. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.446
2 September 1999
(99-3663)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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):   Household appliances
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Philippine National Standards (PNS) 396-2:1997 – Household Appliances – Energy
Efficiency Factor (EEF) and Labelling Require ments  Part 2:  Refrigerators and Freezers
(6 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the labelling requirements for energy
efficiency factor for refrigerators and freezers for household use.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This standard was made to support the Department of Energy’s program of energy
consumption and to guide the consumers in determining which appliance is less expensive
to operate over the long run.
8. Relevant documents:
PNS 1474:1996/ISO 5155:1995 – Household refrigera ting appliances – Frozen food storage
cabinets and food freezers – Characteristics and test methods
PNS 1475:1996/ISO 7371:1995 – Household refrigerating appliances – Refrigerating
appliances – Refrigerators with or without low temperature compartment – Characteristics
and test methods
PNS 1477:1996/ISO 8561:1995 – Household frost-free refrigerating appliances –
Refrigerator – freezers – Characteristics and test methods
PNS 1477:1996/ISO 8561:1995 – Household fros t-free refrigerating appliances –
Refrigerators, refrigerator- freezers, frozen food storage cabinets and food freezers cooled
by internal forced air circulation – Characteristics and test methods.G/TBT/Notif.99.446
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Immediately
10. Final date for comments:   Immediately
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, e-mail and telefax number
of the other body:
(In English)
Bureau of Product Standards (WTO-TBT Enquiry Point)
3/F Trade and Industry Building
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat AvenueMakati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.:  (632)  890-5227
Fax No.:  (632) 890-4926
E-mail:  bps@dti.gov.ph
Homepage:  www.dti.gov.ph/bps