WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/14
29 January 2002
(02-0415)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Bureau of Product Standards, Department of Trade and Industry
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   School furniture
(ICS: 97.140)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   (Draft Philippine
National Standard) DPNS 1562:2002 – School furniture – Specification (15 pages, in
English)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the requirements for desk, tablet-arm chair,
table and chair used in the classroom in all educational level.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumers protection
8. Relevant documents:   PNS 287:1991 – Furniture – office desks and tables – Specification;
PNS 1659:1997/ISO 7172:1998 – Furniture – Ta bles – Determination of stability;
PNS 1660:1997/ISO 7173:1989 – Chairs and stools  – Determination of strength and
durability;  SABS 660:1987 – South African Standard – Standard Specification for
Classroom Furniture
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }June 2002
10. Final date for comments:   25 March 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  Bureau of
Product Standards (WTO-TBT Enquiry Point) , 3/F Trade and Industry Building, 361 Sen.
Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines; Tel.: (632) 890-5227;
Fax No.:  (632) 890-5131;  E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph