G/TBT/N/OMN/419  
5 November 2020  
(20-7842) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  OMAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
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 indicated if different from above:   
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, & Investme nt Promotion.  
Directorate General for Standards & Measurements  
P.O. Box: 550, Postal Code: 113  
Tel.: + (968) 2481 3832  
Fax: + (968) 2471 5992  
E-mail: nepicbusiness1@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.mocioman.gov. om 
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):  Metering 
systems  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation 
Installation and Maintenance of Metering Systems (31 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Applies to all Metering Equipment owned by the Network User 
and/or the Network  Operator for the provision of an electricity connection at the premises 
of a Network User and the financial settlement for electricity transferred. Where 
appropriate, it shall also apply to the transfer of electrical energy generated by the 
Network User a nd supplied to the network of the Network Operator, also applies to all 
connections made to the networks owned or operated by all Licensed Network Operators 
in the Sultanate of Oman.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable:  To establish the requirements for metering equipment which shall be 
installed at all connections between networks of all licenced distribution companies and 
all network users.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. IEC 62052 -11 – Electricity metering equipment (AC) – General requirements, 
tests and test conditions - Part 11: Metering equipment;  
2. IEC 62053 -21 - Electricity metering equipment (AC) - Particular requirements - 
Part 21: Static meters for active energy (classes 1 and 2);  G/TBT/N/OMN/419  
 
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  3. IEC 62053 -23 - Electricity metering equipment (AC) - Particular requirements - 
Part 23: Static meters for reactive energy (classes 2 and 3); and  
4. IEC 62052 -31 - Electricity metering equipment (AC) - General requirements, 
tests and test conditions - Part 31: Product saf ety requirements and tests.  
The standards are available for the sale through the following:  
E –mail : nepicbusiness1@gmail.com  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC)  
P.O. Box: 550  
Postal Code 113, Muscat  
Sultanate of Oman  
Tel.: +(968) 2481 7252  
Fax: +(968) 2481 7040  
E-mail: : nepicbusiness1@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.mocioma n.gov.om  
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