G/TBT/N/PER/119  
4 February  2020 
(20-0850) 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:  
Ministerio de la Producción , PRODUCE (Ministry of Production)  
Calle Uno Oeste Nº 60 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: (+51-1) 616 -2222, Ext. 3130 and 3132  
Email: dn@produce.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 indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo , MINCETU R (Ministry of Foreign Trade a nd 
Tourism)  
Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: (+51-1) 513 -6100, Ext. 1223 and 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) : Cylinders 
for the storage of compressed natural gas used as motor vehicle fuel ; Carboys, bottles, 
flasks and similar articles (HS 392330) ; Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of 
iron or steel (HS 7311) ; Other (HS 732619) ; Aluminium containers for compressed or 
liquefied gas (H S 7613)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico sobre cilindros de alta presión para almacenamiento de gas natural 
comprimido (GNC) utilizado como combustible para vehículos automotores y disposit ivos 
de sujeción de cilindros para GNC  (Draft Technical Regulation on high -pressure cylinders 
for the storage of compressed natural gas (CNG) used as motor vehicle fuel and CNG 
cylinder holding devices (52 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes technical, safety 
and labelling requirements for the manufacturing, importation and marketing of high -
pressure compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders for use in CNG -powered motor vehicles, 
and cylinder  holding devices, with a view to protecting human safety and the surrounding 
area and preventing practices likely to deceive consumers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices  and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety  G/TBT/N/PER/119  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• ISO 11439 :2013 "High pressure cylinders for the on -board storage of natural gas 
as a fuel for automotive vehicles"  
• Portaria Nº  417 del 22 de noviembre de 2007,  "Reglamento Técnico de Calidad 
de Componentes para la instalación del sistema de Gas Natural Vehicular"  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after publication in the  Official Journal 
El Peruano  
10. Final date for comments : 3 April 2 020 
11. Texts available from : National Enquiry Point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo  (MINCETUR)  
Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: (+51-1) 513 -6100, Ext. 1223 and 1239  
Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe  
Ministerio de la Producción  (PRODUCE)  
Calle Uno Oeste Nº 60 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: (+51-1) 616 -2222, Ext. 3130 and 3132  
Email: dn@produce.gob.pe  
http://extranet.comunidadandina.org/sirt/public/buscapalavra.aspx  
http://consult asenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/notificaciones/Publico/FrmBuscador.aspx  
https://www.gob.pe/institucion/pr oduce/informes -publicaciones/396223 -prepublicacion -
de-norma -legal-resolucion -ministerial -n-018-2020-produce  
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