. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/PHL/138 
22 June 2011  
 (11-3093) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 & 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 :   
Bureau of Product Standards 
Department of Trade and Industry 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines 
Website:  http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph  
Email:  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):  Electrical and electronic 
products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Department 
Administrative Order (DAO) No. ___ Series of 2001 Mandatory Philippine National Standard 
(PNS) for various electrical and electronics products.  
6. Description of content:  This notification shall apply to mandatory Philippine National 
Standards for various electrical and electron ic products which are hereby adopted for 
mandatory certification and supersedes exis ting standards implemented as mandatory.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
inform all manufacturers, importers , distributors, dealers, agents and retailers of said products 
to comply with the requirements of these standards for consumers protection.  G/TBT/N/PHL/138 
Page 2  
 
  8. Relevant documents:   Republic Act 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 Philippi nes and for other purposes. 
Republic Act 7394-The Consumer Act of the Philippine. Executive Order 913 Series of 1983 - Strengthe ning the Rule-Making and Adjudicatory 
Powers of the Minister of Trade and Indust ry in order to further protect consumers. 
DTI Department Administrative Order No. 2 Se ries of  2007 – Defining the responsibilities 
and liabilities of manufa cturers, importers, traders, wholesal ers, distributors, retailer, service 
providers and or their agents, with regard to products/services covered by Philippine 
Standardization Certification Ma rk Schemes and prescribing pena lties for violation thereof. 
DTI Department Administrative Order 4 Series  of 2008 – The New Rules and Regulations 
concerning the Philippines Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety Certification Mark Scheme of 
the Bureau of Produc t Standards (BPS). 
Section 10(4) Title X Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987.   
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:  14 August 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body: