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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/PHL/141 
12 July 2011  
 (11-3443) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 and Industry 
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 :   
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)  751-4735 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):  Elastomeric Joint Sealants 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS/ASTM C920-11 - Standard Specification for Elastomeric Joint Sealants     
6. Description of content:  This notification covers the pr operties of a cured single- or 
multicomponent cold-applied elastomeric joint sealant for sealing, caulking, or glazing 
operations on buildings, plazas, and decks for vehicular or pedestrian use, and types of 
construction other than highway a nd airfield pavements and bridges.  
A sealant meeting the requirements of this specification shall be designated by the 
manufacturer to be one or more of the types, cl asses, grades, and used defined in Section 7. 
The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.  The values given in 
parentheses are for information only. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
ensure the quality of the product  G/TBT/N/PHL/141 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ASTM Standards: 
C510 - Test Method for Staining and Color Ch ange of Single- or Multicomponent Joint 
Sealants 
C639 - Test Method for Rheological (Flow)  Properties of Elastomeric Sealants 
C661 - Test Method for Indentation Hardness of  Elastomeric- Type Se alants by Means of 
Durometer 
C679 - Test Method for Tack-Free Time of Elastomeric Sealants 
C717 - Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants C719 - Test Method for Adhesion and Cohesion of  Elastomeric Joint Sealants Under Cyclic 
Movement (Hockmand Cycle) 
C793 - Test Method for Effects of Laboratory  Accelerated Weatheri ng on Elastomeric Joint 
Sealants 
C794 - Test Method for Adhesion-in-Pee l of Elastomeric Joint Sealants 
C1183 - Test Method for Extrusion Rate of Elasto meric Sealants 
C1193 - Guide for Use of Joint Sealants C1246 - Test Method for Effects of Heat Aging on Weight Loss , Cracking, and Chalking of 
Elastomeric Sealants After Cure 
C1247 - Test Method for Durability of Sealants Exposed to Continuous Immersion in Liquids 
C1442 - Practice for Conducting Tests on Sealants Using Artificial Weathering Apparatus  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   This order shall take effect 15 days after its 
publication in an official gazette of general circulation. 
10. Final date for comments:  28 August 2011 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
ASTM Website, http://www.astm.org  or contact ASTM Customer Service at 
service@astm.org