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 122 notifications on Agriculture, Construction Materials and Building, Environment. Health Protection. Safety, Food Technology, Health Technology, etc., from Kazakhstan, Burundi, European Union, Uganda, US, and other countries.

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

1. Pesticides and Animal Feeding Stuff , Kazakhstan, 60 days from notification
2. Environmental Protection, Burundi, 60 days from notification
3. Paints and Varnishes- Single pack and two-pack etch primers, Black bituminous paints for cold application, Two-pack epoxy zinc phosphate weldable primer, Two-pack epoxy primer, Water based undercoat. Burundi and Uganda , 60 days from notification
4. Environment, Health, Protection, Safety. Mongolia, 60 days from notification
5. Paper Product and Office Papers, Burundi, 60 days from notification
6. Paper Product and Office Papers. Kenya, July 13, 2021
7. Compressed earth blocks, The Gambia, June 14, 2021
8. Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) system. The Gambia, July 14, 2021
9. Stair Rail Systems, USA, July 19, 2021
10. Pre-Packaged wastewater pumping wells, Australia, 60 days from notification
11. Wine and Organic Products, EU, 60 days from notification
12. Steel: hot rolled bars for reinforced concrete, Chile , 60 days from notification
13. Minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles, Canada, July 17, 2021
14. Radio frequency range from 4.800 MHz to 4.990 MHz, in view of the expected use by 5G, Brazil, June 28, 2021
15. Anatel identification label in telecommunications products, Brazil,  June 25, 2021
16. Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT), Switzerland, August 20, 2021

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