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COMl'lISSION ON AUDIT
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PRODUCT STANDlU"1DS' AGENCY

Makatl, Metro M<:roilo

August 1, 1986
JOINT tlEI10RAlIDUM CIRGUIAR
TO~

No.1, s. 1986
All Heads ()f Ministries, Bureaus and J\.gallciaa of tbe
,Nat~ona.l Clove:r'nment, M~ging He~da Qf Government-Owned
or vontrol1ed CorporatJ.on)3 ~ and Local Government
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Supply/Procurement/Property Officers and OOA Auditors,

and All Others
Concerned
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SUBJEC~r.

Implementation of the Metric Qr A4 Size of Writing

Papa;r ",

I;u line with the Pl'OIfl.s10ns of .i?D 187 and PD 748 J

Bata.s Pambansa Blg. 8, a,ud I'letricatioll System Board

Circular No. 8-80 da.ted December 8, 1980. and inorder to

define clearly the intent of GO!. Gircular No. 80-137 dated

June 50, '1980 i.n

rel.a.tio!~

to PBS SAO

No~

233 Series of

1976 of the former PhiliRpine Eureau of Standards, a.nd

consideril1f,!; further the. advaxltages t.b.a t can be derived in

using on1y'one size of writing paper in all official com.

munication Bild other purposes in all government a~encies

8.ud o.ffices';' the use of the long and short sites (8" X 13 n

fu').d 8 11 x 10W', respectively) shall no longer be allowed. ..

Instead, th(~ me1a":tG of A!i- size (210 ll).lll x 297 mm) ot"writing

pape:,:, sball be used, effective immediately..

Put'chases of Boud Faper,,,,l'lillleograph. Papal.', Onion Skin,

<.uld Carbon Paper 1 not in the A4 sh.e, shall not be a.pproved

and paQ$cd in audit and shall be considered as violation of

PD 187, a.l1d 7'+8 aml Ba-tas Pamballs8 BIg" 8.

10 thi. s e012tlec ti on, ,*"Ti tin!; paper (Bond Paper, Mimeo

e;raph ?apel'J (Jnion Skin ~{nd Carbon Paper) purchased shall
com.ply with GoverDlllent Proc1),rement Standard Specifications
et;tabli.shed. by the Bu.pply CooI'!1ination Office.
Plea.se

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Product Stalldards
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