. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/102 
12 January 2009  
 (09-0064) 
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 & Industry 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and web-site 
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 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):  Pneumatic tires for motor 
vehicles and their trailers. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS UN ECE 30:2008 – Unif orm provisions concerning the approval of 
pneumatic Tyres for motor ve hicles and their trailers. 
6. Description of content:  This notification is an adop tion of the United Nations ECE 
Regulation 30:2008, Uniform provisions concerni ng the approval of pneumatic tyres for 
motor vehicles and their trailers. At present th e Philippines is not a contracting party to said 
Agreement. However, internatio nal harmonization efforts for road vehicles and its component 
parts are geared towards the a doption of this regulation. Pendi ng accession to this agreement, 
the adoption is limited only to standard specifications and te st methods contained in this 
regulation. This will mean that certificati on requirements and marks of conformity are 
excluded in the adoption of UN ECE Regulation 30.  
This was prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ti res and approved for adoption as Philippine 
National Standard by the Depart ment of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Product Standards 
upon the recommendation of the Technical Co mmittee on Rubber and Rubber Products 
(BPS/TC 16). G/TBT/N/PHL/102 
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  This notification cancels and re places PNS 25 – Specification for pneumatic tires issued in 
2003. However, since there are requirements specified in PNS 25 not reflecte d in UN ECE 
30, the Committee decided to place an Adde ndum as an additional requirement to this 
standard. Sizes, designations and physical dime nsions of tires are adopted from PNS 25 and 
from the European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization (ETRTO). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  For 
product quality, consumer protection and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- PNS 25:2003 – Pneumatic tires - Specification 
- United Nation ECE Regulation 30:2008, Unif orm provisions concerning the approval of 
pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers. 
- The European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization (ETRTO ) Standards Manual:2007   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This order shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in an  official gazette of 
general circulation. 
10. Final date for comments:  25 February 2009 
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:    
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point 
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; cc: HerminiaGamit@dti.gov.ph