. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/132 
8 February 2011  
 (11-0647) 
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 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:  mailto: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 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS 2086:2010) – Furnitu re – Monobloc chairs for children – 
Specification 
6. Description of content:  This notification specifies the re quirements for monobloc chairs for 
children.  It also describes the test methods for determini ng the strength, durability and 
stability of monobloc chairs.  It s forces and dimensions in the tests are applicable to monobloc 
chairs intended for children ages 1-12 ye ars old and weighing not more than 60 kg.  
Tests carried out on monobloc chairs are intended  to demonstrate the ability of the item to 
give satisfactory service in its  intended environment.  It shoul d be understood that such tests 
do not ensure that structural failure will not ev entually occur as a result of habitual misuse or 
after an excessively long period of service, or more than occasional use by children. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  For 
safety and protection of children ages 1-12 years old  G/TBT/N/PHL/132 
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  8. Relevant documents:   The following referenced docum ents are indispensable for the 
application of this document.  For dated references, only the edition cited applies.  For 
undated references , the latest edition of the referenced  document (including any amendments) 
applies. 
PNS 2859:2004 (iso PUBLISHED 1999) – Ph ilippine National Standard – Sampling 
procedure for inspection by attributes – Part 1:   Sampling plans indexed by acceptable quality 
level (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection 
PNS BS EN 1022:2009 – Domestic furniture – Seating – Determination of stability 
FIRA / FRQG C001:2008 – Furniture – Childre n's domestic furniture – General safety 
requirements 
FIRA / FRQG C002:2008 – Furniture – Ch ildren's domestic furniture – Seating – 
Requirements for strength, stability and durability   
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:  24 February 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: