WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/17
8 March 2002
(02-1189)
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):   Road vehicles – Safety
belt     (ICS 43.040.60)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Amendment
01:2002/ PNS 1893:2000 – Road vehicles – Safe ty-belts anchorages – Specification  (1
page, English)
6. Description of content:   This standard applies to safety-belts and restraint systems for
installation in power-driven vehicles with four or more wheels and are intended for separate
use, i.e. as individual equipment, by persons of adult build occupying seats facing forward.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For safety belt users protection.   An amendment was made to Philippine National Standard
(PNS) 1893:2000 – Road vehicles – Safety-belt anchorages – Specification, which is the
deletion of the transitory provisions , that states as:  “Seatbelt assemblies or system whether
fitted in CBU or included on the CKD pack which had been approved under or certified by
a third party recognized by the Bureau of Product Standards, the following standard and
regulation shall be considered as compliance with the requirements of this standard:ECE Regulation 14, ADR5, JIS D 4609 and FMVSS 210”.
8. Relevant documents:   ECE Regulation 14 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval
of vehicles with regard to safety-belt anchorages.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }May 2002
10. Final date for comments:   4 May 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] 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