G/TBT/N/PER/51  
19 September 2013  
(13-4976)  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):  
Thermometers and pyrometers, liquid-filled, for direct reading, clinical: 9025.11.10.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto 
de Norma Metrologica Peruana PNMP 018 2013, "Termómetros Clínicos (de mercurio en vidrio con dispositivo de máxima)"  (Draft Peruvian Metrology Standard 
(PNMP) No. 018 2013 "Clinical thermometers (mercury-in-glass, with maximum device)") 
(17 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Peruvian Metrology Standard specifies 
the requirements and verification method for clinical thermometers of the mercury-in-glass type, with a maximu m device, intended for measurement of the 
internal human body temperature. 
The Standard does not apply to special-purpose thermometers (thermometers for 
premature babies, ovulation thermometers) wh ich, owing to their measurement range, 
scale interval or maximum permissible error, do not meet the specified requirements. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The establishment of the requirements and verification method for clinical 
thermometers of the mercury-in-glass type, with a maximum device, will enable these 
measuring instruments, which are widely used by Peruvian families, 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/51 
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  8. Relevant documents:  International Recommendation of the International Organization 
of Legal Metrology (OIML R) No. 7, Edition 1979: "Clinical thermometers 
(mercury-in-glass, with maximum device)".  
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_3673_00_s.pdf