. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/43 
20 June 2005 
 (05-2600) 
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:   Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau of Product Standards 
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 [ 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):   Flat glass  
(ICS:  43.040.65) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Department 
Administrative Order No. 04, Series of 2005 – Mandatory Implementation of Philippine 
National Standards (PNS 193:2005) Flat Glass – Specification (2 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   This Department Administrative Order (DAO) was prepared for 
the mandatory implementation of Philippi ne National Standards (PNS) 193:2005 – Flat 
glass – Specification.   
All manufacturers, distributors, importers and retailer s of said product shall comply with the 
requirements of this standard.  A thir d party certification, known as the Product 
Certification Scheme of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Bureau of Product 
Standards (BPS), requires all manufacturers and importers of said product to secure a 
Philippine Standard (PS) License and an Impor t Commodity Clearance (ICC), respectively, 
prior to its distribution and sale.  Non-complia nce shall be penalized in accordance with the 
provision for liabilities and penalties under RA 7394, EO 913 and DAO 02:2002. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Ensure consumer protection and to level the playing field for importers and manufacturers 
8. Relevant documents:   R.A. No. 4109; R.A. No. 7394;  Executive Order No. 913, Series of 
1983;  DAO No. 02, Series of 2002;  DAO No . 1, Series of 1997;  DAO No. 5:2001, Series 
of 2001;  and Sec 10 (4), Title X, Book IV, of the Administrative Code of 1987.   G/TBT/N/PHL/43 
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 9.  
Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This order shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
following the date of its publication in two newspapers of genera l circulation and/or 
Philippine Official Gazette 
10. Final date for comments:   Immediately 
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 
Bureau of Product Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave.  Makati, City, Philippines 
Telephone: (+632) 751-4749;  751-3125;  751-3126  
Telefax: (+632) 751-4706;  751-3124;  751-4720 
E-mail:  bps@dti.dti.gov.ph