G/TBT/N/PER/138  
4 November  2021 
(21-8362) 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 : PERU 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Instituto Nacional de Calidad - Dirección de Metrología (National Institute for Quality - 
Directorate of Metrology)  
Calle las Camelias 817, San Isidro - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: +(51-1) 640 -8820, Ext. 1516  
Email: jarce@inacal.gob.pe  
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 indicate d if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo , MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Tourism)  
Calle Uno Oeste N º 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: +(51-1) 513 -6100, Ext. 1223 or 1239  
Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe  
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) : Other 
ophthalmic instruments and appliances (HS 901850) ; Ophthalmic equipment ( ICS 
11.040.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Metrológica Peruana P NMP 02 X:202X "INSTRUMENTOS OFTÁLMICOS - 
TONÓMETROS DE IMPRESIÓN Y APLANAMIENTO - Parte 1 : Requisitos técnicos y 
metrológicos ; Parte 2 : Procedimientos de pruebas ; y Parte 3 : Formato de informe de 
pruebas" - 1ra Edición  (Draft Peruvian Metrology Standard (PNMP) No. 02X:2 02X: 
"Ophthalmic instruments - Impression and applanation tonometers - Part 1 : Metrological 
and technical requirements ; Part 2: Test procedures ; and Part 3 : Test report format" - 
1st Edition) (48 page(s), in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notifie d draft Peruvian Metrology Standard specifies 
requirements for the design compliance and construction of impression and applanation 
tonometers used for the determination of intraocular pressure (IOP) in clinical 
applications . When referring to applanation tonometers, which measure the force 
necessary to applanate the cornea over a given diameter using the flat contact side of a 
pressure body, the notified Standard covers the method developed by Hans Goldmann.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified text explains the rationale for the preparation of draft Peruvian 
Metrology Standard (PNMP) No. 02X:202X : "Ophthalmic instruments - Impression and G/TBT/N/PER/138  
- 2 - 
  applanation tonometers - Parts 1, 2 and 3 - 1st Edit ion". The draft Standard was prepared 
by means of an "adoption system" for the preparation of Peruvian Metrology Standards, 
in accordance with Article 9(A) of the Procedure for the Drafting and Approval of Peruvian 
Metrology Standards - 2nd Edition, as app roved by Directorial Resolution No. 001-2021-
INACAL/DM, published on 1 3 January 2 021; Others 
8. Relevant documents:  
International Recommendation OIML R 145, Edition 2015 (E) : "Ophthalmic instruments - 
Impression and applanation tonometers . Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements ; 
Part 2: Test procedures ; and Part 3 : Test report format" . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined . 
Proposed date of entry into force : Twelve (12) months after publication in the Official 
Journal El Peruano.  
10. Final date for comments : Sixty ( 60) days from notification . 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo , MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Tourism)  
Calle Uno Oeste N º 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: +(51-1) 513 -6100, Ext. 1223 or 1239  
Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe  
 
Instituto Nacional de Calidad - Dirección de Metrología (National Institute for Quality - 
Directorate of Metrology)  
Calle las Camelias 817, San Isidro - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: +(51-1) 640 -8820, Ext. 1516  
Email: jarce@inacal.gob.pe  
 
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