G/TBT/N/BOL/15  
27 May 2019  
(19-3644) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA  
If applicable, name of local government  involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural , MDPyEP (Ministry of Productive 
Development and the Plural Economy)  
Viceministerio de Producción Industrial a Mediana y Gran Escala , VPIMGE (Vice-Ministry 
of Medium - and Large -Scale Industrial Production)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indi cated if different from above:  
Viceministerio de Producción Industrial a Mediana y Gran Escala  (VPIMGE ) 
Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz, Edificio Centro de Comunicaciones La Paz, Piso 17  
Tel.: (+591) 2 -2184342 ; (+591) 2 -2184343  
Fax: 2356742  
Email: reglamentostécnicos@producción.gob.bo  
Website: http://produccion.gob.bo/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Gas, liquid 
or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor . Liquid 
meters : Water meters (only applies to potable water meters of a nominal diameter not 
exceeding 50 mm) ; Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including 
calibrating meters therefor (HS 9028) . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document : Reglamento 
técnico de medidores domiciliarios de agua potable  (Technical Regulation concerning 
domestic water meters for potable water) (17 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation applies to domestically  
manufactured or imported water meters for cold potable water, classified under tariff 
subheading HS 9028 and marketed in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, of a nominal 
diameter not exceeding 50 mm and of accuracy class 1 and accuracy class 2, for use in  
closed circuits, the measurements of which are used for commercial transactions.  G/TBT/N/BOL/15  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by 
domestic wa ter meters for cold potable water that are to be used in closed circuits, with 
a view to preventing practices that could deceive users . Prevention of deceptive practices 
and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• International Standard . International  Recommendation . Water meters for cold 
potable water and hot water . Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements . 
International Organization of Legal Metrology, OIML R 49 -1:2013.  
• International Standard . International Recommendation . Water meters for cold 
potable water and hot water . Part 2: Test methods . International Organization of 
Legal Metrology, OIML R 49 -2:2013.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Comments will be accepted until 2 4 July 2 019. 
Proposed date of entry into force : 23 January 2 020 
10. Final date for comments : 24 July 2 019 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/BOL/19_3039_00_s.pdf