G/TBT/N/PHL/198  
 
21 June 2017  
(17-3312) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Techn ical 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 Agricultural and Fish eries Engineering (BAFE)  
Department of Agriculture  
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 diffe rent from above :  
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE)  
Department of Agriculture  
4th Floor, CAFED Officer, DA Bldg.  
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City 1100 Philippines  
E-mail: oed.bafe@gmail.co m 
Telephone No.: (632) 294 -6452 
Fax: (632) 941 -8151 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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: 65.060  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:   
Department Circular No. 05 series of 2017  
Subject: National Guidelines on Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural and Fisheries 
Machinery (10 page(s),  in English)    
6. Description of content:  The guidelines shall cover the policies and mechanisms in the 
conduct of testing and evaluation of agricultural and fisheries machinery before it can be 
procured or sold in the market and accepted by procuring ent ity. It shall likewise include 
the institutional arrangements, accreditation of Test Engineers, establishment of 
certification registry, and provision of capacity building activities.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems whe re applicable: 
The guidelines prescribed in this Circular aim to provide government offices and private 
sector with a framework for implementing the testing and evaluation of agricultural and 
fisheries machinery, thus ensuring the quality, safety and compl iance to standards and 
specifications of machinery and equipment supplies to the market, guiding the 
manufacturers in the improvement and development of machinery, and safeguarding the 
interest of farmers and fisherfolks, as envisioned under R.A. No. 10601 . G/TBT/N/PHL/198  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  R.A. No. 10601 – Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Law and 
its Implementing Rules and Regulations   
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: - 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available f rom: National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Office of the Director  
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE)  
Department of Agriculture  
4th Floor, CAFED O fficer, DA Bldg.  
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City 1100 Philippines  
E-mail:oed.bafe@gmail.com  
Telephone No.: (632) 294 -6452 
Fax: (632) 941 -8151 
Attached Copy: Department Circular No. 05, Series of 2017: Nationa l Guidelines on Testing 
and Evaluation of Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery; and relevant forms.  
 
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