G/TBT/N/PHL/202  
 
6 February 2018  
(18-0809) 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: Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards  
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:   
Director James E. Empeño  
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 -4700 
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): 
ICS: 29.140 - Lamps and related equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
Department Administrative Order No. 18 -02 Series of 2018  
Mandatory Philippine National Standards (PNS) for Self -Ballasted LED Lamps for General 
Lighting Services (5 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: Under this Department Administrative Ord er, all manufacturers, 
distributors, importers, and retailers of Self -ballasted LED Lamps shall comply with the 
requirements of the Philippine National Standards.  
The scope of implementation shall cover Self -ballasted LED -Lamps for General Lighting 
Service s by Voltage > 50 V - Safety Requirements covered by PNS IEC 62560:2012, 
intended for domestic and similar general lighting purposes, having:  
- a rated wattage up to 30 W  
- a rated voltage > 50 V up to 250 V  
- E14 and E27 caps  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Mandatory implementation of Philippine National Standards for Self -ballasted 
LED Lamps for the safety of the consumers.  G/TBT/N/PHL/202  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Republic Act 4109  
 Republic A ct 7394  
 Executive Order No. 913 Series of 1983  
 Executive Order No. 133 Series of 1987  
 Executive Order No. 101 Series of 1967  
 Department Administrative Order No. 04 Series of 2008  
 Department Administrative Order No. 05 Series of 2008  
 Department Administrative Order No. 02 Series of 2007  
 Sec. 10 (4), Title X Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987  
9. Proposed date of adoption: This Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in a 
national newspaper of general circulation.  
Proposed date of entry into force: This Order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.  
10. Final date for comments: Not applicable  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Director James E. Empeño  
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 -4700 
Attached copy: Department Administrative Order No. 18 -02 Series of 2018 for Mandatory 
Philippine National Standards (PNS) for Self -ballasted LED L amps  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/PHL/18_0669_00_e.pdf