G/TBT/N/PHL/244  
23 September 2020  
(20-6408) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department 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 di fferent from above:   
MR. NEIL P. CATAJAY  
Director  
3F Trade and Industry Building  
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City  
Tel. No. (632) 7 751.4706  
Email: bps@dti.gov.ph  
Website: www.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):  Monobloc 
Chairs and Stools; PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF (HS 39); RUBBER AND PLASTIC 
INDUSTRIES (ICS 83)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Department Administrative Order (DAO) No.____ Series of _____ The New Technical 
Regulations Concerning the Mandatory Product Certification of Monobloc Chairs and Stools 
(27 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This DAO prescribes the Technical Regulations for Mandatory 
PS Licensing Scheme of monobloc chai rs and stools intended for indoor and outdoor use.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• RA 4109 - An Act to Convert the Division of Standards Under the Bureau of 
Commerce into a Bureau of Standards, to Provide for the Standardization and/or 
Inspection of Products and Imports of the Philippines and for Other Purposes   
• RA 7394  - Consumer Act of the Philippines   
• PNS 1478 -1:2018 Furniture - Monobloc chairs and stools – Specification for indoor 
use and its future amendments   
• PNS 1478 -2:2018 Furniture - Monobloc chairs and stools – Specification for 
outdoor use  and its future amendments   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) calendar days after 
its publication in a two (2) newspapers of general circulation at least once a week for a 
period of not less than one (1) month, a copy of which shall be submitted to the UP Office 
of National Administrative Register.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) calendar 
days after its publication in a two (2) newspapers of general circulation at least once a 
week for a perio d of not less than one (1) month, a copy of which shall be submitted to 
the UP Office of National Administrative Register.  
10. Final date for comments:  17 November 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr. NEIL P. CATAJAY  
Director  
Bureau of Philippine Standards  
Department of Trade and Industry  
3F Trade and Industry Building  
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue  
Makat i City 
Philippines  
1200  
(632) 7 751 4700; (632) 7751 4706  
bps@dti.gov.ph  
http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph  
Head of Organization  
http://bps.dti.gov.ph/index.php/product -certification/draft -dao-for-comments  
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