1.

Notifying Member: Philippines

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS)

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): HS Codes: 0714.10, 1106.20, 1108.14

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

5.

Title of the notified document: Final Draft Philippine National Standards (PNS) on the Code of Practice for the Reduction of Hydrocyanic Acid (HCN) in Cassava and Cassava Products  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 25

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/PHL/15_1788_00_e.pdf

6.

Description of content: This COP intends to provide national and local authorities, producers, traders, processors and other relevant stakeholders with guidance on how to produce and process cassava roots and its products such as grates, chips, granules, flour and starch with safe concentrations of residual cyanogenic compounds.

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]    Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) CAC/RCP 73-2013

[ ]      World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[ ]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ]      None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 6 July 2015

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 4 May 2015

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 6 July 2015

[X]    Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 29 June 2015

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Office of the Director

Policy Research Service

Department of Agriculture

3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Tel: +(632) 926 7439

Fax: +(632) 928 0590

E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph

or

Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards

BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue

Diliman, Quezon City

Tel: +(632) 456 6552/455 2858

E-mail: bafpsda@yahoo.com

13.

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Office of the Director

Policy Research Service

Department of Agriculture

3rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Tel: +(632) 926 7439

Fax: +(632) 928 0590

E-mail: spspilipinas@da.gov.ph

or

Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards

BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue

Diliman, Quezon City

Tel: +(632) 456 6552/455 2858

E-mail: bafpsda@yahoo.com