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Department of Labor and Employment Bureau of Philippine Standards
Department of Labor and Employment Bureau of Philippine Standards
BUREAU OF
PHILIPPINE
STANDARDS
Standards are voluntary in
nature, unless it is included
under mandatory standards by
regulatory agency.
The Bureau of Philippine Standards
(BPS) is the Philippines’ National
Standards Body (NSB) which develops,
promulgates, implements, and
promotes standardization activities. It
is a governmental agency under the
Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI).
Other Standards Developing Organization (SDOs)
in the Philippines:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - for foods, drugs
and devices and cosmetics and other health product
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards
(BAFPS) – for fresh and primary agricultural and fisheries
products
- They also have cooperation with the Department of
Energy on the issue of energy, they develop standards and
BPS promulgates them as PNS
(same case sa BAFPS)
The BPS formulates Philippine National
Standards (PNS) or adopts relevant
international or foreign standards to help
industries produce quality products or
services and raise productivity.
These standards not only protect the
consumers but also facilitate trade in the
global market.
ABBREVIATIONS
TC Technical Committee
SC Subcommittee
WG Working Group
NWIP New Work Item Proposal
WD Working Draft
CDPNS Committee Draft Philippine National Standard
DPNS Draft Philippine National Standard
FDPNS Final Draft Philippine National Standard
PNS Philippine National Standard
DTI
BPS
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT TESTING DIVISION
DIVISION
CONSUMER ACT OF THE PH
STANDARDS CONFORMITY
DIVISION
STANDARDS
GUIDE
MANDATORY
REQUIRED TO COMPLY
5-YEAR REVIEW
REVISIONS, UPDATES
STANDARDS MAINSTREAMING
DIVISION
PROMOTION OF STANDARDS
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL
WTO
STANDARDS
NATIONAL
BPS
STANDARS
PRODUCT TESTING DIVISION
COMPLIANTS OR NON-COMPLIANTS
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the Technical Work
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the
Technical Work
APPROVES REVIEWS
APPOINTS MAINTAINS
ALLOCATES CONSIDERS
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the
Technical Work
2. Establishment of TCs
2. Establishment of TCs
by:
- the BPS Standard
Development Division
- transforming an existing
subcommittee into a new
technical committee by BPS
Director
- requirement due to proposal
of work in a new field of
technical activity
2. Establishment of Technical Committees
3. Establishment of Subcommittees
• Established and dissolved by the parent technical committee,
subject to ratification by the BPS Director
• At the time of establishment, shall comprise of at least three
members of the parent technical committee having expressed
their intention to participate actively in the work of the
subcommittee
• Title and scope shall be defined by the parent TC and shall be
within the defined scope of the parent TC.
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the
Technical Work
Participation of Stakeholders
Participation in Subcommittees
Participation of Members
Inactive Members
Participation of Observers
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the
Technical Work
8. Working groups
• Established by TCs or
subcommittees as proposed by
the Technical Officer
• Define the task/s and set the
target dates for submission of
Committee Draft/s to the TC or
subcommittee
• Consists of a restricted number
of experts individually identified
by the TC members
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the
Technical Work
8. Working groups
• Disbands after the completion
of tasks and the convenor shall
remain as a consultant.
• Headed by a convenor who is a
member of the TC or
subcommittee.
Convenor – responsible for the
development of the project and
will convene and chair meetings of
the working group
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the
Technical Work
9. Ad hoc groups
• Established by TCs or subcommittees
• Studies a precisely defined problem on which the group
reports to its parent committee at the same meeting, or at the
latest next meeting
• Members shall be chosen from the delegates present at the
meeting, supplemented, if necessary, by experts appointed by
the committee
• May be established by the SDD if there is no TC or
subcommittee to study a specific technical issue or problem
• Disbands after the completion of tasks
Organizational Structure and Responsibilities for the
Technical Work