The latest bulletin lists a total of 171 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture, aircraft and space vehicle engineering, chemical technology, construction materials and buildings, domestic and commercial engineering/equipment, electrical engineering, electronics, energy and heat transfer engineering, environment health protection and safety, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, healthcare technology, mechanical systems and components for general use, metallurgy, metrology and measurement, packaging and distribution of goods, paint and colour industries, petroleum and related technologies, railway engineering, road vehicles engineering, rubber and plastic industries, telecommunications, audio, and video engineering, and textile and leather technology. The respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below:   

Agriculture 

1. Pesticides – Flufenacet, European Union, 09 March 2025 

2. Plant protection products, European Union, 09 March 2025 

3. Organic mushrooms and organic pet food – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

4. Pest control products, Canada, 19 February 2025 

5. Pesticides - Pyrethrum refined extracts – Addendum, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

Aircraft and Space Vehicle Engineering 

1. Unmanned aircraft operations – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

Chemical Technology 

1. Cosmetic products – Addendum, Chile, deadline not indicated 

2. Chemical substances, United States, 10 March 2025 

3. Bleach for domestic, professional and industrial uses, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

4. Household laundry detergent powders, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

5. Personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes, Brazil, 07 March 2025 

6. Personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes, Brazil, 07 March 2025 

Construction Materials and Buildings 

1. Construction products – Addendum, United Kingdom, deadline not indicated 

2. Ceramic tiles and for ceramic blocks for structural and sealing masonry – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

3. Fire doors of buildings – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, deadline not indicated 

Domestic and Commercial Engineering/Equipment 

1. Pressure cooker, China, 11 March 2025 Household electrical products, Argentina, deadline not indicated 

2. Air conditioners, heat pumps – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

3. Child restraint anchorage systems – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

4. Diving springboards equipment, Vietnam, 10 March 2025 

5. Hygiene products, Republic of Korea, 09 March 2025 

6. Cleansing and hygiene products, Republic of Korea, 09 March 2025 Hygiene products, Republic of Korea, 09 March 2025 

7. Commercial warm air furnaces – Addendum, United States, 08 January 2025 

8. Electric insect killers and other electrical appliances, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 08 March 2025 

9. Electric cookers, hobs, cooktops, induction hobs and ovens for domestic use – Addendum, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated 

10. Electric cookers, hobs, cooktops, induction hobs and ovens for domestic use – Addendum, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated 

Electrical Engineering 

1. Rewirable and non -rewirable fused plugs, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 08 March 2025 

2. Switched and unswitched socket outlets, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 08 March 2025 

3. Adaptors, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 08 March 2025 

4. Fused connection units: Switched and unswitched, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 08 March 2025 

5. Stationary lithium battery storage appliances – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, deadline not indicated 

6. Power conversion system – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, deadline not indicated 

Electronics 

1. Electrical water heater, United Arab Emirates, 08 March 2025 

2. Electrical and electronic equipment, European Union, 07 March 2025 

3. Electrical and electronic equipment, European Union, 07 March 2025 

4. Electrical and electronic equipment, Eurpopean Union, 07 March 2025 

Energy and Heat Transfer Engineering 

1. Products, inputs and services under Inmetro's regulatory scope and which compliance is compulsorily assessed – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

2. Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, Brazil, 11 February 2025 

Environment Health Protection and Safety  

1. Fire protection equipment for construction and building, Vietnam, 11 March 2025 

2. Walk -in coolers and freezers – Corrigendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

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

4. Single -use drinks containers from 150ml up to 3 litres in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, steel and aluminium cans, United Kingdom, 09 March 2025 

5. Protective helmets for road users, Jamaica, 12 March 2025 

6. Detergents containing nonylphenol and nonylphenol polyethylene glycol ether, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 09 March 2025 

7. Water heaters, pool heaters – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

8. Product classes for residential dishwashers, residential clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

9. Chemical substances, United States, 03 March 2025 

10. Per - and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), United States, deadline not indicated 

11. Materials, reagents, equipment for water treatment and water purification, Armenia, 15 January 2025 

12. Fire safety and fire extinguishing equipment, Armenia, 15 January 2025 

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use 

1. Portable containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas – Addendum, Uruguay, deadline not indicated 

Food Technology 

1. Black tea, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 11 March 2025 

2. Green tea, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 11 March 2025 

3. Flavoured black tea, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 11 March 2025 

4. Food, China, 11 March 2025 

5. Safety of foodstuffs, Uganda, 11 March 2025 

6. Meat soup stock, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 10 March 2025 

7. Safety of foodstuffs, Uganda, 11 March 2025 

8. Meat soup stock, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 10 March 2025 

9. Dressed poultry, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 10 March 2025 

10. Canned corned beef, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 10 March 2025 

11. Beef grades and cuts, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 10 March 2025 

12. Natural mineral water – Addendum, Thailand, deadline not indicated 

13. Display of nutrition symbol on food label – Addendum, Thailand, deadline not indicated 

14. Iron bio fortified dry beans, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

15. Fortified milled rice, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

16. Follow-up formula for older infants, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

17. Products for young children with added nutrients, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 9 March 2025 

18. Supplementary foods for the management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) for persons above 5 years, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

19. Use of probiotics, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

20. Ready-to-eat porridge, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

21. Puree foods, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 09 March 2025 

22. Food supplements and labelling – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

23. Milk and its products, Jordan, 09 March 2025 

24. Labelling standards for foods, Republic of Korea, 28 February 2025 

25. Foods, Republic of Korea, 09 March 2025

26. Halwa, Tanzania, 09 March 2025 

27. Pizza bread, Tanzania, 09 March 2025 

28. Ready-to-eat extruded snacks, Tanzania, 09 March 2025 

29. Natural honey – Addendum, Ukraine, deadline not indicated 

30. Food labelling – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

31. Fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

32. Food labelling, United States, 03 March 2025 

33. Instant tea, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 08 March 2025 

34. Herbal and fruit infusions, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 08 March 2025 

35. Grains of common maize (Zea mays L.) - Addendum, Kenya, 11 March 2025 

36. Nixtamalization of maize grains – Addendum, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

37. Mycotoxin contamination of food, Vietnam, 08 March 2025 

38. Food additives – Addendum, Canada, deadline not indicated 

39. Portable containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas – Addendum, Uruguay, deadline not indicated 

Healthcare Technology 

1. Medicines – Revision, Ukraine, 11 March 2025

2. Genetically engineered activities, GMOs, genetically modified products, Ukraine, 10 March 2025 

3. Medicines, Ukraine, 10 March 2025 

4. Medicines – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

5. Medicines with synthetic and semisynthetic active principles for human use – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

6. Medicines – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

7. Establishment s manufacturing active pharmaceutica l ingredients (APIs), medicines, Cannabis products for medicinal purposes, biological products and medical devices, Brazil, 03 March 2025 

8. In vitro diagnostic medical device, Republic of Korea, 09 March 2025 

9. Medical devices, Republic of Korea, 09 March 2025 

10. Nonprescription drug product with an additional condition for nonprescriptio n use – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

11. Inmetro's Legal Metrology Directorate regulatory agenda for 2022 / 2023 – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

12. Establecimientos farmacéuticos y establecimient os de dispositivos médicos - Addendum, Ecuador, deadline not indicated 

13. Drugs and medical devices – Addendum, Canada, deadline not indicated 

Mechanical Systems and Components for General Use 

1. Tin casting alloys for multilayer plain bearings, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

2. Plain bearings - Metallic multilayer plain bearings - Non-destructive penetrant testing, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

3. Destructive testing of bond for bearing metal layer thicknesses greater than or equal to 2 mm, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

4. Rolling bearings - Single-row cylindrical roller bearings - Chamfer dimensions for loose rib and non-rib sides, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

5. Rolling bearings - Needle roller bearing track rollers - Boundary dimensions, geometrical product specifications (GPS) and tolerance, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

6. Rolling bearings - Tapered roller bearings - Designation system, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

7. Rolling bearings - Sleeve type linear ball bearings - Boundary dimensions and tolerances, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

8. Rolling bearings - Radial bearings - Boundary dimensions, general plan, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

9. Rolling bearings - Thrust bearings - Boundary dimensions, general plan, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

10. Rolling bearings - Insert bearings and eccentric locking collars - Geometrical product specifications (GPS) and tolerance, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

11. Axial internal clearance for four-point contact ball bearings, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

12. Rolling bearings - Internal clearance - Radial internal clearance for radial bearings, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

13. Ceramic balls, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

14. Steel balls, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

15. Rolling bearings - Needle roller bearings with drawn cup and without inner ring - Boundary dimensions, geometrical product specifications (GPS) and tolerance values, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

16. Rolling bearings - Cast and pressed housings for insert bearings - Boundary dimensions and tolerances, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

17. Rolling bearings - Needle rollers - Boundary dimensions, geometrical product specifications (GPS) and tolerance values, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

18. Rolling bearings - Radial needle roller and cage assemblies - Boundary dimensions, geometrical product specifications (GPS) and tolerance values, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

19. Rolling bearings - Static load ratings, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

20. Rolling bearings - Needle roller bearings with machined rings - Boundary dimensions, geometrical product specifications (GPS) and tolerance, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

21. Plain bearings - Wrapped bushes – Dimensions, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

22. Plain bearings - Wrapped bushes - Test data for outside and inside diameters, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

23. Plain bearings - Wrapped bushes - Lubrication holes, grooves and indentations, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

24. Plain bearings - Wrapped bushes – Materials, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

25. Plain bearings - Ring type thrust washers made from strip - Dimensions and tolerance, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

26. Plain bearings - Sintered bushes - Dimensions and tolerances, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

27. Dimensions for adapter sleeve assemblies and withdrawal sleeves, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

28. Rolling Bearings - Accessories - Dimensions for locknuts and locking devices, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

29. Rolling bearings - Tapered roller bearings - Boundary dimensions and series designations, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

30. Rolling bearings - Radial bearings with locating snap ring - Dimensions, geometrical product specifications (GPS) and tolerance values, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

31. Rolling bearings - Single -row angular contact ball bearings - Chamfer dimensions for outer ring non -thrust side, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

32. Plain bearings - Thin -walled half bearings with or without flange - Tolerances, design features and methods of test, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

33. Measurement of wall thickness and flange thickness, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

34. Plain bearings - Thin -walled half bearings with or without flange - Determination of the peripheral length, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

35. Rolling bearings - Chamfer dimensions – Maximum values, Egypt, 11 March 2025 

36. Holding down bolts, Kenya, 08 March 2025 

Metallurgy 

1. Aluminium foil for household use – Addendum, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

Metrology and Measurement 

1. Electrical energy measurement equipment – Addendum, Peru, deadline not indicated 

2. Static meters for AC active energy (classes 0.1 S, 0.2 S and 0.5 S) - Addendum, Peru, deadline not indicated 

3. Measuring equipment, electrical energy, static meter – Addendum, Peru, deadline not indicated 

4. Electrical energy measurement equipment – Addendum, Peru, deadline not indicated 

Packaging and Distribution of Goods 

1. Envelopes, Tanzania, 09 March 2025 

Paint and Colour Industries 

1. Printing inks for use on food wrappers, packages and receptacles, Tanzania, 09 March 2025 

Petroleum and Related Technologies 

1. Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF), Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 08 March 2025 

Railway Engineering 

1. Hazardous materials: advancing safety of highway, rail, and vessel transportation – Addendum, United States, 28 April 2025 

2. Train control systems – Addendum, United States, 11 January 2025 

3. Lead wheel weights – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

Road Vehicles Engineering 

1. Road transport vehicles – Addendum, Philippines, deadline not indicated 

2. Winter tire, Canada, 18 February 2025 

3. Pneumatic tyres, Canada, 04 March 2025 

4. Heavy-duty engine and vehicle – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

5. Motor vehicle safety – Addendum, Canada, deadline not indicated 

6. Motor vehicle lamps, reflective devices – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

7. Motor vehicles: occupant crash protection – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

8. Anthropomorphic test devices – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

9. Parts and accessories for motor vehicles (brakes, radiators, mufflers, exhaust pipes, clutches, steering wheels, etc.) - Corrigendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

10. Low voltage electrical devices – Addendum, Brazil, deadline not indicated 

11. Electric vehicle supply equipment – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, deadline not indicated 

12. School buses – Addendum, Canada, deadline not indicated 

13. Freight car safety – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

14. Electric - powered vehicles – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

Rubber and Plastic Industries 

1. Biodegradable polymer materials for plant seedling potting – Addendum, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

Telecommunications, Audio, and Video Engineering 

1. Radio equipment of radio stations, Japan, 10 March 2025 

2. Radio equipment of earth station that communicates with low-orbit satellites, Republic of Korea, 09 March 2025 

3. Interoperable video conferencing services accessibility to people with disabilities – Revision, United States, 03 March 2025 

4. Wireless handset model hearing aid compatibility – Corrigendum, United States, deadline not indicated 

Textile and Leather Technology 

1. Polyolefin agricultural twines – Addendum, Kenya, deadline not indicated 

2. Mobile climbing ropes, Vietnam, 08 March 2025 

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.