Standards and Conformity Assessment

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

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• 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

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BPS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART As of 2000-03-31
Director
Assistant Director
Head of BAS
FAU
AT 7
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
AT 2A
Standards Promotion Media Relations
AT 2
Information Services
AT 2B
AT 3
Testing Center
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.
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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
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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
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• Membership to International Standardizing Bodies
• International Organization for
• Standardization (ISO)
• International Electrotechnical
• Commission (IEC)
• International Telecommunication
• Union (ITU)
• Codex Alimentarius Commission

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• Two (2) Schemes of Product Certification
• Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety
• Certification Mark Scheme (DAO 11997)
• Import Commodity Clearance Scheme (ICC)
• (DAO 81995)
• DAO - Department Administrative Order

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• Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and/or Safety
  Certification Mark Scheme DAO 11997
• 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
  

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

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• 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

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• Import Commodity Clearance (ICC)
• Certification Mark Scheme DAO 81995
• 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.

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• Current Development
• Revision of DAO 81995 to incorporate
• - Product identification and traceability
• - Treatment of used/second hand products
• - Accommodation of voluntary ICC Application
• For signing within the year, 2001

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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

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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

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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

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

• BPS Accreditation Scheme (BAS) DAO 61997
• following ISO/IEC Guide 611996 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

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Accreditation (BPSLAS)

• BPS Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)
• DAO 131995 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

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• 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

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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

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• 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)

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• THANK YOU !!!
• Bureau of Product Standards
• Homepage http//www.dti.gov.ph/bps
• E-mail bps_at_dti.gov.ph