. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/87 
16 April 2007 
 (07-1533) 
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:         
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):   Electrical or electronic 
equipment 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Joint 
Administrative Order No. ___, Series of 2007 – Rules and Regulations Concerning the 
Electromagnetic Compatibility (12 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This notification prescribes the rules and regulations on the 
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of all electrical or electronic equipment liable to cause electromagnetic disturbance or the performan ce of which is liable to be affected by 
such disturbance.  The list of principal e quipment which needs to be protected against 
electromagnetic disturbances is set out in Annex 1. 
This notifications shall not apply to equipmen t listed in annex II and shall not affect the 
rules and regulations concerning the safety of the equipment. 
It shall not likewise apply to equipment the inherent nature of the physical characteristics of 
which: 
• It is incapable of generating or contribu ting to electromagnetic emissions which exceed 
a level allowing radio and telecommunica tion equipment and other equipment to 
operate as intended; and 
• It will operate without unacceptable degrada tion in the presence of the electromagnetic 
disturbance normally consequent upon its intended use. G/TBT/N/PHL/87 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The Philippines shall take all appropriate measur es to ensure the functioning of the internal 
market by requiring equipment to comply w ith an adequate level of electromagnetic 
compatibility. 
The Philippines shall take all appropriate measu res to ensure that equipment may be placed 
on the market and/or put into service only if it complies with the requirements of these rules 
and regulations when properly installed, ma intained and used for its intended purpose. 
8. Relevant documents:   Pursuant to Republic Act 4109:1964; Republic Act 79254:1995; 
Republic Act 7394:1992;  Executive Order No. 133:1987;  Executive Order No. 101:1976; and Executive Order No. 913:1983 this notif ications governing the electromagnetic 
compatibility (EMC) for electrical equipment placed  on the market or put into service in the 
Philippines is hereby promulgated fo r the guidance of all concerned. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in a newspaper of general 
circulation with the requisite copy submitted to 
the University of the Philippines Law Centre. 
10. Final date for comments:   2 June 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 Services 
Bureau of Product Standards Department of Trade and Industry 
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue 
Makati City, Metro Manila 
Tel.: (+632)  751 4749; 751 3125    
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph