. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/126 
8  July 2010  
 (10-3742) 
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 Product Standards, De partment of Trade and Industry 
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 :   
Standards Development Division 
Bureau of Product Standards Department of Trade and Industry 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City, Metro Manila 
Philippines 
Tel.: (632) 751-4730; 751-4731 E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph 
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):  Liquefied Petroleum 
Gas Regulators 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS) 1961:2010 – Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulators for Domestic 
Use - Specification  
6. Description of content:  This notification specifies requirements for materials, 
construction, performance and testing of liquefied petroleum gas pressure regulator for 
domestic use with a maximum capacity of 2 kg/hr. This does not cover regulators for 
outdoor use (equipped with relief device), co mmercial and industrial with high pressure 
multi-stage application. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature  of urgent problems  where applicable:  For 
protection and safety of all users.  This notifi cation aims to establish a national guide for the 
manufacture of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulat ors for domestic use and to serve as a 
basis for fair competition among manufacturers, distributors, purchasers and users. G/TBT/N/PHL/126 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
PNS 629:1991/JIS H 5301:1990 ; PNS 1340 :1995 / ISO 1430-1 :1980 – Zinc alloys die casting 
– Specifications;  Rubber vulcanized – Resistance to ozone cracking – Part 1: Static strain 
test   
PNS 1442:1996/BS 1400:19885 – Copper allo y ingots and copper alloy and high 
conductivity copper castings – Specification,  
PNS 1444:1996/BS 1490:1988 – Aluminum and al uminum alloy ingots and castings for 
general engineering purposes – Specifications,  
PNS 1447:1996/BS 2870:1980 – Rolled copper and copper alloys sheet, strip and foil – 
Specifications,  
PNS 1448:1996/BS 2871-2:1972 – Copper and copper  alloys – Part 2: Tubes for general 
purposes – Specifications,  
PNS 1449:1996/BS 2872:1989 – Copper and coppe r alloy gorging stock and forging – 
Specifications,  
PNS 1450:1996/BS 2874:1986 – Copp er and copper alloy rods and sections (other than 
forging stock) – Specification,  
ISO 68-1:1998 – ISO general purpose screw thread s – Basic profile – Part 1: metric screw 
threads  
ISO 185:1988/ISO 228-1:1994 – Grey cast iron – Classification / Pipe threads where 
pressure-tight joints are not made on the threads – Part 1: Designations, dimensions and 
tolerances.  
BS 21:1985 – Specification for pipe threads for tubes and fittings where pressure tight 
joints are made on the threads (metric series)  
BS 1580:1962/ANSI-ASME B1.20.1:1983 – Pipe threads, general purpose (inch)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in an official gazette of general circulation. 
10. Final date for comments:  14 June 2010 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   Address 
mentioned above at Standards Development Division