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PhilippinesProposed measure, open for comments

Optical, photographic – Philippines

Official title

Adoption of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Guidelines for Medical Devices Under the Philippine National Standard (PNS) ISO 13485:2019

The Philippines notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 3 November 2026. Comments are open until 2 January 2027.

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At a glance

Products

OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

HS codes
  • 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories
    • 90 OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
Notifying member
Philippines
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/PHL/379

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 2 January 2027
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
Fifteen (15) days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette or in any national newspaper of general circulation.

How to comment

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 2 January 2027, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/PHL/379 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to the Philippines.

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What the notification says

The proposed FDA Circular aims to provide GMP guidelines for medical devices under PNS ISO 13485:2019. This Circular shall apply to all local manufacturers of medical devices, including IVD medical devices.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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