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

 The latest bulletin lists a total of 179 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture, aircraft and space vehicle engineering, chemical technology, construction materials, domestic and commercial engineering/equipment, electrical engineering, energy and heat transfer engineering, environment health protection and safety, equipment for entertainment, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, furniture,  healthcare technology, jewellery, metallurgy, metrology and measurement, packaging and distribution of goods, petroleum and related technologies, railway engineering, road vehicles engineering, rubber and plastic industries, services, telecommunications, audio, and video engineering, textile and leather technology, wood technology. The respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below: 

Agriculture 

1. Pesticides – Mancozeb, United Kingdom, 09 March 2024 
2. Dried insect products, Uganda, 20 March 2024 
3. Compounded goat and sheep feed, Uganda, 20 March 2024 
4. Hay as animal feed : alfalfa (Lucerne) hay, Uganda, 20 March 2024 
5. Hay as animal feed : rhodes and natural grass hay, Uganda, 20 March 2024 
6. Agricultural and forestry vehicles – Addendum, Ukraine, 20 March 2024 
7. Confinement of farm animals and sale of specified products derived from them – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 

Aircraft and Space Vehicle Engineering 

1. Aircraft certification, safety, and accountability, United States of America,25 March 2024 
2. Light-sport aircraft – Addendum, United States of America, 11 March 2024 

Chemical Technology 

1. Hazardous substances, European Union, 17 March 2024 
2. Hair creams, lotions and gels – Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
3. Cologne, hydrosols and toilet waters - Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
4. Baby powder – Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
5. Synthetic and combined (soap and synthetic) liquid hand wash – Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
6. Soap noodles – Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
7. Synthetic liquid laundry detergent - Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
8. Stain remover for tableware – Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
9. Synthetic detergent powder – Addendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
10. Chemicals for purification of water: sodium hypochrolite, Rwanda, 11 March 2024 
11. Ghee for cosmetic industry, Rwanda, 11 March 2024 
12. Oils for cosmetic use, Rwanda, 11 March 2024 
13. Oils for cosmetic use, Rwanda, 11 March 2024 
14. Baby cologne, Sri Lanka, 10 March 2024 
15. Cosmetic products, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 08 March 2024 
16. Chemical substances: per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemical substances – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 

Construction Materials and Buildings 

1. Hot-dip zinc coated, hot-dip aluminium-zinc coated and hotdip zinc alloyed with aluminium and magnesium coated, profiled and formed steel sheets and tiles for roofing, Jamaica, 14 March 2024 
2. Lifts, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
3. Construction products, European Union, 06 May 2024 
4. Wood-polymer composites – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
5. Agglomerated stone – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 

Domestic and Commercial Engineering/Equipment 

1. Toys, Israel, 18 March 2024 
2. Residential refrigerators, refrigerator freezers, and freezers – Revision, United States of America, 06 May 2024 
3. Toys - Addendum, United States of America, 06 May 2024 
4. Infant support cushions, United States of America, 18 March 2024 
5. Household dishwashers – Addendum, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 
6. Children's bedguards for domestic use – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 24 March 2024 
7. Residential refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, and freezers – Addendum, United States of America, 06 May 2024 
8. Residential refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, and freezers – Corrigendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 
9. Various Equipment Products, Egypt, Ukraine, United States of America, [check link for deadline] 

Electrical Engineering 

1. Rotating electrical machines – Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 
2. Lamps and related equipment – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
3. Electrical equipment and system of industrial machines, China, 08 April 2024 
4. Luminaires, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
5. Luminaires, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
6. Portable luminaries for children, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
7. Aquarium luminaries, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
8. Luminaires : mains socket-outlet mounted nightlights, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
9. Luminaries for cold cathode tubular discharge lamps (neon tubes) and similar equipment, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
10. Luminaries for stage lighting, television and film studios, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
11. Luminaries for swimming pools and similar applications, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
12. Recessed luminaires and recessed air-handling luminaires, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
13. Luminaries : lighting chains, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
14. Luminaries: rope lights, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
15. Luminaries : extra-lowvoltage lighting systems for ELV light sources, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
16. Luminaires – Addendum, El Salvador, deadline not indicated 
17. Plugs and socket outlets – Addendum, Israel, deadline not indicated 
18. Power systems – Corrigendum, Eswatin, deadline not indicated 
19. Rotating electrical machines – Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 
20. Lamps and related equipment – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 

Energy and heat transfer engineering 

1. Commercial and industrial fans, blowers & fume hoods – Revision, United States of America, 19 March 2024 
2. Lightning protection of nuclear power plants – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 
3. Forced draught oil burners, Egypt, 14 April 2024 

Environment Health Protection and Safety  

1. Vacuum cleaners and water-suction cleaning electrical appliances, Israel, 16 March 2024 
2. Emergency alert system: wireless emergency alerts, United States of America, deadline not indicated 
3. Emergency alert system : wireless emergency alerts – Corrigendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 
4. Incense products, China, 08 April 2024 
5. Fire electronic products, China, 08 April 2024 
6. Electrical fire monitoring system, China, 08 April 2024 
7. Electrical fire monitoring system: pyrolysis sensing electrical fire monitoring detector, China, 08 April 2024 
8. Electrical fire monitoring system: Insulation monitoring devices of electrical fire, China, 08 April 2024 

Equipment for Entertainment 

1. Toys, China, 08 April 2024 
2. Toys, China, 08 April 2024 
3. Flammable materials that are prohibited in all toys, China, 08 April 2024 
4. Toys, China, 08 April 2024 
5. Outdoor footballs - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use 

1. Airconditioning and refrigeration equipment, and fire suppression system, that contains or is designed to operate on any hydrofluoroc arbons, HongKong, 16 March 2024 
2. Simple pressure vessels, United Arab Emirates, 16 March 2024 
3. Air conditioners – Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 
4. Air conditioners, Israel, 31 March 2024 

Food Technology 

1. Release of lead and cadmium from ceramic and glass tableware, Israel, 16 March 2024 
2. Coffee, Jamaica, 19 March 2024 
3. Cheese intended for direct human consumption or further processing, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
4. Blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powdered form, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
5. Extra hard grating cheeses, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
6. Unripened cheese including fresh cheese, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
7. Cheeses in brine, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
8. Processed cheese, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
9. Evaporated milks, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
10. Coco peat – Corrigendum, Kenya, 16 March 2024 
11. Coco peat, Kenya, 14 March 2024 
12. Milk powders and cream powder, Kenya, 18 March 2024 
13. Good warehousing practice for bagged grains, Tanzania, 18 March 2024 
14. Warehouses for the storage of bagged grains, Tanzania, 18 March 2024 
15. Teff flour, Tanzania, 18 March 2024 
16. Teff grain (Eragrosties teff) for human consumption, Tanzania, 18 March 2024 
17. Amaranth grains, Tanzania, 18 March 2024 
18. Amaranth flour, Tanzania, 18 March 2024 
19. Fruit jams, jellies, marmalades, sweetened chestnut puree, Ukraine, 16 March 2024 
20. Processed meat products, Ewastini, 04 April 2024 
21. Butters obtained by mixing nut and oilseed butters and / or their blends, Kenya, 09 April 2024 
22. Edible canola (rapeseed) oil, Kenya, 08 April 2024 
23. Edible macadamia oil, Kenya, 09 April 2024 
24. Nut or oil seed butters, Kenya, 09 April 2024 
25. Virgin avocado oil, Kenya, 09 April 2024 
26. Water-based fruit flavored drinks, Kenya, 09 April 2024 
27. Water-based fruit flavored drink in solid form, Kenya, 09 April 2024 
28. Poultry meat and poultry processed products – Revision, Kyrgyz Republic, 24 April 2024 
29. Food products, Qatar, 08 April 2024 
30. Foods, Republic of Korea, 05 April 2024 
31. Labelling and advertising of foods, Republic of Korea, 05 April 2024 
32. Cooking banana grown from Musa spp. and of family Musaceae, Tanzania, 04 April 2024 
33. Lettuces and endives, Tanzania, 04 April 2024 
34. Cassava wheat composite flour – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
35. Food grade cassava starch – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
36. Cassava pellets (Manihot esculenta Crantz) - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
37. Dried cassava leaves – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
38. Meat grades and meat cuts: ovine – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
39. Meat grades and meat cuts: pork - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
40. Dried meat – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
41. Dairy creams and prepared creams - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
42. Millet malt - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
43. Sorghum malt - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
44. Herbal tea - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
45. Dietary supplements, Ukraine, 04 April 2024 
46. Flour of common wheat and Spelt, United Kingdom, 08 April 2024 
47. Mechanically tenderized beef products – Addendum, United States of America, 08 April 2024 
48. Various Food Products, Burundi, Israel, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, United Kingdom, [check link for deadline] 
49. Vitamins and minerals in food dietary supplements, Philippines, 15 March 2024 
50. Various Food Products, Israel, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Thailand, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Uganda, [check link for deadline] 

Furniture 

1. Furniture: domestic tables – Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 
2. Furniture: office table, Kenya, 08 April 2024 

Healthcare Technology 

1. Medicines, active pharmaceutic al ingredients, Ukraine, 14 March 2024 
2. Medical devices – Addendum, Canada, deadline not indicated 
3. 40,5 - 43,5 GHz frequency band, European Union, 20 March 2024 
4. TV broadcast receivers, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 24 March 2024 
5. Digital terrestrial transmission system (DVB-T/T2) receivers, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 24 March 2024 
6. Manufactured products including mobile phones, lifts, industrial machinery, toys and household appliances, United Kingdom, 24 March 2024 
7. Pharmaceutical products, Japan, 04 April 2024 
8. Mercurial sphygmomanometers, Kenya, 08 April 2024 
9. Dentistry: tooth powder, Kenya, 08 April 2024 
10. Medical devices – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 

Jewellery 

1. Jewellery, China, 11 April 2024 

Manufacturing engineering 

1. Release of lead and cadmium from glass hollowware, Israel, 16 March 2024 

Metallurgy 

1. Stainless steels – Addendum, Vietnam, deadline not indicated 
2. High-strength low-alloy steel (HSLA) for hot rolled sheet and cold rolled sheet – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 

Metrology and measurement 

1. Metre  rules and rulers – addendum, Burundi deadline not indicated 

Packaging and distribution of goods 

1. Carrier bags, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
2. Paper sacks for packaging of cement – Addendum, Uganda, 08 April 2024 
3. Beverage containers – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 

Petroleum and related technologies 

1. Base oil – Corrigendum, Burundi, deadline not indicated 
2. Refillable seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders, Israel, 24 March 2024 
3. Motor vehicle petrol, diesel, marine and boiler fuels, Ukraine, 20 March 2024 

Railway engineering 

1. Railway rolling stock and railway infrastructure, Ukraine, 14 March 2024 
2. Wooden sleepers for railway track, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
3. Wood sleepers and bearers for use in railway tracks, Egypt, 08 April 2024 
4. Railway rolling stock and railway infrastructure – Addendum, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

Road vehicles engineering 

1. Vehicles with regard to the protection of the occupants in the event of a frontal collision – Revision, Thailand, 15 March 2024 
2. Vehicles with regard to the protection of the occupants in the event of a lateral collision – Revision, Thailand, 15 March 2024 
3. Exhaust emissions of motor vehicles – Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
4. Impaired driving prevention technology, United States of America, 05 March 2024 
5. Tow trucks, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 24 March 2024 
6. Child restraint systems (car seat), Thailand, 20 March 2024 
7. Harmful pollution from light-and medium-duty motor vehicles – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 
8. Zero emission motorcycle requirements – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 
9. All terrain vehicles – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 

Rubber and Plastic Industries 

1. Plastic pollution, United States of America, deadline not indicated 

Services 

1. Fees and charges for the corresponding services rendered by the bureau of food and drugs, Philippines, 15 March 2024 

Telecommunications, audio, and video engineering 

1. Land mobile and fixed radio services, including broadband systems, in the bands 896-901 MHz and 935-940 MHz, Canada, 19 April 2024 
2. Mobile telecommunications and BWA radio equipment for LTE/NR, Japan, 07 April 2024 
3. Broadband and mobile services, wireless telecommunications – Corrigendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 
4. Exhaust emissions of motor vehicles - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
5. Protective helmets for motorcycle users - Addendum, Uganda, deadline not indicated 
6. Power trains in electric vehicles, Uganda, deadline not indicated 

Textile and leather technology 

1. Textile products and footwear – Addendum, Argentina, 11 April 2024 

Wood technology 

1. Composite wood products – Addendum, United States of America, 18 March 2024 
2. Plywood: plain plywood, Israel, 24 March 2024 
3. Plywood: batten plywood panels, Israel, 24 March 2024 
4. Wood chipboards, Israel, 24 March 2024 
5. Dry processed fiberboards, Israel, 24 March 2024 

Please submit your comments to the DTI Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) thru email at bps@dti.gov.ph and copy the DTI Export Marketing Bureau (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.