. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/91 
24 October 2007 
 (07-4584) 
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 Health Devices and T echnology, Department of Health 
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:    
Department of Health 
Bureau of Health Devices and Technology Bldg. 24, San Lazaro Compound, Sta. Cruz, Manila Tel: (+632) 743 8301, local: 3408 Fax: (+632) 711 6824 
E-mail: apperalta@co.doh.gov.ph 
Website: www.doh.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):   Toys. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed 
Administrative Order re: Regulations on the I ssuance of a License to Operate to Companies 
that Manufacture, Import or Distribute Toys for the Philippine Market (10 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This notification shall apply to all local manufacturers, importers 
and distributors of toys that are sold or given free of charge in the Philippines.  
To ensure the safety of Filipino children using locally manufactured or imported toys or any 
other plaything intended for children, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 
established the Philippine National Standard for Toys. 
To implement this Standard, the Department  of Health pursuant to Chapter III Title II 
"Hazardous Substances" of Article 43 of Republic Act 7394, otherwise known as the 
Consumer Act of the Philippines, herby issues these "Regulations on the Issuance of a License to Operate to Companies that Manuf acture, Import or Distribute toys for the 
Philippine Market", herein re ferred to as "Regulations". G/TBT/N/PHL/91 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
These regulations are developed to establish guidelines governing the licensing of 
manufacturers, importers and distributors of toys in the Philippines.  
8. Relevant documents:    
PNS 1408-2:1996 / ISO 8124-2:1994 – Safety  of Toys- Part 2: Flammability; 
PNS 1408-3:1998 / IDT:ISO 8124-3:1997(E) – Safe ty of Toys – Migration of Certain 
Elements – Specification; 
Republic Act 7394, Chapter III, Title II "H azardous Substances" Consumer Act of the 
Philippines.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This shall take effect fifteen days after 
publication in two news papers of general 
circulation or in the Official Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:   5 December 2007 
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 Sevices 
Bureau of Product Standards, Department of Trade and Industry 
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: (+632) 751 4749 E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph