G/TBT/N/OMN/421  
5 November 2020  
(20-7844) 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.g ov.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:  Technical 
Standard for Prepayment Meters (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Technical Standard applies to Prepayment Metering 
Equipment owned by t he Network User and/or the Distribution Company for the provision 
of an electricity connection at the premises of a Network User and the financial settlement 
for electricity transferred. This Technical Standard applies to prepayment metering 
equipment and is in addition to all metrological requirements specified for the transfer of 
electricity from the networks of Licensed Distribution Companies to network users in the 
Sultanate of Oman.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems w here 
applicable:  The purpose of this Technical Standard is to establish the additional 
requirements for prepayment metering equipment which may be installed at LV customer 
connections between networks of all licensed distribution companies and all network 
users.  G/TBT/N/OMN/421  
 
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  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);  
3. IEC 62053 -23 - Electricity metering equipment (AC) - Particular requirements - 
Part 23: Static meters for reactive energy (classes 2 and 3);  
4. IEC 62052 -31 - Electricity metering equipment (AC) - General req uirements, 
tests and test conditions - Part 31: Product safety requirements and tests;  
5. IEC 62055 -31 – Electricity metering – Payment systems – Part 31: Particular 
requirements – Static payment meters for active energy (classes 1 and 2)  
6. IEC 61869 -1 - Instru ment transformers - Part 1: General requirements;  
7. IEC 61869 -2 - Instrument transformers - Part 2: Additional requirements for 
current transformers;  
8. IEC 61869 -3 - Instrument transformers - Part 3: Additional requirements for 
inductive voltage transformers  
9. IEC 61869 -4 - Instrument transformers - Part 4: Additional requirements for 
combined transformers; and  
10. IEC 61869 -5 - Instrument transformers - Part 5: Additional requirements for 
capacitor voltage transformers.  
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.mocioman.gov.om  
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