. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/81 
16 April 2007 
 (07-1524) 
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):   Electric wires and cables 
(ICS:  29.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS) 2066:2007 – Electric wires and cables – Non-shielded 
thermoplastic and cross-linked polyethylene in sulated cable rated 600 volts to 2000 volts – 
Specifications  (34 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This notification applies to mate rials, constructions, and testing of 
2000 volt and below non-shielded thermoplastic  and cross-linked polyethylene, insulated 
wires and cables, which are used for the tran smission and distribution of electrical energy 
for normal conditions of installation and servi ce, either indoors, outdoors, aerial, or 
underground. 
This notification covers the requirements of  conductors, the insulations and protective 
coverings and general construc tional and dimensional details  common to most standard 
non-shielded types of wires and cables. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable: 
This notification was prepared to attune to the present needs and demands of the consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   The following referenced docum ents are indispensable for the 
application of this document.  For dated re ferences, only the edition cited applies.  For 
undated references, the latest edition of  the referenced document applies: 
PNS Publication:  PNS 1207:2000 
ICEA Publications :  ICEA S-95-658:1999; ICEA T-26-465:2002;  ICEA T-27-581:2002; 
ICEA T-28-562 
IEC Publication :  IEC 60502-1:1997 G/TBT/N/PHL/81 
Page 2  
 
  ASTM Standards :  ASTM B 230-89;  ASTM B 231-95;  ASTM B 233-92;  ASTM B 263-
94;  ASTM B 400-94;  ASTM B 496-92;  ASTM B 609-91;  ASTM B 786-93;  ASTM B 787-93;  ASTM B 800-94;  ASTM B 801-95;  ASTM B 172-90;  ASTM B 173-90;  ASTM B 174-90;  ASTM D 2219-97;  ASTM D 2220-97;  ASTM D 6096-97;  ASTM D 1351-97;  ASTM D 2655-00;  ASTM D 1047-01;  and ASTM D 2308-97. 
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