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 141 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture, aircraft and space vehicle engineering, construction materials and building, chemical, chemical technology, civil engineering, domestic and commercial equipment, electrical engineering, electronics, energy and heat transfer engineering, environment health protection and safety, environmental protection, equipment for children, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, healthcare technology, metrology and measurement, physical phenomena, petroleum and related technologies, protective equipment, quality, railway engineering, road vehicles engineering, rubber and plastic industries, shipbuilding and marine structures, telecommunications, audio, and video engineering, and wood technology, the respective issuing economies, and the final date of comments are provided below: 

Agriculture 

1. Seed and planting material samples of plant varieties, Ukraine, 24 August 2023 
2. Plant-based products, Brazil, 16 September 2023 
3. Pig breeding farms, Brazil, 18 August 2023 
4. Agro textiles, India, 31 August 2023 
5. Refined pyrethrum concentrate, Uganda 04 September 2023 
6. Smoking tobacco products – Addendum, Ukraine, (deadline not indicated) 
7. Confinement of farm animals and the sale of specified products derived from them – Addendum, United States of America, 04 July 2023 

Aircraft and space vehicle engineering   

1. Flightdeck installed physical secondary barriers on transport category airplanes – Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Drones (less than 2 kilograms in weight) - Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, (deadline not indicated) 

Construction materials and building 

1. Clay roofing tiles – Addendum, Israel, 22, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Clay roofing tiles, Israel, 25 August 2023 
3. Resistance to fire of construction products, European Union, 03 September 2023 

Chemical 

1. Disinfectant products, Chile, 21 August 2023 
2. Biocidal products, United Kingdom, 01 September 2023 
3. Hazardous materials, United States of America, 03 October 2023 

Chemical technology 

1. Skin applied mosquito repellents: wipes, Burundi, 24 August 2023 
2. Detergents and soaps - Addendum, Colombia, 23 August 2023 
3. Toxic substances: per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Pesticides - Residues – Triflusulfuronmethyl, European Union, 10 September 2023 
5. Residues – Clofentezine, European Union, 11 September 2023 

Civil Engineering 

1. Roads, roadbuilding materials, and products, Russian Federation, 28 August 2023 

Domestic and commercial equipment 

1. Dry vacuums, including wet filter vacuums, Chile, 26 August 2023 
2. Electric clothes dryers, Chile, 27 August 2023 
3. Self-contained drinking water coolers, India, 26 August 2023 
4. Bottled water dispensers, India, 26 August 2023 
5. Mandatory energy labelling: portable air conditioners, Singapore, 24 August 2023 
6. Intrusion and hold-up alarm systems intrude detectors, China, 24 August 2023 
7. Rubber gaskets for pressure cooker, India, 26 August 2023 
8. Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers for domestic use, whose nominal voltage is not more than 250 V, Chile, 31 August 2023 
9. Air conditioners for domestic use, Chile, 31 August 2023 
10. Domestic gas appliances for cooking, Argentina, 07 September 2023 
11. Electric blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances, Israel, 09 September 2023 
12. Skin and hair care, Israel, 10 September 2023 

Electrical Engineering 

1. Steel wires/strands, nylon wire, and wire mesh, India, 26 August 2023 
2. Transformers (for building and factory), Japan, 26 August 2023 
3. Lead in plastic profiles in electrical and electronic windows and doors containing recovered rigid polyvinyl chloride, European Union, 28 August 2023 

Electronics 

1. Laser products, Canada, 14 September 2023 

Energy and heat transfer engineering 

1. Cold store (box) and refrigerant compressor condensing unit, China, 24 August 2023 
2. Water chillers, China, 24 August 2023 
3. Solar water heating systems – Addendum, Israel, (deadline not indicated) 

Environment Health Protection and Safety 

1. Dangerous goods, China, 24 August 2023 
2. Dangerous goods, China, 24 August 2023 
3. Hazardous substances, Thailand, 08 September 2023 
4. Hazardous air pollutants, United States of America, 25 August 2023 
5. Testing provisions for air emission sources – Corrigendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
6. Firefighting hose-reel for fixed installations, Burundi, 03 September 2023 
7. Firefighting equipment : underground and above ground hydrant systems for firefighting, Burundi, 03 September 2023 
8. Lowering miners' exposure to respirable crystalline silica and improving respiratory protection, United States of America, 28 August 2023 

Environmental protection 

1. Greenhouse gas emissions, United States of America, 08 August 2023 

Equipment for children 

1. Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use, Israel, 24 August 2023 
2. Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use Part 2, Israel, 24 August 2023 
3. Magnetic toys and toys made of water absorbing synthetic resin – Addendum, Japan, (deadline not indicated) 

Fluid systems and components for general use 

1. Gas pipeline leak detection equipment – Addendum, United States of America, 16 August 2023 

Food Technology 

1. Fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry, Georgia, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Drums and tins, India, 26 August 2023 
3. Frozen fruits and vegetables – Addendum, Israel, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Pickled cucumbers – Addendum, Israel, (deadline not indicated) 
5. Wine - Addendum, Israel, (deadline not indicated) 
6. Prepackaged food products – Corrigendum, Israel, (deadline not indicated) 
7. Tolerances for weight and volume of prepackaged food products – Corrigendum, Israel, (deadline not indicated) 
8. Alcoholic beverages (with the exception of fermented ones), Argentina, 04 September 2023 
9. Bivalve molluscs, Australia, 04 September 2023 
10. Tomato products: canned Tomato, Burundi, 04 September 2023 
11. Tomato products: tomato sauce and ketchup, Burundi, 04 September 2023 
12. Tomato products:tomato juice, Burundi, 04 September 2023 
13. Chilli sauce, Burundi, 04 September 2023 
14. Organic production – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
15. Frozen fish, frozen brined fish, and frozen brined fish for canning, Brazil, 17 September 2023 
16. Aromatised wine products, European Union, 31 August 2023 
17. Vitamin, dietary and food supplements with therapeutic properties – Addendum, Panama, (deadline not indicated)  
18. Processed Foods – Addendum, Peru, (deadline not indicated) 
19. Cereals intended to complement the normal diet of children from 6 months to 36 months of age, Paraguay, 05 September 2023 
20. Freshly prepared nutri-grade beverages – Addendum, Singapore, (deadline not indicated) 
21. Transresveratrol produced by genetically modified saccharomy ces cerevisiae strain – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, (deadline not indicated) 
22. Fruit juices and certain similar products – Revision, Ukraine, 04 September 2023 
23. Country of origin labelling for seafood – Addendum, Australia, (deadline not indicated) 
24. Broths and Consommés, United Arab Emirates, 11 September 2023 
25. Cereal Flakes, United Arab Emirates, 11 September 2023 
26. Dried Apricots, United Arab Emirates, 11 September 2023 
27. Labeling of products intended for human consumption directly or indirectly - Addendum, Plurinational State of Bolivia, (deadline not indicated) 
28. Shrimps - Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
29. Dairy Compounds - Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
30. Greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes - Addendum, Canada, (deadline not indicated) 
31. Dairy Products - Yogurt, Costa Rica, 10 September 2023 
32. Dairy Products - Yogurt, Guatemala, 10 September 2023 
33. Corn and wheat products-denominations-dough and products derived from dough - Addendum, Mexico, (deadline not indicated) 
34. Dairy Products - Yogurt, Nicaragua, 10 September 2023 
35. Prepackaged processed foods, Thailand, 07 September 2023 

Healthcare technology 

1. Disposable bouffant cap, Uganda, 26 August 2023 
2. Protective face mask for medical use, China, 24 August 2023 
3. Disposable protective clothing for medical use, China, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Medical devices, China, 24 August 2023 
5. Biological Products, Republic of Korea, 24 August 2023 
6. Orphan drug samples, Republic of Korea, 26 August 2023 
7. Veterinary medicines, Argentina, 22 August 2023 
8. Medicines, biological products and medical devices, Indonesia, 08 September 2023 
9. Ophthalmic optics: single-vision and multifocal lenses, Israel, 11 September 2023 
10. Ophthalmic optics: power variation lenses, Israel, 11 September 2023 
11. Ophthalmic optics: uncut finished lenses, Israel, 11 September 2023 
12. Drug products and drug substances, Philippines, 31 July 2023 

Metrology and measurement, Physical phenomena 

1. Cinemometers, Chile, 01 September 2023 

Petroleum and related technologies 

1. Liquid petroleum gas distribution plants, Mexico, 24 August 2023 
2. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage installations on land and/or sea, Mexico,  
3. Vehicular natural gas (VNG) storage cylinders, Argentina, 07 September 2023 
4. Renewable fuels - Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 

Protective equipment 

1. Helmet, India, 26 August 2023 

Quality 

1. National conformity marks and standards logo, United Arab Emirates, 26 August 2023 

Railway engineering 

1. Railroad constituents, Republic of Korea, 26 August 2023 
2. Railroad vehicles, Republic of Korea, 26 August 2023 
3. Hazardous materials regulations to require all railroads, United States of America, 26 August 2023 

Road vehicles engineering 

1. Emission of pollutants from the exhaust of motor vehicles that use gasoline, liquefied petroleum  gas, natural gas, diesel or any other alternative fuel, Mexico, 03 September 2023 
2. Automotive refrigerant – Revision, United States of America, 21 August 2023 
3. Firefighting vehicle, Burundi, 02 September 2023 
4. Motor vehicle safety, Canada, 31 August 2023 
5. Heavy vehicle automatic emergency braking, United States of America, 05 September 2023 
6. Light duty compression ignition engine vehicles – Addendum, Thailand, (deadline not indicated) 
7. Heavy motor vehicle equipped with positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas – Addendum, Thailand, (deadline not indicated) 
8. Heavy motor vehicle equipped with compression ignition engines – Addendum, Thailand, 11 September 2023 
9. Public passenger service vehicles, Colombia, 08 September 2023 

Rubber and plastic industries 

1. Elastomer materials for gaskets for appliances and equipment that use gaseous fuels, Chile, 07 September 2023 

Shipbuilding and marine structures 

1. Harbor craft regulation - Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 

Telecommunications, audio, and video engineering 

1. Television, Chile, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Decoder for audio and video televisions, Chile, 26 August 2023 
3. Radio equipment: 2. 4ghz band by WLAN system, Japan, 26 August 2023 
4. Internetconnected radio equipment and wearable radio equipment – Addendum, European Union, (deadline not indicated) 
5. Safety of toys: migration of certain elements, Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 
6. Radio equipment, Georgia, 19 August 2023 
7. Electronic displays, New Zealand, 20 August 2023 
8. Telecommunications, Canada, 06 September 2023 
9. Telecommunication systems – Addendum, India, (deadline not indicated) 
10. Security testing for WiFi CPE and IP Router – Addendum, India, (deadline not indicated) 
11. Telecom products, India, 31 August 2023 
12. Radio equipment: 2. 4ghz band by WLAN system - Corrigendum, Japan, (deadline not indicated) 
13. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 01 September 2023 
14. Mobile services and fixed services – Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
15. Radiocomm unications: electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) including radio interference, Canada, 20 September 2023 
16. Broadband and mobile services, wireless telecommunications – Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
17. Broadband and mobile services, wireless telecommunications – Addendum, United States of America, 09 August 2023 
18. Use of the 12. 7-13. 25 GHz band for mobile broadband, United States of America, 09 August 2023 

Wood Technology 

1. Fire retardant treated wood, WPC, Plywood, Fiberboard, OSB, Wood flooring, Wood pellet, Wood chip, Wood briquette, Charcol, Republic of Korea, 24 August 2023 
2. Formaldehyde from composite wood products – Addendum, Canada, (deadline not indicated) 

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.