WTO notification · TBT
PhilippinesProposed measure, open for comments
Official title
TECHNICAL REGULATION FOR THE MANDATORY PRODUCT CERTIFICATION OF LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND BATTERIES FOR LEV APPLICATIONS
The Philippines notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 20 October 2026. Comments are open until 13 December 2026.
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Electric road vehicles
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 13 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/PHL/378 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 Department Administrative Order (DAO) aims to establish the mandatory product certification requirements for specified Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) and batteries for LEV applications intended for importation, manufacture, distribution, or sale in the Philippines, to ensure conformity with the applicable Philippine National Standards (PNS) for electrical safety and to protect consumers and the public from hazards associated with electric shock, electrical malfunction, overheating, thermal incidents, fire, and other electrical safety risks arising from the use of such products. This Technical Regulation further aims to support the safe and reliable adoption of electric mobility technologies in the Philippines through the implementation of appropriate mandatory product certification requirements.
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