G/TBT/N/PHL/210  
 
31 January 2019  
(19-0531) 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:   
Engr. James E. Empeño  
Director  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City  
E-mail: bps@dt i.gov.ph  
Telephone no.: (+632)791.3128  
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): Speed 
Limitation Devices (SLD) and Adjustable Speed Limitation Devices (ASLD)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Department Administrative Order No. ___ : Mandatory Philippine National Standard (PNS) 
for Speed Limitation Devices (SLD) and Adjustable Speed Limitation Devices (ASLD) 
(5 page(s), in E nglish)    
6. Description of content: Pursuant to Republic Act 10916 or the "Road Speed Limiter Act 
of 2016", Republic Act 4109, Republic Act 7394, Executive Order No. 913 Series of 1983, 
Executive Order No. 133 Series of 1987, Executive Order No. 101 Seri es of 1967, 
Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 04 Series of 2008, DAO No. 05 Series of 
2008, DAO No. 02 Series of 2007, and Sec. 10 (4), Title X Book IV of the Administrative 
Code of 1987, Philippine National Standard (PNS) UNR 89:2016 - Part III: U niform 
provisions concerning the approval of speed limitation devices (SLD) and adjustable speed 
limitation devices (ASLD) is hereby adopted for mandatory implementation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety; The proposed regulation will ensure 
that the speed limiters that will be mandatorily installed in public utility and certain types 
of vehicles in the Philippines shall conform to PNS UNR 89:2016, thereby safeguarding  
the passengers and public in general from any speed -related road accidents which do not 
only result to damage to properties, but also loss of lives.  G/TBT/N/PHL/210  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Republic Act No. 10916 or the "Road Speed Limiter Act of 2016"  
• Republic Act No. 4109 
• Republic Act No. 7394  
• 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  
• Philippine National Standard - United Nations Regulation 89:2016 - Part III  
9. Proposed date of adoption: This Order shall take effect after 15 days of its publication 
in a national newspaper of general circulation.  
Proposed date of entry into force: This Order shall take effect after 15 days of its 
publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.  
10. Final date for comments: 15 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=606:draft -
dao-on-the-mandatory -pns-for-speed -limitation -devices -and-adjustable -speed -
&catid=1:latest -news&Itemid=1  
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