PHILIPPINES: TOYS, MIGRATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS-SPECIFICATION The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.143. 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 1408-3-Safety of Toys-Part 3-Migration of Certain Elements-Specification (16 pages). 6. Description of content: Specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of the elements antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and selenium from toy materials and from parts of toys except materials not accessible. (16 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: Proposed date of entry into force: 15 July 1996. 10. Final date for comments: 30 June 1996. (158)

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