PHILIPPINES: PNS 211:1995/AMENDMENT 1:1997 REROLLED STEEL BARS FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT -- SPECIFICATION The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.176. 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): Rerolled steel bars (ICS 77.140.60). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: PNS 211:1995/Amendment 1:1997 Rerolled Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement -- Specificaiton (1 page, in English). 6. Description of content: Amendment specifies that the length of the individual steel bar shall be 6 mm and the tolerance shall be plus or minus 40 mm. The tolerance of the mass of one piece of steel bar shall be as specified below: size, mm 6, 7 and 8, tolerance plus or minus 10 percent; size, mm 10 and 12, tolerance plus or minus 6 percent. The tolerance of the mass of one lot of steel bar shall be as specified below: size, mm 6, 7 and 8, tolerance plus or minus 7 percent; size, mm 10 and 12, tolerance plus or minus 4 percent. 7. Objective and rationale: Not listed. 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 and DAO 1 s. 1997. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 15 July 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 15 July 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 30 June 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0125)

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