. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/65 
10 October 2006 
 (06-4876) 
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):   Hot-dip metallic coated 
steel sheets (ICS 25.220.40). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS) 67:2006 – Hot-dip me tallic coated steel sheets for roofing - 
Specification 
6. Description of content:   This notification for hot-dip metallic-coated steel sheets for 
roofing supersedes PNS 67:2000.  It specifies the requirements for steel sheets used in the 
manufacture of roofing and roofing accessories. 
In this new edition the following signifi cant changes/modifications were made: 
− the scope is now specific for roofing application and it covers the following 
metallic- coated sheets manufactured by the hot dip process:  zinc coated, zinc-5% 
aluminium-coated, and 55% aluminium-zinc coated, 
− addition of new sizes, and 
− minimum coating designations for the 3 metallic coated sheets. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
For consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   The following standards contain provisions which through reference 
in this text, constitute provisions of this st andard.  At the time of the publication, the 
editions indicated were valid.  All standard s are subject to revision, and parties to 
agreements based on these standards are enc ouraged to investigate the possibility of 
applying the most recent edition of the standards indicated below: G/TBT/N/PHL/65 
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  PNS 127:2004 – Cold – reduced carbon steel sh eet of commercial and drawing qualities – 
Specification 
PNS 1990:2004 – Hot-dip zinc-coated carbon steel sheets PNS 1993:2004 – Continuous hot-dip aluminium/ zinc-coated steel sheet of commercial, 
drawing and structural qualities 
PNS 2003:2004 – Continuous hot-dip zinc/5% aluminium alloy coated steel sheets 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Year 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   03 December 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 Standards 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