. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PHL/35 
14 January 2004 
 (04-0102) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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):   Toilet Tissue Paper 
(ICS 01.040.85.080) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine 
National Standard (DPNS) 73:2003 – Paper,  board and pulps - Toilet tissue paper – 
Specification (5 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   This draft Philippine National Standard specifies the requirements 
for toilet tissue paper also known as bathroom tissue paper. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
This Philippine National Standard Specifica tion for Toilet Tissue Paper was revised to 
include changes in tolerances for dimensional requirements.  This standard specifies the 
minimum requirement for single and double ply toilet tissue paper. 
8. Relevant documents:   The following standards contain provisions which, through 
reference in this text form part of this national standard.                                                             
PNS 303:1996 / ISO 186:1994 – Paper and boar d – Sampling to determine average quality 
PNS 306:1996/ISO 536:1995 – Paper and boa rd – Determination of grammage 
PNS 307:1996/ISO 1924:1992 – Paper and board – Determination of tensile properties – 
Part 1:Constant rate of loading method 
PNS 311:1996/ISO 6588:1981 – Paper, board and pulps – Determination of pH of aqueous 
extracts 
PNS 323:1997/ASTM D 824:1994 – Paper – Standard test method for rate of absorption of 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2003 
Proposed date of entry into force: Fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official or 
newspaper of general circulation. 
10. Final date for comments:   22 December 2003 
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.dti.gov.ph
 
 
 