G/TBT/N/PHL/171  
 
 19 June 2013  
(13-3176)  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 :   
Bureau of Product Standards 
Department of Trade and Industry 
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines 
E-mail:  bps@dti.gov.ph  
Tel.:  (632) 751-4749; (632) 751-4730 
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):  Clothes 
Washing Machine. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft DTI/DOE 
Joint Administrative Order No.___ 2013 - Revised Implementing Guidelines for the Standard on Energy Efficiency Factor and Labelling of Clothes Washing Machines - PNS 396 
Part 3:2013.     
6. Description of content:  These guidelines specify the rules and regulations in the 
implementation of PNS 396 Series of 2013, Household appliances - Energy efficiency 
factor (EEF) and labelling requirements Part 3: Clothes Washing Machine. 
These Implementing Guidelines, herein after refer as Guidelines, covers automatic and 
manual clothes washing machines with capacity from 5 to 10 kg that operates using 
electricity (rated up to 230 volts and 60 Hz) as main power source. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  For product safety and for guidance of all concerned and for compliance by 
all manufacturers, importers, dealers, agents and other key stakeholders . 
8. Relevant documents:   Republic Act No. 4109, Republic Act No. 7394, Republic Act 
No. 7638, Executive Order No. 913, series of 1983, Executive Order No. 101, series of 
1967, DTI Department Order No. 48, series of 2008, DTI Department Administrative Order No. 2, series of 2007, DTI Department Administrative Order No. 7, series of 2006, 
DTI Department Administrative Order No. 4, series of 2008, DTI Department 
Administrative Order No. 5, series of 2008 and PNS 396 Series of 2013, Household Appliances - Energy efficiency factor (EEF) and labelling requirements Part 3: Clothes 
Washing Machine.   G/TBT/N/PHL/171 
 
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  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 
This order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in an official gazette of general circulation      
10. Final date for comments:  12 August 2013 
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: