WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/106 
1 April 2009  
 (09-1607) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of  Food and Drugs 
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 :   
Bureau of Food and Drugs  
Department of Health  Civic Drive Filinvest Corporate City Alabang, Muntinlupa City Philippines 
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):   
Sugar Cane Wine 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Draft Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Sugar Cane Wine 
(Basi)     
6. Description of content:   
This notification is concerned with the receipt of raw materials and i ngredients, preparation 
and processing of sugar cane wine ( Basi) as defined in this Code, in order to conform to the 
required standards stated in PNS/BFAD No. __ Standards for Sugar Cane Wine ( Basi).  The 
product may be prepared by fermentation of the ju ice and/or products of different varieties of 
sugar cane listed in, but not limited to, Annex A.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
This notification is intended to provide guidelines to achieve compliance with the standards 
for sugar cane wine ( Basi) packed in any suitable containers.  G/TBT/N/PHL/106 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
− A.O. No. 153 s. 2004.  Guidelines, Cu rrent Good Manufacturing Practice in 
Manufacturing, Packing, Repacking or Ho lding Food.  Bureau of Food and Drugs. 
Department of Health, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. 
− A.O. No. 88-B s. 1984, Rules and Re gulation Governing the Labelling of 
Prepackaged of Food Products Distributed in  the Philippines.  Bureau of Food and 
Drugs.  Department of Health, Alab ang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. 
− A.O. No. 2007-0012:  Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water 2007.  
Department of Health. 
− Association of Analytical Chemists.  Offici al Methods of Analysis Manual, 16th ed., 
1995. 481 North Frederick Ave., Suite 5 00, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2417, USA. 
− Codex Standard 192-1995.  General Standard for Food Additives.  Codex 
Alimentarius Commission.  Food and Agricultu re Organization.  Viale delle Terme di 
Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. 
− Fertilizer and Pesticide Authroity.  2007.  List of Agricultural Pesticide Products as of   
31 December 2007.  Department of  Agriculture, Philippines. 
− Fertilizer and Pesticide Author ity. 2007, List of Fully Regi stered Fertilizer (Finished 
Products/Raw Materials) as  of 31 December 2007.  Department of Agriculture, 
Philippines. 
− Food, definition.  ALINORM 04/24/41, pa ra.88 and Appendix V1. 2005.  Codex 
Alimentarius Commission.  Food and Agricultu re Organization, Vial le delle Terma di 
Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. 
− Philippine National Standard No. 991:1993, Agricultural and Other Food Products – 
Bottled Drinking Water Specifications.  Bur eau of Product Standards. Department of 
Trade and Industry, Makati City, Philippines. 
− PNS/BFAD No. 12 s. 2007.  Recommended Co de of Practice for the Processing and 
Handling of Citrus Beverage Products.  Bu reau of Food and Drugs.  Department of 
Health, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. 
− R.A. 3720, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.  Bureau of Food and Drugs, Department 
of Health, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. 
− Abadilla, C.P. 1985.  The Physicoche mical, Microbiological and Flavor 
Characteristics of Basi During Fermentatio n and Aging.  Master’s Thesis, Quezon 
City, Philippines:  UP Diliman College of Home Economics. 
− Industrial Technology Development Institu te.  Enterprise Module for Sugarcane 
Based Products:  Sugarcane Wine ( Basi) and Sugarcane Juice.  Department of 
Science and Technology, Bicutan, Taguig, Philippines. 
− Mura, K.;  Sanchez, P.C.;  Tanimura, W. 2003.  Influences of Barks Addition on the 
Growth of Microorganisms and the Ingredients of Basi in Basi Fermentation.  Journal 
of the Japan Association of Food Pres ervation Scientists.  29(3):147-152. 
− Sanchez, P.C. 1982.  Studies on Sugarcane Wine ( Basi) in the Philippines, PhD 
Dissertation, Tokyo, Japan:  Tokyo Univesity of Agriculture. 
− The International Framework for Food Description, www.langual.org . 
− Sugar Regulatory Administration.  www.sra.gov.ph . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }   10 June 2009 
10. Final date for comments:  25 May 2009  G/TBT/N/PHL/106 
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  11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Bureau of Food and Drugs  
Department of Health  Civic Drive Filinvest Corporate City 
Alabang, Muntinlupa City 
Philippines Tel.:   (632) 842-5606 E-mail:   bfad@bfad.gov.ph
 
Website:   www.doh.gov.ph