WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/184
11 April 2000
(00-1462)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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):   Television receivers and
video monitors
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine
National Standards (DPNS) 378:2000 – Television Receivers and Video Monitors –
Viewing Screen Dimensions – Method of Measurement (English, 4 pages)
6. Description of content:   This draft standard specifies procedures for measuring the
dimensions of the viewing screen of television receivers and video monitors.  This standard
also applies to wide screen technology.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumers knowledge of the actual viewing screen dimensions, the technical committee
on audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment, deemed it necessary to requiremanufacturers of TV sets to indicate in their operations manual/brochure/packing case, the
viewing screen dimensions of the equipment.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }July 2000
10. Final date for comments:   4 June 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number 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. No.: +(632)  890-5227Fax No.: +(632) 890-4926
E-mail: bps@dti ..gov.ph
Homepage: www.dti.gov.ph/bps