. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/92 
18 December 2007 
 (07-5645) 
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 Product Standards, Department of Trade and Industry 
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:    
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 
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):   Products/Services 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Department 
Administrative Order No. 02, Series of 2007 – Defining the Responsibilities and Liabilities 
of Manufacturers, Importers, Traders, Wholesalers, Distributors, Retailers, Service Providers and or their Agents, with regard to products/services covered by Philippine 
Standard Certification Mark Schemes and Pr escribing Penalties for Violation Thereof.  
(13 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This notification prescribes the rules and regulations that cover the 
responsibilities and liabilities of manufacturers, im porters, traders, wholesalers, distributors, 
retailers, service providers and or their ag ents of all products covered by Philippine 
Standard Certification Marks Schemes, the procedures for compliance and to ensure compliance, as well as corrective measures a nd penalties in the event of non-compliance 
and violations.  It shall likewise apply to the mediation and/or adjudication or litigation of 
administrative actions initiated by the DTI or  a private complainant under R.A. 7394 based 
on a violation of Product Standa rds laws, rules and regulations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
For consumer protection and safety. G/TBT/N/PHL/92 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Department Administrative Order No. 7, Series of 2006, known as 
the Simplified and Uniform Rules of Procedur e for Administrative Cases Filed with the 
Department of Trade and Industry of Violations  of the Consumer Act of the Philippines and 
Other Trade and Industry Laws and its future amendments 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This shall take effect thirty days after 
publication in two news papers of general 
circulation or in the Official Gazette. 
10. Final date for comments:   12 February 2008 
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: