. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/7 
5 July 2004  
 
(04-2869) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish  
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PERU
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Production  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:   
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):  Tariff heading 4011  
New pneumatic tyres, of rubber (national ta riff subheadings: 4011.10.00.00, Of a kind used 
on motor cars (including station wagons and raci ng cars), and 4011.20.00.00, Of a kind used 
on buses or lorries) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Technical 
Regulation on Tyres  (18 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation establishes the technical and 
labelling requirements for tyres for general use. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human life and safety. 
8. 
   
 
    
 
  Relevant documents:    
1. Publication where notice appears:  Not stated. 
2. Proposal and basic document:  Not stated. 3. Publication in which proposal will appear when adopted:   
 Official Journal El Peruano . 
4. Relevant international standards: 
- Tire and Rim Association Inc. Year Books for 2001, 2002 and 2003; 
- European Tyre and Rim Technical Orga nization (ETRTO), Standards Manuals 
for 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003; 
- Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers Association Inc. (JATMA), Year Books 
for 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003; 
- Associação Latino Americana de Pneus e Aros (Latin American Tyre and Rim 
Association, ALAPA) - formerly Asso ciação Brasileira de Pneus e Aros 
(ABPA), Technical Standards Manuals, Ty res, rims and valves, 2001, 2002 and 
2003; G/TBT/N/PER/7 
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8. Relevant documents:   (cont'd) 
- Colombian Technical Standards Institute (ICONTEC), Technical Standards on 
Tyres Nos. 1109, 1110, 1303, 1304 and 1585;   
- Venezuelan Commission for Industria l Standards (COVENIN), Technical 
Standard on Tyres; 
- Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (INEN), Technical Standards on Tyres 
Nos.  2.097:98 and 2.100:96; 
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, New Pneumatic 
Tires for Passenger Cars, USA, 1995; 
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standa rd (FMVSS) No. 119, New Pneumatic 
Tires for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars, USA, 1989.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  3 September 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ]: 
Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos y Comerciales 
Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Compet encia y de la Protección de la Propiedad 
Intelectual (INDECOPI) Calle La Prosa No. 138 Lima 41 
Tel.: (511) 224-7800 
Fax: (511) 224-0348 and 224-0347 E-mail:  amello@indecopi.gob.pe 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body:  
Viceministerio de Industria 
Calle Uno Oeste No. 50 
Urb. Corpac San Isidro Lima 27 Tel.: (511) 616-2222, ext. 818-228 
Fax: (511) 616-2222, ext. 805 
E-mail:  jbutron@produce.gob.pe Web site:  http://www.produce.gob.pe
 (text of draft Technical Regulation)