G/TBT/N/PER/101  
20 February  2018 
(18-1094) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Instituto Nacional de Calidad - Dirección de Metrología  (National 
Institute for Quality - Directorate of Metrology)  
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:  
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) : 
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 91.140.60 Descriptors : Metrology, 
flow, flow measurement, water meters, cold potable water, hot water . National 
subheading : 9028.20.10.00  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Norma Metrológica Peruana PNMP 005:2018 "MEDIDORES DE AGUA PAR A AGUA POTABLE 
FRÍA Y AGUA CALIENTE" . Parte 1 : Requisitos metrológicos y técnicos  (Draft Peruvian 
Metrology Standard (PNMP) No. 005:2018 "Water meters for cold potable water and hot 
water" Part 1 : Metrological and technical requirements) (63 pages, in Span ish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Peruvian Metrology Standard specifies the 
metrological and technological requirements applicable to water meters for cold potable 
water and hot water flowing through a fully charged, closed conduit . These water meters 
incorporate devices which indicate the integrated volume.  
In addition to water meters that operate mechanically, the notified draft Peruvian 
Metrology Standard applies to devices that operate electrically or electronically and 
mechanicall y, including  electronic devices used to measure the volume of cold potable 
water and hot water supplied.  
The notified draft Peruvian Metrology Standard applies to electronic auxiliary devices . 
Auxiliary devices are optional . However, it is possible that so me auxiliary devices may 
become mandatory according to the use of water meters.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Pursuant to Resolution No. 002-2012/SNM -INDECOPI of 1 7 May 2 012 the 
"Procedures for the drafting and adoption of Peruvian metrological standards" were 
published, Article 10 of which establishes that Peruvian metrological standards shall be 
revised preferably every five years in order to update them.  
International Recommendation of the Interna tional Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) 
R49:2013 (E) "Water meters for cold potable water and hot water . Part 1: Metrological and G/TBT/N/PER/101  
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  technological requirements . Part 2 : Test methods . Part 3 : Test report format", was 
published on 2 2 May 2 014. These docum ents specify the metrological and technical 
requirements, methods, related equipment and formats for conducting metrological 
controls on meters for cold potable water and hot water.  
It should be noted that ISO 4064 "Water meters for cold potable water and hot water" was 
published in June 2 014, and includes five parts:  
- Part 1 : Metrological and technical requirements  
- Part 2 : Test methods  
- Part 3 : Test report format  
- Part 4 : Non-metrological requirements not covered in ISO 4064 -1 
- Part 5 : Installation requirements  
It should be mentioned that Parts 1, 2 and 3 of ISO 4064:2014 are equivalent to Parts 1, 2 
and 3 of OIML R49:2013 . It should also be specified that Parts 4 and 5 contain the 
characteristics and requirements for the installation of meters for c old potable water and 
hot water.  
In light of the above, it was deemed necessary to assess the feasibility of updating NMP 
005:2011, as the recommendation used as a reference, ISO 4064:2005, was updated in 
2014 and and was based on OIML R49:2013.  
8. Releva nt documents : OIML R 49 -1:2013 "Water meters for cold potable water and hot 
water . Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements"  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after publication in the Official Journal El 
Peruano . 
10. Final date for comments : 15 May 2 018 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other bo dy: 
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo , MINCETU R (Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Tourism)  
Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Perú 
Tel.: +(51-1) 513 -6100, Ext. 1223 and 1239  
Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe  
Website: http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/reglamentostecnicos , 
http://extranet.comunidadandi na.org/SIRT/public/index.aspx , 
http://www.inacal.gob.pe/metrologia/categoria/normasmetrologicas  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/PER/18_0897_00_s.pdf