G/TBT/N/PER/72  
23 April 2015  
(15-2142)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Energía y Minas , MINEM (Ministry of Energy and 
Mining) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism) 
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): Technical 
Regulation on the energy efficiency labelling of ballasts for fluorescent lamps for household and similar use: 
8504.10.00.00. Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Reglamento 
técnico sobre etiquetado de eficiencia energética de balastos para lámparas fluorescentes 
de uso doméstico y similar  (Technical Regulation on the energy efficiency labelling of 
ballasts for fluorescent lamps for household and similar use) (22 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Technical Regulation establishes the technical 
characteristics of energy labelling and the va rious energy efficiency ranges indicated on 
energy labels, as well as the test methods to be applied for the production, importation 
and marketing of energy equipment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This proposal establishes the technical and energy labelling requirements to 
be met for the production, importation and marketing of ballasts for fluorescent lamps for 
household and similar use, with a view to protecting human health and safety and 
preventing practices likely to mislead consumers. The Technical Regulation also establishes conformity assessment procedures and administrative provisions in accordance with the 
WTO TBT Agreement and Andean Community Decision No. 562. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 IEC 60081 Double-capped fluorescent lamps – Performance specifications 
 IEC 60901 Single-capped fluorescent lamps – Performance specifications 
 IEC 62442-1:2011 Energy performance of lamp controlgear – Part 1: Controlgear 
for fluorescent lamps – Method of measurement to determine the total input power 
of controlgear circuits and the efficiency of the controlgear. G/TBT/N/PER/72 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Six months after publication in the Official Journal El 
Peruano . 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months after publication in the Official Journal El 
Peruano . 
10. Final date for comments: 20 July 2015 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio Exte rior y Turismo – MINCETUR 
Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 – Urb. Corpac – Lima 27 – Perú 
Tel.: +(51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 8022 
Fax: +(51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 8002 Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe  
http://extranet.comunidadandina.org/sirt/public/index.aspx 
http://www.mincetur.gob.p e/reglamentostecnicos 
http://www.minem.gob.pe/_pr epublicacion.php?idSector =10&idPrepublicacion=164 
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