. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/78 
16 April 2007 
 (07-1521) 
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 
– Polyvinyl chloride insulated flexible cords (ICS:  29.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS) 163:2007 – Electric wires and cables – Polyvinyl chloride insulated flexible cords – Specification (34 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This notification specifies the requirements for thermoplastic 
insulated flexible cords and fixture wires ra ted up to 600 volts for use in accordance with 
the Philippine Electrical Code. 
These requirements do not cover speaker wires, armoured cords or assemblies of flexible 
cords or fixture wires with fittings or wiring devices of any sort (such as cord sets, power supply cords, and decorative-lighting outfits, e. g. Christmas lights wires, which are covered 
in requirements separate from this standard) nor do these requirements cover any type of 
wire cord for use at potential higher than 600 vo lts.  However, individual cords and wires of 
said assemblies shall comply with the requirements of this standard. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
This notification cancels and replaces PNS 163:1994.  The revision was made 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 refe rences, the edition cited applies.  For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document applies: 
UL 62:2001, Flexible Cord and Fixture Wire 
PNS 35-1:2004, Electric wires and cables – Thermoplastic-insulated copper wires and 
cables rated 600 volts – Part 1:  General specifications 
PNS 260:2004, Electric wires and cables – Annealed copper wires – Specification G/TBT/N/PHL/78 
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  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