G/TBT/N/PER/48  
10 July 2013  
(13-3651)  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: Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección 
de la Propiedad Intelectual - Servicio Nacional de Metrología  (National Institute for the 
Defence of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property - National Metrology Service) Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and 
website addresses, if availa ble) of agency or author ity 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): Constant 
weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or 
container, including hopper scales (HS 8423.30). Other weighing machinery (HS 8423.30.90.00). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Metrológica Peruana PNMP 010 2012: Instrumentos de pesaje totalizadores 
discontínuos automáticos (pesadoras totalizadoras de tolva)  (Draft Peruvian Metrology 
Standard PNMP 010 2012: Discontinuous to talizing automatic weighing instruments 
(totalizing hopper weighers)) (97 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Peruvian Metrology Standard establishes 
requirements and test methods for discontinuous totalizing automatic weighing 
instruments (totalizing hopper weighers). 
It sets forth requirements and standardized testing procedures for evaluating the 
metrological and technical characteristics of an instrument in a uniform and traceable manner.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To ensure that consumers, suppliers and authorities are accurately informed. 
8. Relevant documents:  
International Recommendation OIML R 107-1: Discontinuous totalizing automatic 
weighing instruments (totalizing hopper weighers). Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements - Tests  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   - 
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  10. Final date for comments: 30 September 2013 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
http://www.comunidadandina.org/SIRT 
http://www.mincetur.gob.p e/reglamentostecnicos 
http://www.indecopi.gob.pe 
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo - MINCETUR 
Calle Uno Oeste No. 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Perú 
Tel.: +(51-1) 513 6100, Ext. 8040 Fax: +(51-1) 513 6100, Ext. 8002 E-mail: otc@mincetur.gob.pe 
Available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/PER/13_2588_00_s.pdf