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G/TBT/N/PHL/78
16 April 2007
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
(07-1521)
Original: English
The following notification is being circulated 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):
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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:
Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
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)
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).
Description of content: This notification specifies the requirements for thermoplastic insulated flexible cords and fixture wires rated 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 volts. However, individual cords and wires of said assemblies shall comply with the requirements of this standard.
Objective and rationale, including the nature 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.
Relevant documents: The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, 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
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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