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6 January 2022  
(22-0095) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  5 January 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Philippines . 
 
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Title: Draft Department Administrative Order No. 18 -08 Series of 2018 - THE NEW TECHNICAL 
REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE MANDATORY PRODUCT CERTIFICATION OF DEFORMED STEEL 
BARS, REROLLED STEEL BARS AND EQUAL LEG STEEL ANGLE BARS STANDARDS  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: Extension period of transitory provision to allow relevant stakeholders to utilize 
remaining inventories.  
http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph/index.php/component/edocman/7 -laws-and-issuances/14 -
memorandum -circulars  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/PHL/22_0104_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  MC No. 21 -1744 "Extension of the Transitory Provision for Market Monitoring and 
Enforcement for the Implementation of MC 21 -07, Series of 2021"  
This Memorandum Circular is issued for guidance of all concerned:  
1. All local/foreign manufacturers and import ers of deformed steel bars covered by DAO 18 -08 series 
of 2018 including their local distributors and/or hardware stores shall utilize and/or dispose the 
remaining inventories of deformed steel bars bearing the old markings until 31 December 2022.  
2. Marke t monitoring and enforcement shall commence on 01 January 2023 to ensure that all 
deformed steel bars covered by DAO 18 -08, series of 2018 distributed in the local market bear the 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/PHL/195/Rev.1/Add.3  
 
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  new marking requirements prescribed in MC 21 -07, series of 2021. All non -compliant products by 
this time shall be subject to the provisions of DAO 18 -08 of 2018 and other relevant issuances.  
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