequent biological 
degradation (A+B degradable – Requirements and test methods.) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
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: 22 June 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
Standards Develo pment Division 
Bureau of Product 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