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

The latest bulletin lists a total of 151 notifications covering various sectors such as agriculture, aircraft and space vehicle engineering, construction materials and building, chemicals, domestic and commercial equipment, electrical engineering, energy and heat transfer engineering, environment health protection and safety, equipment for children, equipment for entertainment, fluid systems and components for general use, food technology, glass and ceramic industries, healthcare technology, management and quality, mechanical systems and components for general use, metallurgy, metrology and measurement, plastic industries, physical phenomena, petroleum and related technologies, railway engineering, road vehicles engineering, rubber and plastic industries, shipbuilding and marine structures, sports equipment and facilities, telecommunications, audio, and video engineering, textile and leather technology, the respective issuing economies, and the final date of comments are provided below: 

Agriculture 

1. Inorganic foliar fertilizer, Burundi, 15 October 2023 
2. Fertilizer, Burundi, 15 October 2023 
3. Organic fertilizer, Burundi, 15 October 2023 
4. Single super phosphate fertilizer in powder and granular forms, Burundi, 16 October 2023 
5. Code of practice for handling, storage and disposal of fertilizers or fertilizer supplements packed in bags, with or without a plastics liner, Burundi, 16 October 2023 
6. Fertilizers, Burundi, 13 October 2023 
7. Mandating quit themed information messages and advice inside tobacco packets (also called pack inserts), United Kingdom, 10 October 2023 

Aircraft and space vehicle engineering   

1. Transport airplane passenger seat furnishings, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Very Light Airplanes (VLA), United States of America, 08 September 2023 

Construction materials and building 

1. Building Products – Addendum, Argentina, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Fire hose reels (with semi-rigid hose), Botswana, 02 October 2023 
3. Fire hose reels (with semi-rigid hose), Botswana, 02 October 2023 
4. Fire hose reels and fire hydrants, Botswana, 30 September 2023 
5. Lifts, United Arab Emirates, (deadline not indicated) 

6. Chemical, textile and engineering products – Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 

7. Aggregates for surface treatment of roads, Rwanda, 05 October 2023 

8. Bitumen and bituminous binders, Rwanda, 06 October 2023 

9. Bitumen and bituminous binders, Rwanda, 05 October 2023 

Chemicals 

1. Disinfectants – Addendum, Ukraine, (deadline not indicated) 

Domestic and commercial equipment 

1. Domestic (household) upholstered furniture and furnishings, United Kingdom, 24 October 2023 
2. Residential conventional ovens – Addendum, United States of America, 01 September 2023 
3. Domestic gas appliances for cooking, Uruguay, 28 September 2023 
4. Instantaneous/storage gas water heaters – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated)  
5. Solid biomass cookstoves, Rwanda, 05 October 2023 
6. Air cleaners – Corrigendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
7. Household and similar electrical appliances – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
8. Electric ceiling fans – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
9. Air conditioners – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
10. Microwave ovens – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
11. Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment – Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
12. Meters for cold drinking water and hot water – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
13. Household washing machines and household washer-dryers – Addendum, Ukraine, (deadline not indicated) 

Electrical Engineering 

1. Electrical accessories, India, 30 September 2023 
2. Electric mobility charging infrastructure (ICME), Peru, 30 September 2023 
3. Fluorescent lamp – Addendum, Republica of Korea, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Self-ballasted LED lamps (light-emitting diode) - Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
5. Charging cables for electric vehicles of rated voltages up to and including 0,6/1 kV – Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated)  
6. Low voltage electrical products – Addendum, Argentina, (deadline not indicated) 
7. Wires, cables and electrical cords (electrical apparatus for making connections to or in electrical circuits) - Corrigendum, Brazil, 15 August 2023 
8. Plugs and sockets – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
9. Minimum technical requirements to be met by the series of lights, Christmas decorations and decorative figures for domestic use whose rated voltage is not greater than 120 V, Costa Rica, 15 October 2023 
10. Equipment for restoring and stabilizing power supply, navigation equipment, Ukraine, 13 October 2023 

Energy and heat transfer engineering 

1. Systems and equipment for water heating using solar energy – Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Internal combustion engines – Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 
3. Internal combustion engines – Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Electric cables for photovoltaic systems with a voltage rating of 1,5 kV DC – Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 
5. Appliances burning gaseous fuels, United Arab Emirates, 05 October 2023 
6. Nuclear power plant engineering, United States of America, 23 October 2023 
7. Energy conservation standards for consumer boilers, United States of America, 13 October 2023 
8. Energy conservation program : test procedures for air-cooled, evaporatively-cooled, and water-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps, United States of America, 16 October 2023 

Environment Health Protection and Safety 

1. Thermoelectric plants, Chile, 02 October 2023 
2. Water heaters, pool heaters – Revision, United States of America, 26 September 2023 
3. Lowering miners' exposure to respirable crystalline silica and improving respiratory protection – Addendum, United States of America, 11 September 2023   
4. Air emissions reporting requirement, United States of America, 18 October 2023   

Equipment for children 

1. Infant sleep products, Australia, 02 October 2023 
2. Pacifier – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
3. Crib bumpers – Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Inclined sleepers for infants – Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 

Equipment for entertainment 

1. Gaming equipment: finite scratch ticket and pull-tab systems, Uganda, 02 October 2023 
2. Gaming equipment:kiosks, Uganda, 02 October 2023 
3. Gaming equipment: progressive gaming devices, Uganda, 02 October 2023 

Fluid systems and components for general use 

1. Pipeline safety: valve installation and minimum rupture detection – Corrigendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Cylinders for vehicular natural gas storage, Uruguay, 28 September 2023 
3. Fans and blowers - Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 

Food Technology 

1. Bottled natural mineral water, Botswana, 30 September 2023 
2. Bottled water other than natural water, Botswana, 30 September 2023 
3. Rice grains (Oryza sativa L.) and covers de-husked rice, dehulled rice and parboiled rice, Botswana, 30 September 2023 
4. Sorghum grains, Botswana, 30 September 2023 
5. Whole and dehulled / decorticated sorghum grains obtained from Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench, Botswana, 30 September 2023 
6. Dairy beverages – Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
7. Healthy lifestyle habits in the advertising of some, Chile, 02 October 2023 
8. Canned or packaged food for human consumption – Addendum, Colombia, (deadline not indicated) 
9. Miscellaneous food preparations, Paraguay, 10 September 2023 
10. Dry faba beans, Uganda, 28 September 2023 
11. Dry chickpeas of the varieties (cultivars) grown from Cicer arietinum (L.), Uganda, 30 September 2023 
12. Dry green grams of the cultivar Vigna radiata (L.), Uganda, 30 September 2023 
13. Canned or packaged food for human consumption – Addendum, Colombia, (deadline not indicated) 
14. Miscellaneous food preparations, Paraguay, 10 September 2023 
15. Dry faba beans, Uganda, 28 September 2023 
16. Dry chickpeas of the varieties (cultivars) grown from Cicer arietinum (L.), Uganda, 30 September 2023 
17. Dry green grams of the cultivar Vigna radiata (L.), Uganda, 30 September 2023 
18. Dry whole soybeans of varieties (cultivars) grown from Glycine max (L.), Uganda, 28 September 2023 
19. Wheat flour prepared from common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) or club wheat (Triticum compactum Host), or their mixtures, Uganda, 30 September 2023 
20. Alcoholic beverages (with the exception of fermented ones), Uruguay, 29 September 2023 
21. Contaminants in food, Uruguay, 28 September 2023 
22. Food Additives, Uruguay, 28 September 2023 
23. Jams ; cereals and cereal-based products/l; bakery and biscuit products; soups and broths; sauces and seasonings; desserts ; industrial culinary preparations, Uruguay, 28 September 2023  
24. Meat, poultry and their products, milk and dairy products – Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated)   
25. Prepackaged and prepared foods, Prepackaged and prepared foods, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 05 October 2023 
26. Tableware such as cups, saucers, plates, bowls, compartmented trays and similar articles, Rwanda, 05 October 2023 
27. Beverage containers, Turkey, 06 October 2023 
28. Jams, jellies and marmalade, United Arab Emirates, 08 October 2023 

Glass and Ceramic Industries 

1. Laboratory Glassware, India, 15 October 2023 

Healthcare technology 

1. Personal protective equipment, United Arab Emirates, 02 October 2023    
2. Toll manufactured medicines and technology transfer medicines, Viet Nam, 28 September 2023 
3. Medicaments: preparations containing the substance Lidocaine -  Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Veterinary drugs - Residues – Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
5. Industrialized medicines for human use, Brazil, 25 September 2023 
6. Pandemic influenza Vaccines, Brazil, 25 September 2023 
7. Drugs containing synthetic and semi-synthetic active pharmaceutical ingredients, Brazil. 18 October 2023 
8. Pharmacopoeia, Russian Federation, 03 September 2023 
9. Medicinal finished products and medicinal ingredients - Addendum, Viet Nam, (deadline not indicated)   
10. Labelling of medicines – Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated)   
11. Lubricating preparations – Addendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated) 
12. Absorbent cotton wool for medical and general use, Kenya, 13 October 2023 
13. Surgical instruments and materials : absorbent cotton gauze and gauze bandages, Kenya, 13 October 2023 
14. Leaflet of registered drug products – Addendum, Philippines, (deadline not indicated) 

Management and Quality 

1. Standards and regulations, Botswana, 30 January 2024 
2. Agreement reached by a Member with another country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 

Mechanical systems and components for general use   

1. Hinges, India, 15 October 2023 

Metallurgy 

1. Hot rolled steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete, Jamaica, 21 September 2023 
2. Steel-black and hot dipped zinc–coated (galvanized) longitudinally welded steel pipes - Addendum, Philippines, (deadline not indicated) 
3. Hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities, United States of America, 14 September 2023 
4. Galvanized round strand and multi-strand non-rotating steel wire ropes for standing and running rigging, hawsers, mooring and towing purposes, cargo gear rope, davit rope and life boat fall ropes, Kenya, 29 September 2023 

Metrology and measurement, Physical phenomena 

1. Legal metrology activities, United Arab Emirates, 02 October 2023 
2. Legal metrology – Material measures for length: woven metallic and glass fiber tape measures and steel tape measures, India, 05 October 2023 

Plastic Industries 

1. Polypropylene (PP) materials for moulding and extrusion, India, 13 October 2023 
2. Recycling process operation of transforming post-consumer PET bottles and containers into food-grade recycled PET resins suitable for bottling or packing, Kenya, 30 September 2023 
3. Using food-grade recycled PET resinous material in bottling or packing operations, Kenya, 30 September 2023 

Petroleum and related technologies 

1. Fuels, Germany, 28 September 2023 
2. Natural gas, Mozambique, 01 October 2023 
3. Renewable fuels – Corrigendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
4. Petroleum and natural gas systems, United States of America, 02 October 2023 
5. Lubricating oils for gasoline and diesel engines, United Arab Emirates, 06 October 2023 
6. Oil sequences for gasoline engines and diesel engines, United Arab Emirates, 06 October 2023 
7. Renewable fuels – Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
8. Blowout preventer systems and well control revisions – Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 

Protective equipment 

1. Hand protection: protective gloves for welders, China, 23 October 2023 

Railway engineering 

1. Railway vehicles, Viet Nam, 06 October 2023 

Road vehicles engineering 

1. Retroreflective tapes for use in motor vehicles – Addendum, Colombia, (deadline not indicated) 
2. Instruments for measuring vehicle emissions, United Arab Emirates, 02 October 2023 
3. Road wheels for motor vehicles – Corrigendum, Brazil, (deadline not indicated)   
4. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Chile, 08 October 2023 
5. Speed governors, Rwanda, 05 October 2023 

Rubber and plastic industries 

1. Pneumatic Tires – Addendum, Colombia, (deadline not indicated)   
2. Pneumatic tires for motorcycles – Addendum, Colombia, (deadline not indicated)   

Shipbuilding and marine structures 

1. Survival craft equipment – Corrigendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated)   

Sports equipment and facilities 

1. Sports goods: rings used in gymnastics, putting shots, soft balls, steeplechase hurdles, barbell set, shuttlecocks, throwing hammers, India, 05 October 2023 
2. Telecommunications, audio, and video engineering 
3. Chargers types for smart phones and electronic devices, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 02 October 2023 
4. Interoperable video conferencing service – Addendum, United States of America, (deadline not indicated) 
5. Telecommunications: broadband radio service (BRS) equipment operating in the band 2500 – 2690 MHz – Addendum, Canada, (deadline not indicated) 
6. Interoperable video conferencing services, United States of America, 06 October 2023 

Textile and leather technology 

1. Leather: Volleyball, Tanzania, 02 October 2023 
2. Leather for oil seal, Tanzania, 02 October 2023 
3. Leather safety boots and safety shoes, Tanzania, 02 October 2023 
4. Lining leather, Tanzania, 02 October 2023 
5. Apparels, ready made garments and home textiles and textiles used in their production, in addition to dyed and colored yarns, carpets and floor coverings - Addendum , Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 
6.  Apparels, ready made garments and home textiles and textiles used in their production, in addition to dyed and colored yarns, carpets and floor coverings - Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 
7. Apparels, ready made garments and home textiles and textiles used in their production, in addition to dyed and colored yarns, carpets and floor coverings - Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated)   
8. Apparels, ready made garments and home textiles and textiles used in their production, in addition to dyed and colored yarns, carpets and floor coverings - Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated)   
9. Apparels, ready made garments and home textiles and textiles used in their production, in addition to dyed and colored yarns, carpets and floor coverings - Addendum, Egypt, (deadline not indicated) 

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.