. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/10
9 July 2001
(01-3413)
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):   Adhesives
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   DPNS 1994:2001 –
Draft Philippine National Standard on Adhesive s for floor and wall applications – Resilient
vinyl, linoleum and rubber sheet and tiles – Interior and exterior use (21 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the requirements for organic bases
adhesives for use in the installation of resilient sheet and tile for floor and wall applications,
for interior and exterior use.  It evaluates the suitability of an adhesive to bond suchcoverings to a floor or wall.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumer satisfaction and other quality parameters satisfaction.
8. Relevant documents:
AS 3553:1988 – Adhesives for floor and wall applications – Resilient vinyl, linoleum and
rubber sheet and tiles – Interior and exterior use.
ISO 7500-1:1986 – Metallic materials – Verification of static unaxial testing machines –
Part 1:  Tensile testing machines.
PNS 1249:1994/ISO 2859-1:1989 – Samp ling procedures for inspection by attributes –
Part 1:  Sampling plans indexed by acceptable quality level (AQL) for
Lot-by-lot inspection.
PNS 1960:2000 – Adhesives and alli ed products – Terminology.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2001
10. Final date for comments:   7 September 2001G/TBT/N/PHL/10
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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 AvenueMakati 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