. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/3
14 March 2001
(01-1257)
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):
Rerolled steel bars (ICS:  77.140.15)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Philippine National
Standard (PNS) PNS 211:2000 – Rerolled Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement –
Specification (6 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the requirements for plain and deformed
rerolled steel bars used for concrete reinforcement.
This PNS 211:2000 is a re-issuance of  PNS 211:1995, which is a mandatory standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumers protection
8. Relevant documents:
PNS 49:2000 – Specification for Steel bars for concrete reinforcement;
JIS Z 2201:1980 – Test pieces for tensile test for metallic materials;
DAO 01:2001 – Mandatory Philippine National Standards for LPG steel cylinders,
construction materials and electrical products.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  Immediately
10. Final date for comments:G/TBT/N/PHL/3
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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 Building361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Tel..: (632)  890-5227
Fax.: (632) 890-4924;  (632) 890-5225
Email: bps@dti .gov.ph
Homepage: http://www.dti.gov.ph/bps