. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/62 
13 September 2006 
 (06-4361) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Bureau of Product Standards, Department of Trade & Industry 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
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):   Lamps and related 
equipment (ICS: 29.140.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   CDPNS 2050-2:2006 
– Lamps and related equipment – Energy effici ency and labelling requirements – Part 2:  
Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services 
6. Description of content:   This notification specifies the energy efficiency and labelling 
requirements for self-ballasted lamps for domestic and similar general lighting service, having a rated voltage up to 230 V 60 Hz  with Edison screw or bayonet caps. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
This notification on energy efficiency and labelling requirements for self-ballasted for 
general lighting services has been developed and approved by the Bureau of Product 
Standards’ Technical Committee on Lamps and Related Equipment. 
This is the second of a series of energy sta ndards dealing with energy efficient lighting 
(EEL) which has been developed in support of the Department of Energy through Philippine 
Efficient Lighting Market Transformation Project .  The program caters to the promotion of 
energy efficient products as one of the stra tegies to achieve energy self-sufficiency, 
contribute to the reduction of greenhouse g as emission and to guide consumers in 
determining which compact fluorescent lamp model is less costly to operate. 
This notification requires attachment of an en ergy label that would show the product’s lamp 
wattage in watts, lamp light output in lumens, and lamp efficacy in lumens per watt, among 
others. 
It is hereby emphasized that under this standard , self-ballasted lamps shall be tested at 230 
V 60 Hz, which is the nominal voltage system of the Philippines. G/TBT/N/PHL/62 
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  8. Relevant documents:   PNS IEC 969: 2006 (IEC published 1988) and the following apply 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }2007 
10. Final date for comments:   15 November 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Services 
Bureau of Product Standard Department of Trade and Industry 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue 
Makati City, Metro Manila 
Tel.: (+632) 751 4749; 751 3125 
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph