WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/25
22 October 2002
(02-5788)
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):   Lead-acid batteries for
motorcycles (ICS:  29.220.20;  43.140)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine
National Standard (DPNS) xxx:2002 – Lead-aci d batteries for motorcycles - Specification
(9 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Philippine National Standard specifies the lead-acid
batteries for motorcycles used for the starting, lighting and ignition of motorcycles
(hereafter referred to as “batteries”).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For users safety and protection.
8. Relevant documents:   JIS D 5302:1997 – Lead-acid batteries for motorcycles
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Fifteen (15) days after publication in theOfficial Gazette or newspapers of general
circulation
10. Final date for comments:   17 December 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