Philippines - Draft Regulation for Light Electric Vehicle and its Batteries

​In October, Bureau of Philippine Standards​ published a draft regulation for comments -Technical regulation for the mandatory product certification of light electric vehicles  and batteries for LEV application.

This Department Administrative Order (DAO) aims to establish the mandatory product certification requirements  for specified Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) and batteries for  LEV applications intended for importation, manufacture, distribution, or sale in the Philippines, to ensure conformity with the applicable Philippine National Standards (PNS) for electrical safety and to protect consumers  and  the  public from hazards associated with electric shock, electrical malfunction, overheating, thermal incidents, fire, and other electrical safety risks arising from the use of such products.

This Technical Regulation further aims to support the safe and reliable adoption of electric mobility technologies in the Philippines through the implementation of appropriate mandatory product certification requirements.​

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