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angle-left ADVISORY: World Trade Organization-Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO-TBT) Latest Notifications – 22-28 May 2021

Philippine exporters and relevant stakeholders are strongly encouraged to review and comment on the listed proposed technical regulations that may greatly affect our exports to the issuing countries.

The latest bulletin lists a total of 48 notifications on Chemical Technology, Environment, Health Protection, Safety, Food Technology, Information Technology, Paper Technology, etc., from Brazil, France, Israel, Uganda, United States, and other countries.

Please take note of the applicable Final Date for Comments of the following products:

  1. Products of the Chemical Industry, Panama, 60 days from notification
  2. Products of the Chemical Industry, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 60 days from notification
  3. Products of the Chemical Industry, USA, 6 July 2021
  4. Environmental Protection – Products intended for use in building structures and for the environmental declaration of buildings, France, 60 days from notification
  5. Environmental Protection – Environmental declarations of products intended for use in articles of construction environmental buildings, France, 60 days from notification
  6. Environmental Protection – Construction and decoration products as well as electrical equipment, electricity environmental buildings, France, 60 days from notification
  7. Accident and Disaster Control, USA, 20 July 2021
  8. Sugar and Sugar Products, Israel, 60 days from notification
  9. Processes in the Food Industry, Mongolia, 30 July 2021
  10. Other Paper Products – Exercise books and related items, Uganda, 60 days from notification
  11. Other Paper Products – Diaries, Uganda, 60 days from notification
  12. Paper Products – Newsprint, Uganda, 60 days from notification
  13. Other Paper Products – Thermal-sensitive paper roll for printers, Uganda, 60 days from notification

Please email your comments to the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) via bps@dti.gov.ph, cc exports@dti.gov.ph. The BPS serves as the Philippines’ National Enquiry Point (NEP) and the National Notification Authority (NNA) for the WTO-TBT Agreement.