. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/36 
5 October 2004 
 (04-4159) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:        
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:        
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Polychlorinated 
Biphenyls (PCBs), PCB equipment, PCB-c ontaminated equipment, PCB wastes, PCB 
articles or PCB packaging 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D E N R  
Administrative Order No. 2004-01-Chemical C ontrol Order (CCO) for Polychlorinated 
Biphenyls (PCBs) (23 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   This CCO applies to the importation, manufacture, sale, transfer, 
distribution and the use of PCBs, PCB equipm ent, PCB-contaminated equipment, non-PCB 
equipment, PCB articles and PCB packaging in commercial buildings and industrial 
facilities, including the use and possession by el ectric utilities and supplies.  For this CCO, 
use includes those for enclo sed applications, partially enclosed applications, and 
open-ended applications.  This CCO also appli es to the generation, storage, treatment and 
dispersal of PCB wastes, including those done by contractors, transporters and disposers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   The following standards contain provisions which, through 
reference in this text form part  of this national standard.    
Publications-Today and Malaya published on 19 February 2004 
RA 6969-Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 DENR Administrative Order No. 29, series of 1992-Implementing Rules & Regulations of  
RA 6969   G/TBT/N/PHL/36 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:  }Immediately 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  
 Environmental Management Bureau DENR Compound,  
 Visayas Avenue, Diliman,   Quezon City, Philippines  
 
 Telephone: +(632) 927-1517; 928-1212 or 928-1214  Telefax:. +(632) 920-2263 or 9281185.   E-mail:  emb@emb.gov.ph  
 