G/TBT/N/PER/90  
14 December  2016 
(16-6815) 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 - Direcci ón 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 s hall 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, o therwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
8705.90.90.00 Special purpose motor vehicles (ICS : 17.020 Measuring instruments in 
general.  Tanker vehicles)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document : Proyecto de 
norma metrológica peruana PNMP 023:2016 Camiones y vagones cisterna con indicación 
de nivel . Parte 1 : Requisitos metrológicos y técnicos  (Draft Peruvian Metrological Standard 
PNMP 023:2016, "Road and rail tankers with level gaug ing. Part 1 : Metrological and 
technical requirements")  
6. Description of content : This draft Peruvian Metrological Standard specifies the 
metrological and technical requirements applicable to static measuring systems used to 
measure the volume of liquids  subject to legal metrological controls.  It also establishes 
requirements for the approval of parts of the measuring systems.  
The draft Standard applies to tankers for transporting , by road or rail, petroleum -based 
liquid products subject to atmospheric pr essure , which are used not only as carriers, but as 
transportable measuring tanks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Peruvian Metrological Standard LVD -004:1992, "Tanker vehicles", was 
published in 1992 . It establishes the volumetric method and measurement systems for 
checking cargo tanks that are mounted on motor vehicles, trailers and semi -trailers and 
used to measure petroleum -based liquid products . Resolution No. 0022-2002/INDECOPI -
CRT was published i n 2002 . It approves an amendment to the scope of Peruvian 
Metrological Standard LVD -004:1992.  
The notified text takes into account International Recommendation OIML R80 -1:2009(E), 
"Road and rail tankers with level gauging . Part 1: Metrological and technica l requirements", 
which specifies the metrological and technical requirements applicable to static measuring 
systems used to measure the volume of liquids subject to legal metrological controls and 
establishes requirements for the approval of parts of the m easuring systems . It applies to 
tankers for transporting liquid products by road or rail, which are used not only as carriers, 
but as transportable measuring tanks.  G/TBT/N/PER/90  
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  International Recommendation OIML R80 -1:2009 covering modern tanker vehicles is 
applicable in Peru . It has therefore been used as a reference for draft Peruvian Metrological 
Standard PNMP 023:2016.  
Draft Peruvian Metrological Standard PNMP 023:2016, "Road and rail tankers with level 
gauging.  Part 1 : Metrological and technical requirements", will  replace Peruvian 
Metrological Standard LVD -004:1992.  
8. Relevant documents : International Recommendation OIML R80 -1:2009(E), "Road and 
rail tankers with level gauging . Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements".  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 12 March 2 017 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Comercio E xterior y Turismo - MINCETUR  
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://www.comunidadandina.org/  
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