G/TBT/N/PHL/178  
 
7 May 2014  
(14-2788)  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:  Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau, Department of Trade 
and 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 :   
Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau 
Department of Trade and Industry 2nd Floor Trade and Industry Building 361 Sen. Gil Gil J. Puyat Avenue 
Makati City, Metro Manila 
PHILIPPINES E-mail:  btrcp@dti.gov.ph  
Telephone:  (02) 751-0384     
Fax:  (02) 890-4949 
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):  Toy and 
game products. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 10620 - Toy and Game Labelling Act 
of 2013 (19 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  These rules shall be referred to as the Implementing Rules and 
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10620, othe rwise known as the "Toy and Game Safety 
Labelling Ac t of 2013. 
These rules shall apply to all manufacturers, distributors, importers and retailers of toys 
or games manufactured locally and/or internationally that are imported, donated, distributed and sold in the Philippines. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  These rules shall ensure that all toys and games, manufactured either 
locally or internationally, imported, distributed, donated or sold in the Philippines shall 
comply with the appropriate provisions on safety-labelling and manufacturer’s markings 
found in the Philippine National Standard (PNS) for the safety of toys for the protection of human health. G/TBT/N/PHL/178 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
- Republic Act 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines; 
- Republic Act 9711 or the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009; 
- Republic Act 10620 or the Toy and Game Labelling Ac t of 2013; 
- PNS/BHDT ISO 8124-1:2008 – Safety of toys – Part 1: Safety aspects related to  mechanical and physical properties; 
- PNS/BHDT ISO 8124-2:2008 – Safety of toys – Part 2: Flammability; 
- PNS/BHDT ISO 8124-3:2008 – Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain  elements; 
- PNS/BHDT ISO 8124-4:2012 – Safety of toys – Part 4: Swings, slides and similar 
 activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use. 
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 or in at least 
two (2) newspapers of general circulation and copy thereof furnished the Office of the 
National Administrative Register at the UP 
Law Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 
This order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in an official gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation and copy thereof furnished the Office of the 
National Administrative Register at the UP 
Law Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. 
10. Final date for comments:  30 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:    
Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau 
Department of Tr ade and Industry 
2nd Floor Trade and Industry Building 361 Sen. Gil Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City, Metro Manila 
PHILIPPINES 
E-mail:  btrcp@dti.gov.ph  
Telephone:  (02) 751-0384 
Fax:  (02) 890-4949 
Full texts can also be downloaded thru DTI website at  http://www.dti.gov.ph  or the Food 
and Drug Administration (FDA) website at http://www.fda.gov.ph .