G/TBT/N/BOL/14, G/TBT/N/COL/237  
G/TBT/N/ECU/343, G/TBT/N/PER/113  
7 March 2019  
(19-1406) 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 : PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PERU  
If applicable,  name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Comunidad Andina  (Andean Community)  
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 del Perú  (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism 
of Peru)  
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):  
(1) Subheading 3926.20.00, only articles of apparel.  
(2) Heading 42.03 (excluding subheading 4203.40 .00). 
(3) Heading 43.03, only articles of apparel.  
(4) Heading 61.01 to subheading 6117.80.00 (For subheadings 6111.20.00, 
6111.30.00, 6111.90.10, 6111.90.90 and 6117.80.90, only articles of apparel).  
(5) Heading 62.01 to heading 62.12 (For subheadings 620 9.20.00, 6209.30.00, 
6209.90.10 and 6209.90.90, only articles of apparel).  
(6) Heading 62.14 to subheading 6217.10.00 (For subheading 6217.10.00, only belts).  
(7) Heading 63.01 to subheading 6304.99.00 (excluding subheading 6304.20.00).  
(8) Heading 94.04 (For subheading 9404.90.00, only eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and 
pillows) ; (HS: 6101, 6201, 6212, 6214, 9404, 392620, 611120, 611130, 611190, 
611780, 620920, 620930, 620990, 621710, 630499).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docu ment : Proyecto 
Reglamento Técnico Andino sobre Etiquetado de Confecciones  (Draft Andean Technical 
Regulation on the Labelling of Ready -made Articles) (25 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Andean Technical Regulation establishes th e 
minimum information requirements for labels attached to manufactured or imported 
ready -made articles that are marketed in the Andean subregion . It also sets forth 
requirements concerning the presentation of such information, with a view to preventing 
practices likely to mislead consumers as to the characteristics of the products concerned.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/BOL/14 • G/TBT/N/COL/237 • G/TBT/N/ECU/343 • G/TBT/N/PER/113  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
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9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Eighteen (18) months from the date of publication 
in the Official Journal of the Andean Community  
10. Final date for comments : 4 May 2 019 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
http://extranet.comunidadandina.org/sirt/public/buscapalavra.aspx  
http://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/notificaciones/Publico/FrmBuscador.aspx  
 
Ministerio de  Comercio Exterior y Turismo , MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Tourism)  
Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru 
Tel.: (+51-1) 513 -6100, Ext. 1239 and 1223  
Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe  
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