 
. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/PHL/71 
3 June 2004 
 (04-2351) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PHILIPPINES 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI),  Department of Agriculture (DA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Coniferous and non-coniferous wood pa ckaging material su ch as pallets, 
dunnage, crating, packing blocks, drums, case s, load boards, pallet collars, and skids 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Implementing Guidelines 
for Regulating Wood Packaging Material  in International Trade (Draft) 
6. Description of content:  All wood packaging material ente ring the Philippines shall comply 
with the requirements of the "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in 
International Trade (ISPM 15)", approved by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary 
Measures (ICPM). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 June 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 June 2004 
12. Final date for comments:  31 May 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    G/SPS/N/PHL/71 
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 13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Philippine National SPS Enquiry Point 
 Office of the Director  Policy Analysis Service  Department of Agriculture  3
rd Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road 
 Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 
 Tel:  (632) 926 7439  Fax: (632) 928 0590  E-mail: epad.polreser@eudoramail.com  
 Copy of this docume nt can be accessed from www.spsis.da.gov.ph  
 
 