The latest bulletin lists a total of 47 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture, clothing industry, construction materials and buildings, domestic and, commercial equipment, entertainment and sport, electrical engineering, energy and heat transfer engineering, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, healthcare technology, petroleum and related technologies, road vehicles engineering, rubber and plastic industries, shipbuilding and marine structures, 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. Insects, fit for human consumption, Uganda, 25 November 2024
2. Cigarette packages and advertisements – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated
3. Tobacco products and manufactured tobacco substitutes – Addendum, Turkiye, deadline not indicated

Chemical Technology

1. Body and face powder, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 25 November 2024
2. Deodorants and antiperspirants, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 25 November 2024
3. Hazardous substances, European Union, 24 November 2024

Clothing Industry

1. Footwear accessories, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda , 22 November 2024
2. Sizes and fittings of footwear and footwear lasts, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2024
3. General purpose rubber gumboots, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda , 22 November 2024
4. Terms relating to footwear, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda , 22 November 2024
5. PVC and PU gumboots, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2024

Construction Materials and Buildings

1. Hydraulic cement – Addendum, Costa Rica, deadline not indicated

Domestic and Commercial Equipment, Entertainment and Sport

1. Refrigerators, India, 25 November 2024

Electrical Engineering

1. Low-voltage three-phase induction motors - Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, deadline not indicated
2. Certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment – Addendum, Ukraine, deadline not indicated

Energy and Heat Transfer Engineering

1. Nuclear power plants – Corrigendum, United States, deadline not indicated
2. Products subject to compulsory implementation, Turkiye, 22 November

Fluid Systems and Components for General Use

1. Taps, valves and accessories for hydraulic drinking water installations – Addendum, Mexico, deadline not indicated
2. Large capacity air conditioners – Corrigendum, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, deadline not indicated

Food Technology

1. Regenerated cellulose films intended to come into contact with food, Brazil, 13 November 2024
2. Regenerated cellulose films intended to come into contact with food, Brazil, 13 November 2024
3. Canned finfish packed in brine, oil and/or tomato sauce or other suitable packing, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2024
4. Fried fish of all species, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2024
5. Smoked fish, smokeflavoured fish, smoke-dried fish and smoked fish products, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2024
6. Handling, processing and distribution of fish: retail, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, 22 November 2024
7. Avocados – Revision, United States, 19 November 2024

Healthcare Technology

1. Ophthalmic optics: singlevision and multifocal lenses – Addendum, Israel, deadline not indicated
2. Ophthalmic optics: powervariation lenses – Addendum, Israel, deadline not indicated
3. Ophthalmic optics: uncut finished lenses – Addendum, Israel, deadline not indicated
4. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) quantitative assay devices intended for transplant patient management – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated
5. Pharmacovigilance, Brazil, 13 November 2024
6. Medicines and biological products, Brazil, 13 November 2024
7. In vitro diagnostic medical devices, Peru, 22 November 2024

Petroleum and Related Technologies

1. Petroleum and natural gas systems – Addendum, United States, 27 November 2024

Road Vehicles Engineering

1. Vehicles and their equipment and use, Denmark, 26 November 2024
2. Child restraint systems for children, Chile, 25 November 2024
3. Passenger cars, motorcycles, light-duty trucks of a gross weight less than 3,500 kilograms and commercial vehicles, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 25 November 2024
4. Road vehicles: vehicle identification number – Addendum, Egypt, deadline not indicated
5. Motorcycles, including mopeds, and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without sidecars – Addendum, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, deadline not indicated
6. Medium- and heavy-duty electric charging technologies and infrastructure needs, United States of America, 12 November 2024

Rubber and Plastic Industries

1. Single-use plastics and plastic bottles – Addendum, Chile, deadline not indicated

Shipbuilding and Marine Structures

1. Harbor craft regulation – Addendum, United States, deadline not indicated

Telecommunications, Audio, and Video Engineering

1. Terminal facilities used to interconnect with telecommunic ations line facilities (networks), Japan, 25 November 2024
2. Mobile phones compatible with multiple SIM, Japan, 25 November 2024
3. Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) system using 6.7MHz band, Japan, 25 November 2024
4. Telecommunications, Canada, 29 November 2024

Textile and Leather Technology

1. Viscose rayon cut staple spun yarn, India, 25 November 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.