December 10, 2020
By Anthony Guimba, Philippine regulatory Program expert
The Bureau of Philippine Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) has granted a Certificate of Recognition for Testing Laboratory to UL laboratories located in China and Taiwan: namely UL-CCIC Company Limited, UL-CCIC Company Limited Guangzhou Branch and UL Taiwan Co. Ltd. They are now authorized to provide testing services under the BPS Product Certification Schemes for Electrical and Electronic Products covered in the scope of its certification.
Below is a summary of the scope of recognition of each laboratories:
| Testing Laboratory | Country | Product Scope | Reference Standard/Test Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwriters Laboratories - CCIC Company Limited (TL-0043) | China |
-Appliances general reference -Washing machines -Refrigerators -Air conditioners -Self-ballasted lamps/compact fluorescent lamps -Audio, video and similar electronic appartatus |
IEC 60335-1:2001+A1:2--4+A2:2006 IEC 60335-2-7:2012 IEC 60335-2-24:2010 UEC 60335-2-40:2005 IEC 60968:1998 IEC 60065:2001+A1:2005+A2:2010 |
| Underwriters Laboratories - CCIC Company Limited - Guangzhou Branch (TL-0044) | China |
-General requirements -Microwave ovens -Refrigerators -Air conditioners |
PNS IEC 60335-1:2011 PNS IEC 60335-2-25:2015 PNS IEC 60335-2-24:2013 PNS IEC 60335-2-40:2013 |
| Underwriters Laboratories Taiwan Co., Ltd. (TL-0042) | Taiwan |
-Appliances general reference -Electric fans -Electric flat iron -Electric toasters, electric stoves, electric hotplates, electric grills, electric ovens, turbo boilers, induction cookers -Electric rice cookers, electric airpots, electric coffeemakers, electric kettles, electric pressure cookers, electric slow cookers, electric multi-cookers -Television sets, CD.VCD, DVD -Self-ballasted LED lamps |
Appliances general reference -IEC 60335-1 Electric fans - IEC 60335-2-80 Electric flat iron - IEC 60335-2-3 Electric toasters, etc. - IEC 60335-2-14 and IEC 60335-2-9 Electric rice cookers, etc. - IEC 60335-2-15 Television sets - IEC 60065 Self-ballasted LED lamps - IEC 62560 |
How UL can help:
Our Bureau of Philippine Standards recognized laboratories can offer the testing service for PS mark certification without sending samples to the Philippines for in-country testing.
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