. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/27
19 January 2000
(00-0226)
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):   Paper, board and pulp
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Philippine
National Standards (DPNS) 167:1999 – Paper, Board and Pulps – Linerboard –
Specification (English, 5 pages) (Revision)
6. Description of content:   This draft standard specifies the requirements for linerboard used
in the manufacture of combined board structures.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This draft standard specification for linerboard was revised to classify linerboard into kraft
liner and test liner.  This is also to clarify the confusion of the term kraft liner which ispresently being used interchangeably with test liner.
8. Relevant documents:   PNS 303:1996/ISO 186:1994 – Paper and board - Sampling to
determine average quality;  PNS 304:1990/ISO 187:1990 – Paper, board and pulp –
Standard atmosphere for conditioning and testing procedure for monitoring the atmosphere
and conditioning of samples;  PNS 305:1996/ISO 534:1988 – Paper and board –
Determination of the thickness of single sheets; PNS 306:1996/ISO 536:1995 – Paper and
board – Determination of grammage;  PNS 314:1996/ISO 2759:1983 – Board –Determination of grammage;  PNS 1268:1995/TAPPI T 818 om-87 – Ring crush of
paperboard;  ISO 535:1991 – Paper and board – Determination of water absorptiveness –
Cobb method.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }March 2000
10. Final date for comments:   15 March 2000G/TBT/Notif.00/27
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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)  890-5227
Fax No.: (632) 890-4926
E-mail: bps@dti .dti.gov.ph
Homepage: www.dti.gov.ph/bps