PHILIPPINES: ELECTRIC RICE COOKERS AND WARMERS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96/138. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: PHILIPPINES. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Department of Trade and Industry, Bureau of Product Standards Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electric rice cookers and electric rice warmers. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DPNS 255-1 Electric Rice Cookers and Electric Rice Warmers for Household Use, Part 1: Safety Requirements (17 pages). 6. Description of content: Specifies safety requirements for household electric rice cookers, electric rice cookers/warmers and electric rice warmers, having maximum rice-cooking or rice-warming capacities not exceeding 3.6 1., with rated power consumption not exceeding 2 kW for rice cookers and rice cooker/warmers, and 100 W for rice warmers (17 pages). 7. Objective and rationale: Protection of consumers. 8. Relevant documents: RA 4109, RA 7394, EO 913 s. 1983, EO 133 s. 1987, DAO 9 s. 1990, DAO 4 s. 1994, DAO 8 s. 1995. 9. Proposed date of adoption and Proposed date of entry into force: 15 July 1996. 10. Final date for comments: 30 June 1996. (157)

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