WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.141
29May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2000)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: PHILIPPINES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department ofTrade andIndustry, Bureau ofProduct Standards
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): PVC-U pipes andfittings
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
DPNS 636-Unplasticized (Polyvinyl Chloride) (PVC-U) Pipes andFittings for
Buried Drainage andSewerage Systems -Specifications (14pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Specifies unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) pipes and
fittings withelastometric sealing rings joints foroutside diameters from 110mm. to
630mm.andwithcemented-type joints foroutside diameter from 110mm.to200mm.
intended forburied gravity drain andsewer pipes forthetransportation ofsoilandwaste
discharge ofdomestic andindustrial origin andsurface water.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofconsumers
8. Relevant documents: RA4109, RA7394, EO913s.1983, EO133s.1987, DAO 9s.
1990, DAO 4s.1994, DAO 8s.1995
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:15July1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 30June1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: