. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/96 
14 March 2008 
 (08-1168) 
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 Trade Regulation and C onsumer Protection, 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:    
Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection 
Department of Trade and Industry 2
nd Floor, Trade and Industry Building 
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, 1200 Makati City 
Philippines 
Tel.: (+632) 751 2221 to 2233 Fax:  (+632) 890 4949 E-mail:  btrcp@dti.gov.ph
  Website: www.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):   Consumer products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Department 
Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2008 entitled: Addenda to the Implementing Rules 
and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7394, Ot herwise Known as the Consumer Act of the 
Philippines or the Department Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 1993 on the Matter of 
Chapter IV on Labelling and Fair Packaging (4 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This notification shall apply to all consumer products, whether 
locally manufactured or imported, being sold in the Philippines and falling under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as contemplated by R.A. No. 7394. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection against hazards to health and safet y and protection against deceptive, unfair and 
unconscionable sales act and practices, among others.   G/TBT/N/PHL/96 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Consumer Act of the Philippines (R.A. No. 7394) and its 
Implementing Rules and Regulations (Departm ent Administrative Order No. 2 Series of 
1993;  General Agreement Order No. 2, Series  of 1993;  General Agreement on Tariffs & 
Trade 1994, Part II, Article III National Treat ment on Internal Taxation and Regulation. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This order shall be pub lished in 2 newspapers 
of general circulation and shall take effect 15 
days after its publication. 
10. Final date for comments:   12 May 2008 
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:   
Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection 
Department of Trade and Industry 2
nd Floor, Trade and Industry Building 
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, 1200 Makati City Philippines 
Tel.: (+632) 751 2221 to 2233 
Fax:  (+632) 890 4949 E-mail:  btrcp@dti.gov.ph
  Website: www.dti.gov.ph