WTO notification · TBT
PhilippinesProposed measure, open for comments
Official title
THE TECHNICAL REGULATION CONCERNING THE MANDATORY PRODUCT CERTIFICATION OF FIBRE-CEMENT FLAT SHEETS
The Philippines notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 24 September 2026. Comments are open until 21 November 2026.
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Published here:
Products in fibre-reinforced cement
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 21 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/PHL/376 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to the Philippines.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This DAO aims to strictly ensure that fibre-cement flat sheets to be manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, or used in the Philippines meet the specified quality requirements prescribed by this Technical Regulation.
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