PHILIPPINES: SAFETY OF TOYS, CHEMICAL TOYS. The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.145. 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): Toys. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DPNS 1408-5 Safety of Toys - Part 5: Chemical Toys (Sets) Other than Experimental Sets (18 pages). 6. Description of content: Specifies requirements for the substances and materials used in chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets. Specifies maximum amounts of substances and preparations classified as dangerous by definitions of Directives 67/548/EEC and 88/379/EEC maximum amounts of substances and preparations which in excessive amounts may harm the health of children using them and which are not covered by the aforementioned Directives and the maximum amounts for other substances or preparations delivered with the toys. 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: 15 July 1996. Proposed date of entry into force: 15 July 1996. 10. Final date for comments: 30 June 1996. (158)

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