The latest bulletin lists a total of 91 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture, aircraft and space vehicle engineering, construction materials and buildings, domestic and commercial engineering/equipment, electric engineering, energy and heat transfer engineering, environment health protection and safety, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, information technology, manufacturing engineering, road vehicles engineering and  rubber and plastics industries. The respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below:   

Agriculture 

1. Embryos of domestic animals, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

2. Tractors and agricultural machinery other than tractors – Corrigendum, Chile, deadline not indicated 

3. Seeds, Chile, 09 January 2024 

4. Combine harvesters, forage harvesters, cotton harvesters and sugar cane harvesters, China, 18 February 2025 

5. Equipment for crop protection, China, 18 February 2025 

6. Tractor: limits of emitted noise, China, 18 February 2025 

7. Harvesting machinery, China, 18 February 2025 

8. Labelling of feeds, Japan, deadline not indicated 

9. Single use electronic cigarettes Addendum, United Kingdom, deadline not indicated 

10. Animal feeds and feed ingredients, India, 16 February 2025 

11. Noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors Addendum, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

Aircraft and Space Vehicle Engineering 

1. Non-geostationary (NGSO) fixed-satellite service (FSS) (space-to-earth) operations in the 17.3-17.8 GHz frequency band - Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated

2. Spectrum sharing rules for nongeostationary orbit, fixeds atellite service systems Addendum, United Sates, deadline not indicated 

Construction Materials and Buildings 

1. Engineered stone slabs, panels, and benchtops – Addendum, Australia, deadline not indicated 

2. Leachable harmful metal elements in wall materials, China, 18 February 2025 

3. Building decorative stonze, China, 18 February 2025 

4. Construction materials Addendum, Argentina, deadline not indicated

5. Construction materials Addendum, Argentina, deadline not indicated 

6. Cold formed nonstructural steel hollow sections, Kenya, 15 February 2025 

Domestic and Commercial Engineering/Equipment 

1. Air conditioners, Belize, 14 February 2025

2. Refrigerating appliances, Belize, 14 February 2025 

3. Smart water closets, China, 18 February 2025 

4. Hydronic Space and combination heaters, United Kingdom, 25 March 2025 

Electrical Engineering 

1. Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

2. Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

3. Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

4. Cables for AC charging according to modes 1, 2 and 3 of IEC 618511 of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V, Egypt, 16 February 2025 

5. Charging cables for electric vehicles of rated voltages up to and including 0,6/1 kV, Egypt, 16 February 2025 

6. Luminaires, Egypt, 16 February 2025 

7. Three phase squirrel cage AC induction motors, Mexico, 16 February 2025 

Energy and Heat Transfer Engineering 

1. Solar dryer, Kenya, 15 February 2025 

Environment Health Protection and Safety  

1. Chemical substances – Addendum, United States of America, deadline not indicated 

2. Solid waste incineration units – Addendum, Unites States, deadline not indicated 

3. Hydrofluorocarbons – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

4. Personal protective equipment in construction – Addendum, Unites States, deadline not indicated 

5. Hazardous waste generators – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

6. Chemical substances – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

7. Cellulosic biofuel production, United States of America, 21 January 2025

8. Toxic chemicals in consumer products – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

9. Contamination in cosmetics, Indonesia, 8 February 2025 

10. Public safety communications in the 4.9 GHz Band – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

11. Zero-emission motorcycle requirements – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use 

1. Unplasticized poly vinyl chloride, Kenya, 15 February 2025

2. Childcare, lv electrical, gas appliances, food contact material, detergents, paints, building material, ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, pumps, air compressors, food processing machines, lubricants, lead acid batteries, spare parts, PPE, textiles, cosmetics, Oman, 30 January 2025 

Food Technology 

1. Roasted coffee beans and roasted ground coffee, Tanzania, 11 February 2025

2. Instant (soluble) coffee, Tanzania, 11 February 2025 

3. Liquid coffee, Tanzania, 11 February 2025 

4. Green coffee beans, Tanzania, 11 February 2025

5. Herbal and fruit infusions, Tanzania, 11 February 2025 

6. Processed tomato concentrates, Uganda, 11 February 2025 

7. Dried vegetables and herbs for food use, Uganda, 11 February 2025 

8. Hibiscus drink, Uganda, 11 February 2025 

9. Ginger drink, Uganda, 11 February 2025 

10. Processed foods, processing plants, distribution establishments, marketing and transportation of processed foods and collective food – Addendum, Ecuador, 10 February 2025 

11. Cocoa press cake, Tanzania, 08 February 2025 

12. Single malt whisky Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

13. Cocoa and its products: chocolate Corrigendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated 

14. Whole live lobster of the species Homarus americanus Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

15. Crude avocado oil, Kenya, 15 February 2025 

16. Crude canola (rapeseed) oil, Kenya, 15 February 2025 

17. Crude soya bean oil, Kenya, 15 February 2025 

18. Refined avocado oil, Kenya, 15 February 2025 

19. Chicken eggs, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

20. Coffee premix, Tanzania, 14 February 2025 

21. Flavoured coffee, Tanzania, 14 February 2025 

22. Flavoured black tea, Tanzania, 14 February 2025 

23. Cocoa powder, Tanzania, 14 February 2025 

24. Cocoa butter, Tanzania, 14 February 2025 

25. Chocolate and chocolate products, Tanzania, 14 February 2025 

26. Cocoa mass (liquor), Tanzania, 14 February 2025 

27. Fresh cucumbers, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

28. Fresh beans, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

29. Fresh ginger, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

30. Dasheen leaves, 14 February 2025 

31. Fresh tannia (nduma), Uganda, 14 February 2025 

32. Potato crisps, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

33. Dried fruits, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

34. Fried banana chips, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

35. Fruits juices, nectars, puree and pulp, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

36. Jams, jellies and marmalades, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

37. Dried fruits and vegetables, Uganda, 14 February 2025 

38. Canned fruit and vegetable products, Uganda, 14 February 2024 

39. Food date labeling, United States, 03 February 2025 

Information Technology 

1. Interoperable video conferencing services accessibility to people with disabilities Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

Manufacturing Engineering 

1. Welding and cutting, China, 18 February 2025 

Road Vehicles Engineering 

1. Automatic emergency braking systems for light vehicles – Corrigendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

2. Safety regulations of road vehicles, Japan, 08 February 2025 

3. Clear and reasonable warnings : safe harbor methods and content – Addendum, United States of America 

4. Event data recorders Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

1. Used secondhand motor vehicles, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

Rubber and Plastic Industries 

1. Automobile tyres – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 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.