. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/11
22 August 2001
(01-4081)
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):   Batteries
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   DPNS 06:2001 –
Draft Philippine National Standard on Lead-Acid Starter Batteries – Specification
(31 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This draft standard is applicable to brand new lead-acid batteries
only with a nominal voltage of 12 V, used primarily as a power source for starting and
igniting of  internal combustion engines, lighting and also for auxiliary equipment ofinternal combustion engine vehicles.  These batteries are commonly called “starter
batteries”.
This draft standard is not applicable to batteries for other purposes such as the starting of
railcar internal combustion engines, stationary, motive power and motorcycle.  This is also
not applicable to valve regulated lead-acid batteries.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:
IEC 60095-17:1988 Amd. 01:1993, Lead acid starter batteries, Part 1 – General
requirements and methods of test;
PNS 1557-2:1997/IEC 60095-2:1984 Amd. 01:1991 Amd. 02:1993, Lead-acid starter
batteries, Part 2 – Dimensions of batteries and dimensions and marking of terminals;
PNS 1557-3:1997/IEC 60095-4:1989 Amd. 01:1996, Lead- acid starter batteries, Part 4
– Dimensions of batteries for heavy trucks;G/TBT/N/PHL/11
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JIS D 5301:1995,  Lead-acid batteries for automobiles
AS 2149-1990, Starter batteries – Lead-acid
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2001
10. Final date for comments:   17 October 2001
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)
3/F Trade and Industry Building
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.:  (632) 890-5227
Fax No.:  (632) 890-4924;  (632) 890-5225
E-mail:    bps@dti ..gov.ph
Homepage: http://www.dti.gov.ph/bps