. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PHL/4
14 March 2001
(01-1258)
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):   Galvanized steel sheets
and coils (ICS:  77.140.50)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Philippine National
Standard (PNS) PNS 67:2000 – Galvanized steel sheets and coils – Specification
(16 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the requirements for steel sheets and coils
zinc-coated by the hot-dip process, hereinafter referred to as “sheets and coils” suitable forgeneral fabricating purposes, lock-forming and drawing qualities.  In addition to flat sheets,
the term “sheets” includes corrugated sheets with corrugations of specified shapes and
dimensions.
This Philippine National Standard Specification for Galvanized steel sheet and coils,
PNS 67:2000 is a re-issuance of PNS 67:1986, which is a mandatory standard.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For consumers protection
8. Relevant documents:
PNS 127:1986 – Specification for cold-rolled carbon steel sheets and strips;
DAO 01:2001 – Mandatory Philippine National Standards for LPG steel cylinders,
construction materials and electrical products.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  Immediately
10. Final date for comments:G/TBT/N/PHL/4
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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 Building361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Tel. No.: (632) 890-5227
Fax No.: (632) 890-4924;  (632) 890-5225
Email: bps@dti .gov.ph
Homepage: http://www.dti.gov.ph/bps