WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.140
29May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1999)
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 290-Unplasticized Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC-U) Pipes andFittings for
SoilandWaste Discharge (Low andHigh Temperature) Systems Inside Buildings -
Specification (17pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Lays down thespecification forunplasticized poly (vinyl
chloride) (PVC-U) pipes andfittings, with nominal outside diameters of16mm. to
40mm., intended fordomestic installation inside building for(a)solid andwaste
discharge pipelines (including theventilation ofthese pipes and(b)internal rainwater
pipes forthetransportation ofwaste waters (lowandhightemperature).
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: