Announcement

PNS ON ELASTOMERIC WATER BOTTLES

The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS)

informs concerned sectors that the following standard of ASTM International was adopted
and approved as Philippine National Standard (PNS):

PNS ASTM D4316:2019 Standard Specification for Elastomeric Water Bottles (ASTM
Published 1995, reapproved 2016) ICS 55.100

The standard specifies the requirements for molded, nonfabric reinforced, elastomeric
water bottles with closure and screw stopper, generally used with hot or cold water in
personal hygiene and health care.

The adoption of this standard is part of the DTI-Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG)
Breakthrough Goals for 2019 on the Adoption of Standards for Consumer Products and
contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG):

Copies of the said standard may be secured for a minimal fee from the DTI-BPS Standards
Data Center at (02) 7791.3127 and bps@dti.gov.ph.

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BUREAU OF PHILIPPINE STANDARDS

3F Trade and Industry Building, 361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue Membership:
1200 Makati City, Philippines  International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
(+632) 791.3124, 751.3126 (+632) 751.4700  International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
bps@dti.gov.ph www.bps.dti.gov.ph  World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
- National Enquiry Point (NEP)
- National Notification Authority (NNA)