Philippine exporters and relevant stakeholders are strongly encouraged to review and comment on the listed proposed technical regulations that may greatly affect our exports to the issuing economies.     

The latest bulletin lists a total of 80 notifications covering various sectors such as domestic and commercial equipment, electrical engineering, environment, health protection, safety, fuels, food technology, metallurgy, telecommunications, video and audio, paints, and health care technology, the respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below:  

Aircraft and space vehicle engineering 

1. Transport category airplanes – Addendum, United States, 19 January 2023 
2. Air pollution from aircraft engines – Addendum, United States, 23 January 2023
3. Geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) space station in the fixed-satellite service (FSS) to operate downlinks (space-to-Earth) in the 17.3 17.8 GHz frequency band - Addendum, United States, Not Indicated

Agriculture 

1. Insecticidal aerosol, Burundi, 19 January 2023 
2. Seeds of forage or grass species, Chile, 23 January 2023 
3. Agricultural and forestry vehicles, Ukraine, 19 January 2023 
4. Cigarette packages and advertisements – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Chemical technology 

1. Biocidal products, European Union, 28 January 2023 
2. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – Addendum, United States, 27 December 2022 
3. Toxic chemicals – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering

1. Convenience radio, Japan, 26 January 2023 

Clothing industry 

1. Footwear : canvas shoes, Burundi, 22 January 2023 
2. Bathroom slippers, Burundi, 22 January 2023 
3. Sports shoes, Burundi, Not Indicated 

Domestic and commercial equipment 

1. Electric clothes washing machines with a capacity up to 25 kg, State of Kuwait, 23 January 2023 
2. Household refrigerating appliances, Ukraine, 21 January 2023 
3. Household washing machines and household washer-dryers, Ukraine, 21 January 2023 
4. Energy labelling rule – Corrigendum, United States, Not Indicated
5. Appliances and accessories for sanitary use - Addendum, Mexico, Not Indicated
6. Electric clothes washing machines with a capacity up to 25 kg - Addendum, The State of Kuwait, Not Indicated
7. Electrical clothes dryers, The State of Kuwait, 30 January 2023
8. Miscellaneous products - Revision, Turkey, 26 January 2023
9. Infant walkers - Addendum, United States, 29 December 2022
10. Corded window coverings - Addendum, United States, Not Indicated
11. Clothing storage units - Addendum, United States, Not Indicated
12. Window covering cords - Addendum, United States, Not Indicated

Electrical engineering 

1. Transformers – Addendum, Ukraine, Not Indicated 
2. AC operated motors, The State of Kuwait, 30 January 2023 
3. Portable luminaires, United States, 17 January 2023 

Electronics 

1. Hazardous materials – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
2. Electronic indicators for the mailing of hazardous materials, United States, 30 December 2022 

Energy and heat transfer engineering 

1. Powered air-purifying respirator (G-PAPR) for halogen gases, organic gases and other toxic gases, Japan, 26 January 2023 
2. Residential furnaces and commercial water heaters – Addendum, United States, 30 January 2023 

Environment. Health protection. Safety 

1. Portable gasoline containers – Addendum, United States, 07 December 2022 
2. Hygiene products, Republic of Korea, 31 January 2023 

Fluid systems and components for general use 

1. Ceiling fans – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Food technology 

1. Fortified food quality seal, Burundi, 23 January 2023   
2. Ham – Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated 
3. Prepackaged products – Corrigendum, Canada, Not Indicated 
4. All pre-packaged beverages in plastic bottles and metal cans, Singapore, 21 January 2022 
5. Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food – Addendum, Ukraine, Not Indicated 
6. Quick-frozen food products – Addendum, Ukraine, Not Indicated
7. Food Additives - Addendum, Chile, Not Indicated
8. Rolled / flaked oats (quick-cooking type), Kenya, 29 January 2023
9. Flaked / puffed cereals (ready-to-eat), Kenya, 29 January 2023
10. Sugar industry, Kenya, 31 January 2023
11. Sugar industry : cane harvesting, processing and trade, Kenya, 31 January 2023
12. Health functional foods, Republic of Korea, 31 January 2023
13. Foods for special dietary uses, nutritional supplements and probiotics - Addendum, El Salvador, Not Indicated
14. Blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powdered form, Tanzania, 26 January 2023
15. Caciotta cheese, Tanzania, 26 January 2023
16. Milk-based desserts and ice mixes, Tanzania, 26 January 2023
17. Ricotta cheese, Tanzania, 28 January 2023
18. Food labeling - Addendum, United States, Not Indicated

Furniture 

1. Flexible polyurethane foams mattresses, Burundi, 23 January 2023 
2. Spring mattress, Burundi, 23 January 2023 
3. Mattresses : flexible polyurethane foams, Tanzania, 19 January 2023 
4. Mattresses : flexible polyurethane foams – Corrigendum, Tanzania, 19 January 2023 
5. Mattresses : spring mattress, Tanzania, 19 January 2023 
6. Mattresses : spring mattress – Corrigendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 

Health care technology 

1. Medical nitrous oxide – Addendum, Thailand, Not Indicated

2. Pharmaceuticals, Republic of Korea, 31 January 2023

3. Medical oxygen - Addendum, Thailand, Not Indicated

4. Medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices and active implantable medical devices - Addendum, Ukraine, Not Indicated

Information Technology

1. Cybersecurity, European Union, 26 February 2023 

Jewellery 

1. Children's jewellery – Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated 

Metallurgy

1. Secondary lead smelters, United States, 17 January 2023 

Nuclear energy engineering

1. Nuclear power plant engineering - Corrigendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Quality 

1. Dual marking of products with the ARSO quality marks and national quality marks – Addendum, South Africa, Not Indicated    

Road vehicles engineering 

1. Motorcycle tires – Addendum, Colombia, Not Indicated 
2. Motor vehicles: physical-mechanical conditions of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight that does not exceed 3,857 kg – Addendum, Mexico, Not Indicated 
3. Motor vehicles: physical-mechanical conditions of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight that does not exceed 3,857 kg – Addendum, Mexico, Not Indicated   

Shipbuilding and marine structures 

1. Construction and equipment of new vessels 24 metres or more in length, Canada, 19 January 2023 

Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering 

1. Alternating current high voltage power systems – Addendum, Canada, Not Indicated 
2. Wireless power transmission equipment in the band 79-90kHz, Republic of Korea, 12 January 2023 

Toys 

1. Toys – Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated   
2. Toys – Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated   
3. Release of the N-nitrosamines and N- nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers, Ukraine, Not Indicated 
4. Release of the N-nitrosamines and N- nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers – Addendum, Ukraine, 12 December 2023
5. Magnetic toys and toys made of water-absorbing synthetic resin, Japan, 31 January 2023

Please submit your comments to the DTI Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) thru email at bps@dti.gov.ph and copy the DTI Export Marketing Bureau (exports@dti.gov.ph). The BPS serves as the Philippines’ National Enquiry Point (NEP) and the National Notification Authority (NNA) for the WTO-TBT Agreement.