. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/23
28 August 2002
(02-4593)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Bureau of Product Standards, Department of Trade and Industry
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):   Electric wires and cables
– Thermoplastic-insulated copper wires and cables (ICS:  29.060)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine
National Standard (DPNS) 35:2002 – Electric  wires and cables – Thermoplastic-insulated
copper wires and cables rated 600 volts – Specification ( 17 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 35:2002 is a
revision to PNS 35:1996.  This specifies requirements for thermoplastic- insulated wires andcables covering copper conductor of 2.00 mm2 up to 500 mm2 rated 600 volts for use in
accordance with the Philippine Electrical Code, Part 1.  Revision was made to clarify and
improve test methods and to consider the possible alignment to IEC standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumers protection.
8. Relevant documents:   The following standards contain provisions which, through
reference in this text form part of this na tional standard:  PNS 260:2002 – Annealed copper
wires – Specification;  PNS 661:1992 – Plasticized polyvinyl chloride compounds for
electrical insulation – Specification;  PNS 1207:2002 – Soft drawn (Annealed) copper
stranded conductors for electrical purposes – Specification;  IEC 227-1:1993 – Polyvinyl
chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V, Part 1:  General
requirements;  IEC 227-2:1993 – Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to
and including 450/750V, Part 2:  Test methods and IEC 228:1978, Amd.1:1993 –
Conductors of insulated cables.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Fifteen (15) days after publication in theOfficial Gazette or newspapers of generalcirculationG/TBT/N/PHL/23
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10. Final date for comments:   20 October 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  Bureau of
Product Standards, WTO/TBT Enquiry Point, Department of Trade and Industry, 361 Sen.
Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel.:  (63 2) 890-5227; Fax:
(63 2) 890-5131;  E-mail:  bps@dti.dti.gov.ph