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Philippine Compulsory Certification Product Standard Update

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2022-09-29

In May 2022, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued an administrative decree on the implementation of the new version of the standard for compulsory certification products. The decree stipulates that the new version of the standard will be enforced 24 months after the effective date of the decree.

The electrical products involved in the standard update and the changes in the standard version are as follows

No.	Product	Current Standard	Latest Standard
1	Electric iron	PNS IEC 60335-2-3:2015 (IEC published 2002)	PNS IEC 60335-2-3:2018 (IEC published 2015)
2	Electric mixer Electric juicer Electric food mixer Electric Food Processor	PNS IEC 60335-2-14:2016 (IEC published 2012)	PNS IEC 60335-2-14:2019 (IEC Pub. 2016+AMD 1:2019)
3	Rice cooker Electric kettle Electric coffee machine Electric kettle Electric pressure cooker Electric slow cooker Electric Multi-Cooker	PNS IEC 60335-2-15:2015 (IEC published 2012)	PNS IEC 60335-2-15:2019 (IEC Pub. 2018)
4	Electric toaster Electric furnace Heating plate Electric grill Electric oven Turbo grill Induction cooker	PNS IEC 60336-2-9:2016 (IEC published 2012)	PNS IEC 60335-2-9:2021 (IEC Pub. 2019)
5	Washing machine	PNS IEC 60335-2-7:2016 (IEC published 2012	PNS IEC 60335-2-7:2018 (IEC Pub. 2016)
6	Centrifugal Dehydrator	PNS IEC 60335-2-4:2016 (IEC published 2012)	PNS IEC 60335-2- 4:2018 (IEC Pub. 2017)
7	Refrigerator	PNS IEC 6033-2-24:2013 (IEC 60335-2- 24:2010)	PNS IEC 60335-2-24:2018 (IEC Pub. 2017)
9	Preheat/Inductive Ballast	PNS IEC 61347-2-8:2002 (IEC 61347-2-8:2000)	PNS IEC 61347-2-8:2017 (IEC Pub. 2000)
10	Electronic ballast	PNS IEC 61347-2-3:2002 with Amd. 1:2006 (IEC 61347-2-3:2000)	PNS IEC 61347-2-3:2017 (IEC Pub. 2011)
11	Self Ballasted/Compact Fluorescent Lamps	PNS IEC 968:2006 (IEC published 1988)	PNS IEC 60968:2016 (IEC published 2015) Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements
12	Self ballasted LED lights	PNS IEC 62560:2012 (IEC 62560:2011)	PNS IEC 62560:2016 (IEC Pub. 2015)
13	Christmas Lights / String Lights	PNS 189:2000	PNS IEC 60598-2-20:2019 Luminaires - Part 2-20: Particular requirements - Lighting chains (IEC Pub. 2014)
14	Double-ended fluorescent lamps	PNS IEC 61195:2006 (IEC 61195:1999)	PNS IEC 61195:2017 (IEC Pub. 1999)
15	Single head fluorescent lamp	PNS IEC 61199:2006 (IEC 61195:1999)	PNS IEC 61199:2019 (IEC Pub. 2014)
16	Incandescent lamps	PNS 38-1:1995 (IEC 432-1:1993 Amd. 01:1995)	PNS IEC 60432-1:2019 (IEC Pub. 2012)
17	Edison screw socket	PNS 80:1997 (IEC 238:1996)	PNS IEC 60238:2020 (IEC Pub. 2016 with Amd. 1:2017 + Amd. 2:2020)
18	Tubular Fluorescent Lamp Holders	PNS 42:1997 (IEC 400:1996)	PNS IEC 60400:2017 (IEC Pub. 2017)
19	starter mount	PNS 42:1997 (IEC Pub. 1996)	PNS IEC 60400:2017 (IEC Pub. 2017)
20	Light starter	PNS 45:1997 Amd. 01:1997 (IEC 155:1993 Amd. 01:1995)	PNS IEC 60155:2019 (IEC Pub. 1993+ AMD1:1995 +AMD2: 2006)
21	Breaker	PNS 1573-2:1997 (IEC 947-2:1995)	PNS IEC 60947-1:2013 (IEC Pub. 2011)
22	Fuse	PNS 13:1983	PNS 13:1999
23	Plug	PNS 1486-1:1996 (IEC 884-1:1994)	PNS IEC 60884-1:2016 (IEC Pub. 2013)
23	Plug	PNS 1572:1997 (IEC 83:1975)	PNS 2117:2018 ICS 29.120.30
24	Socket	PNS 1486-1:1996 (IEC 884-1:1994)	PNS IEC 60884-1:2016 (IEC Pub. 2013)
24	Socket	PNS 1572:1997 (IEC 83:1975)	PNS 2117:2018 ICS 29.120.30
25	Extension cord set	PNS 1486-1:1996 (IEC 884-1:1994)	PNS IEC 60884-2-7:2016 (IEC published 2013)
25	Extension cord set	PNS 1572:1997 (IEC 83:1975)	PNS 2117:2018 ICS 29.120.30
26	Toggle Switches	PNS 1485-1:1996 Amd. 01 & 02:1996 (IEC 669-1:1993 Amd. 01:1994 & Amd. 02:1995)	PNS IEC 60669-1:2010 (IEC Pub. 2007)
27	PVC insulated flexible wire	PNS 163:1994	PNS 163:2018 ICS 29.060
28	Thermoplastic wire and cable	PNS 35-1:2004	PNS 35-1:2013 ICS 29.060

● All locally manufactured or imported products must meet the latest standards stipulated by the Act.

● BPS should issue relevant administrative decrees or memorandums to notify all stakeholders of relevant changes in labeling, product sampling testing and product testing requirements.

● PS certificate application or renewal can voluntarily choose to apply for certification according to the existing process according to the new standard within 24 months before the mandatory implementation of the new standard.

● BPS accredited laboratories must obtain the new standard testing qualification within 24 months before the new standard is enforced.

● If there is no BPS accredited laboratory in the Philippines, PS and ICC applicants can designate a third-party testing laboratory accredited by ILAC/APAC-MRA member institutions in the country of origin or other regions for testing.