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Notifying Member: Philippines

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   

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Agency responsible: Bureau of Product Standards, Department of Trade & Industry

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Standards Development Division

Bureau of Product Standards

Department of Trade and Industry

361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue

Makati City, Metro Manila

Philippines

E-mail: bp@dti.gov.ph

Fax: (632) 751-4706

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other: 

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Plastic and plastic products

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 2104:2014 Standard Specification for Plastics that Degrade in the Environment by a Combination of Oxidation and Biodegradation.

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Description of content: This notification covers plastics and products made from plastics that are designed to degrade in disposal environments such as in soil and in sanitary landfill by a combination of oxidation and biodegradation.

This is intended to establish the requirements for labelling of materials and products, including packaging from plastics as "oxo-biodegradable".

The properties in this notification are those required to determine if plastics and plastic products will degrade by a combination of oxidation and biodegradation.

This does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: For the protection of human health and safety

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Relevant documents: The following standards contain provisions which through reference in this text form part of this national standard:

·         PNS 2092:2011 – Standard Guide for Exposing and Testing Plastics that Degrade in the Environment by a Combination of Oxidation and Biodegradation PNS ASTM D 5526:2011 ASTM Published 1994 (Reapproved 2011) Standard Test Method for Determining Aneorobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials Under Accelerated Landfill Conditions.

·         PNS ASTM D 5988:2011 (ASTM Published 2003) Standard Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegradation in Soil of Plastic Materials or Residual Plastic Materials after Composting.

·         ASTM D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics.

·         ISO 472:2013 Plastics vocabulary.

·         SPCR 141 Polymeric waste degradable by abiotic and subsequent biological degradation (A+B degradable – Requirements and test methods.)

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Proposed date of adoption:

Proposed date of entry into force: 

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This order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in an official gazette of general circulation

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Final date for comments: 22 June 2014

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Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:

Standards Development Division

Bureau of Product Standards

Department of Trade and Industry

361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue

Makati City, Metro Manila

Philippines

E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph

Fax: (632) 751-4706