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Standards and Conformity Assessment in the Philippines ISAGANI C. ERNA Head, International Relations Bureau of Product S

Standards and Conformity Assessment in the Philippines ISAGANI C. ERNA Head, International Relations Bureau of Product Standards PHILIPPINES. Republic Act (RA) 4109: Standardization Law An Act to convert the Division of Standards under the Bureau of Commerce into Bureau of Standards

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Standards and Conformity Assessment in the Philippines ISAGANI C. ERNA Head, International Relations Bureau of Product S

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  1. Standards and Conformity Assessment in the Philippines ISAGANI C. ERNA Head, International Relations Bureau of Product Standards PHILIPPINES

  2. Republic Act (RA) 4109: Standardization Law An Act to convert the Division of Standards under the Bureau of Commerce into Bureau of Standards to provide for the Standardization and/or Inspection of Products and Imports and for other purposes • BPS as the National Standards Body • To develop, promulgate, implement and • coordinate standardization activities

  3. BPS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART As of 2000-03-31 Director Assistant Director * Head of BAS FAU AT7 AT 1 AT 2 AT 3 AT 4 AT 5 AT 6 AT 8 AT 9 AT 2A AT 2B AT9A AT9B Action Teams (AT) Functional Services AT 1 Standards Development Standards Promotion & Media Relations AT 2A AT 2 Information Services AT 2B Testing Center AT 3 Product Certification AT 4 DAO 9 Enforcement & Consumer Affairs AT 5 Special Projects & NRSQA AT 6 International Relations AT 7 HRD AT 8 Laboratory Accreditation AT 9A AT 9 AT 9B BPS Accreditation Scheme (BAS) FAU Financial & Administrative Unit Legend * Designated as the Head of BAS who shall have staff functions at BPS and line functions over the BAS Director has direct supervision and control over the day-to-day operation Director has no direct supervision and control over the day-to-day operation. Relationship is more of a general administrative supervision.

  4. Specialist Regional Bodies PASC PAC APMP APLAC APMLF International Bodies ILAC IATCA IAF CASCO DEVCO INFCO BPS Networking Strategic Alliance Bureau of Product Standards Manufacturers Domestic/Importers Consumers Other Government NGOs ASEAN ACCSQ WG 1 MRA WG 2 Regulation & Accreditation WG 3 Standards & Conformance WG 4 Information APEC SCSC ISO TC IEC CODEX / ITU WTO TBT

  5. Draft PNS Standards formulation flow chart New project/review of existing PNS Proposal BPS Approval Research Technical Committee Method Technical Committees Sub-committees Working Groups YES ISO/IEC/PNS/ Other Standards Circulation NO Comments Fast Track Method Final Draft Publication Philippine National Standard

  6. Membership to International Standardizing Bodies • International Organization for Standardization (ISO) • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) • Codex Alimentarius Commission

  7. The Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) represents the Philippines in ISO and IEC • The Department of Telecommunication Commission (DOTC) represents the Philippines in ITU • The Department of Agriculture (DA) represents the Philippines in Codex Alimentarius Commission

  8. Alignment with International Standards • Total no. of Philippine National Standards (PNS) - 1,702 • No. of standards aligned - 953 • % alignment - 56% Participation to International Standardizing Bodies • ISO: Participating (P) member to • 26 Technical Committees (TC) Observer (O) member to 42 TCs

  9. IEC: Participate in IEC TC on the following: • Electric cables • Electric accessories • Lamps and related equipment • Performance and safety of household and similar appliances • Safety of audio-video and similar electrical appliances • Audio-video and multi-media system and equipment

  10. Two (2) Schemes of Product Certification • Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety • Certification Mark Scheme (DAO 1:1997)* • Import Commodity Clearance Scheme (ICC) • (DAO 8:1995) • * DAO - Department Administrative Order

  11. Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety Certification Mark Scheme – DAO 1:1997 Main Features : • Alignment with ISO 9000 for factory inspection • Auditor to be registered in the NRSQA before they can allow to perform the audit • Opportunity for company abroad to apply for PS Mark • MOU/MRA with foreign certification body • Product testing will be based on PNS requirement

  12. System of Implementation : Following System No. 5 of ISO • Factory inspection • Product Testing • Regular Surveillance Audit • Market Sampling

  13. Status of Implementation: As of 31 October 2001, • 528 PS licenses granted • 9 PS Licenses issued to foreign companies Current Development: • The Practice of Product Certification is being aligned with ISO/IEC Guide 65 • Strengthen enforcement to eliminate substandard products from the market

  14. Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certification Mark Scheme – DAO 8:1995 Main Features : Three options an importer can choose, 1. Usual inspection, sampling and testing on a per shipment per bill of lading basis. 2. Testing from the country of origin; • by a laboratory accredited by a laboratory accreditation body that is signatory to APLAC MRA • from a laboratory that have MOU/MRA with BPS on product test 3. Foreign manufacturer to apply for the PS Mark • made possible through an MOU/MRA Testing of product shall be based on PNS.

  15. Current Development: • Revision of DAO 8:1995 to incorporate - Product identification and traceability - Treatment of used/second hand products - Accommodation of voluntary ICC Application • For signing within the year, 2001

  16. Product Testing • third-party testing to verify conformance to standards and specifications • supports the product certification scheme • supports research requirements for the formulation of standards

  17. Quality System Certification • 6 Certifying Bodies (CB) operating in the Philippines • 2 are accredited by BPS under the BAS - recognizes certification issued by accredited CB for factory inspection relative to PS Mark

  18. National Registration Scheme for Quality Auditors (NRSQA) • BPS Guidelines for Registration of Auditors • Assure competence of auditors performing audit function, ISO 10011 • Covers quality system, product inspection and laboratory assessors • 67 auditors are registered in the NRSQA • Aligned with IATCA requirements

  19. BPS Accreditation Schemes Two National Accreditation Schemes 1. BPS Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment Bodies (BAS) 2. BPS Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)

  20. Accreditation (BAS) BPS Accreditation Scheme (BAS) – DAO 6:1997 • following ISO/IEC Guide 61:1996 and IAF Guidance document • 2 Quality System CBs accredited complying with ISO/IEC Guide 62 Current Development • Pre-peer evaluated in 1998 • Peer evaluated on 2-6 October 2000 • Another visit by PAC 1st quarter of 2002

  21. Accreditation (BPSLAS) BPS Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS) • DAO 13:1995 – Implementing guideline • Following ISO/IEC Guide 58 and APLAC MR001 • Accreditation criteria: ISO/IEC 17025 • 30 laboratories accredited • 18 chemical • 4 microbiology • 5 mechanical • 1 non-destructive testing • 4 calibration

  22. Developments towards APLAC MRA membership: • Appraisal for readiness to APLAC MRA in August 1998 • Submitted application to APLAC MRA in July 2000 • Audit survey by JICA on 6-7 July 2000 • To be APLAC MRA signatory by 2002

  23. Memorandum of Understanding/MutualRecognition Arrangement (MOU/MRA) Bilateral MOU/MRA • BPS & SAQAS (Australia) in 1994 for recognition of audit services • BPS & BSN (Indonesia) in 1996 for product certification and approval scheme • BPS & JET (Japan) in 1997 for factory inspection • BPS & JET (Japan) in 1999 for product test

  24. Regional and International MRA • Participated in Part I, Information Exchange of APEC Electrical MRA on Dec. 1999 • Participated in APEC MRA on Toy Safety in 1996 • Participated in APEC MRA on Food Recalls (1997)

  25. THANK YOU !!! Bureau of Product Standards Homepage:http://www.dti.gov.ph/bps E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph

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