WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/29
22 October 2002
(02-5786)
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):   Paper, board and pulps
(85.040 / 85.060)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine
National Standard (DPNS) 126:2002 – Paper, board and pulps – Newsprint – Specification
(4 pages)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the requirements for newsprint used
generally for newspaper and other printing and writing purposes.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For users satisfaction
8. Relevant documents:
PNS/ISO 1924:1976 – Paper and board – Determination of tensile strength
PNS/ISO 534:1980 – Paper and board – Determination of the thickness of single sheets (and
method of calculation of the apparent density of boardPNS/ISO 2471:1977 – Paper and board – Determinat ion of opacity (paper backing) Diffuse
reflectance method
PNS/ISO 2470:1977 – Paper and board – Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance factor
(ISO brightness)
PNS/ISO 5627:1984 – Paper and board – Dete rmination of smoothness (Bekk method)
TAPPI T 437-OM-96 – Method of  test for dirt count of paper
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Fifteen (15) days after publication in theOfficial Gazette or newspaper of general
circulation.
10. Final date for comments:   17 December 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.dti.gov.ph