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Notifying Member: Philippines
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Bureau of Philippine Standards
Department 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:
Bureau of Philippine Standards
Department of Trade and Industry
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone No.: (632) 751-4700/507-7307
Fax: (632) 751-4706
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph
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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Household and Similar Electrical Appliances whether locally manufactured/assembled or imported
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Mandatory Philippine National Standards (PNS) for household and similar electrical appliances (9 pages, in English)
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Description of content: Under this draft Department Order, all manufacturers, assemblers, and importers of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances shall comply with the requirements of the Philippine National Standards. Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless may be a source of danger to the public (i.e. for use in commercial establishments) are within the scope of this Order. This Order does not cover appliances that are exclusively for industrial purposes.
The draft requires all manufacturers, assemblers, and importers of products stated under clause 5.1 of this Order to secure a Philippine Standard (PS) Certification Mark License or an Import Commodity Clearance (ICC), respectively, prior to its distribution and sale.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Mandatory implementation of Philippine National Standards for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances for the safety of the consumers.
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Relevant documents:
· Republic Act 4109
· Republic Act 7394
· Executive Order No. 913 Series of 1983
· Executive Order No. 133 Series of 1987
· Executive Order No. 101 Series of 1967
· Department Administrative Order No. 2 Series of 2007
· Sec. 10 (4), Title X Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987
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Proposed date of adoption: This Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in a national newspaper general circulation
Proposed date of entry into force: This Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in a national newspaper general circulation
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Final date for comments: 6 February 2017
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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:
Office of the Director
Bureau of Philippine Standards
Department of Trade and Industry
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph
Telephone: No. (632) 751-4700
Fax: (632) 751-4706
Website: http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph
Attached Copy: Draft Department Administrative Order for Mandatory Philippine National Standards (PNS) for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/PHL/16_5082_00_e.pdf
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