WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.269
14 June 1999
(99-2374)
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:   National Telecommunications Commission
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Department of Transportation and Communications
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):   Radio
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Memorandum
Circular – Guidelines on Operations of Radio Using Spread Spectrum Technology (In
English, 4 pages)          
6. Description of content:   Proposed guidelines are hereby issued by the National
Telecommunication Commission to address the requirement of radio communicationservices using spread spectrum technology.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
For users' health safety
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1999
10. Final date for comments:   5 August 1999          
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
(In English)
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:  dtibpsrp@mnl.sequel.net
Homepage:  www.sequel.net/~dtibpsrp
www.dti.gov.ph/bps          