G/TBT/N/PER/50  
19 September 2013  
(13-4975)  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 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 , MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade 
and Tourism) 
3. Notified under Arti cle 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
Other medical/veterinary instruments and appliances: 9018.90.90.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Norma Metrologica Peruana PNMP 017 2013, "Esfigmomanómetros mecánicos no invasivos"  (Draft Peruvian Metrology Standard (PNMP) No. 017 2013: 
"Non-invasive mechanical sphygmomanometers") (xx pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Peruvian Metrology Standard specifies 
general, performance, efficiency and mechan ical and electrical safety requirements, 
including test methods for type approval, initial verification and subsequent verification, for non-invasive mechanical sphygmomanometers and their accessories which, by means 
of an inflatable cuff, are used for the non-invasive measurement of blood pressure. 
Included within the scope of this draft Peruvian Metrology Standard are 
sphygmomanometers with a mechanical pressure-sensing element and display, used in conjunction with a stethoscope or other manual methods for detecting Korotkoff 
sounds and for cuff inflation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The establishment of the requirements and verification method 
for non-invasive mechanical sphygmomanometers will enable these measuring instruments, used as predictive diagnostic tools, to be subject to metrological controls, 
with a view to protecting the health of Peruvian consumers. 
The notified Standard seeks to provide correct information to consumers, suppliers 
and authorities regarding the requirements and verification method for these 
measuring instruments.  G/TBT/N/PER/50 
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  8. Relevant documents:  International Recommendation of the International Organization 
of Legal Metrology (OIML R) No. 16-1, Edition 2002: "Non-invasive mechanical 
sphygmomanometers". 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   - 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal " El Peruano ". 
10. Final date for comments:  15 December 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: 
Ministerio de Comercio Exte rior 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  
Website: http://www.comunidadandina.org/SIRT 
 http://www.mincetur.gob.p e/reglamentostecnicos 
 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/PER/13_3672_00_s.pdf