WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/107 
1 April 2009  
 (09-1608) 
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 ( Basi) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Draft Standard for Sugar Cane Wine ( Basi)     
6. Description of content:   
This notification shall apply to alcoholic beve rages prepared by fermentation of sugar cane 
(Scientific Name) juic e and/or its products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
For consumer protection and safety.  
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 Regulation 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 Nationa l Standards for Drinking Water 2007.  
Department of Health. G/TBT/N/PHL/107 
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  - Association of Analytical Chemists.  Offi cial 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 Authority.  2007.  List  of Agricultural Pesticide Products as of  
December 31, 2007.  Department of Agriculture, Philippines. 
- Fertilizer and Pesticide Aut hority. 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, para.88 and Appendix V1. 2005.  Codex 
Alimentarius Commission.  Food and Agricultu re Organization, Vial le delle Terma di 
Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. 
- International Organization of Wine and Vi ne.  Compendium of International Methods 
of Wine and Must Analysis. 2008, 18,  Rue D’Aguesseau 75008 Paris, France. 
- International Organization of Wine and Vine.  International Standard for the 
Labelling of Wines and Spirits of Vitivinicultural Origin. 2006 18m Rue 
D’Aguesseau 75008 Paris, France. 
- M.C. No. 13 s. 1989.  Methanol Content in  Alcohol Beverages as Defined by Memo 
Circular 88-003.  Bureau of Food and Dr ugs.  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. 
- 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. 
- Sanchez, P.C. 1989.  Tropical Wine Pro duction:  a courseware of the Technology 
Correspondence Program, Technology and Livelihood Resource Center.  Makati 
City:  Technology and Livelihood Resource Center. 
- Zoecklein, B.W. et al, 1995.  Wine An alysis and Production, NY, USA:  Chapman 
and Hall. 
- The International Frame wo rk for Food Description. www.sra.gov.ph
 
- 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/107 
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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
;  cc: laboy_virginiafrancia@yahoo.com  
Website:   www.doh.gov.ph