WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/15 
3 September 2007 
 (07-3710) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PERU
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
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 Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 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. Toys 9503.00.10.00 Wheeled toys designed to be ri dden by children (for example, tricycles, 
cars, baby-walkers and similar wheeled toys);  dolls' carriages 
9503.00.29.00 Dolls, whether or not dressed 9503.00.21.00   Garments and accessories therefor, footwear and headgear  
9503.00.40.00   Puzzles of all kinds 
9503.00.30.00 Reduced-size (" scale") model assembly kits and similar recreational 
models, working or not  
9503.00.91.00 Electric trains, including tracks , signals and other accessories therefor  
9503.00.92.00 Other constructional toys 
9503.00.93.00 Toys representing animals or non-human creatures 
9503.00.94.00 Musical instruments and apparatus  9503.00.95.00 Toys, put up in sets or outfits 9503.00.96.00 Other toys, incorporating a motor 9503.00.99.00 Other toys 9506.62.00.00 Inflatable balls, othe r than regulation sports balls 
3304.10.00.00 Lip make-up preparations for girls 
3304.20.00.00 Eye make-up preparations for girls 3304.30.00.00 Manicure or pedicure preparations for girls  7117.19.00.00 Other, imitation jewellery for girls 9506.99.90.00 Inflatable swimming and paddling pools 
9208.90.00.00 Whistles  
9505 Festive, carnival or other entertainm ent articles, including conjuring tricks 
and novelty jokes   
 
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  4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   (cont'd) 
2. Office supplies 
9609.10.00.00 Pencils, single-  and two-colour crayons 
9609.90.00.00 Wax crayons  
4016.92.00.00 Perfumed erasers 
3213.10.10.00 Tempera and watercolours  9608.20.10.00 Felt-tipped and other po rous-tipped pens and markers  
3407.00.10.00 Plasticine (modelling pastes) 3214.10.00.00 Perfumed pencil-sharpeners  
3506.10.00.00 School glue 
9609.90.00.00 Pastels and drawing charcoals 9609.20.00.00 Pencil leads, black or coloured 
9503.00.40.00 Teaching materials, namely all ma terials which are geometrical in shape or 
intended for school education, of plastic or of metal  
3926.10.00.00 Office or school supplies 
4821.10.00.00 Printer labels 4908.90.90.00 Other transfers (decalcomanias) 4911.99.00.00 Other printed matter, prin ter pictures, for children (stickers)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Reglamento de la Ley 
Nº 28376, Ley que prohíbe y sanciona la fabricación, importación, distribución y 
comercialización de juguetes y útiles de escritorios tóxicos o peligrosos   (Regulations to 
Law No. 28376, which prohibits and sanctions the manufacture, importation, distribution 
and marketing of toxic or hazardous toys and office supplies)  (23 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Emergency Technical Regulation contains thirteen 
(13) titles, thirty-six (36) articles, eight (8 ) transitional and final provisions and five (5) 
annexes and covers technical issues relating to the manufacture, importation, distribution 
and marketing of toxic or hazar dous toys and office supplies.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Protection of public health and safety and, in particular, of minors and consumers in 
general against toxic or hazardous toys and office supplies. 
8. Relevant documents:    
1. Publication where proposal will appear when adopted:  Official Journal El Peruano . 
2. Reference standards: 
• European Standard EN 71, Safety of Toys . Part 3:  1994 and amendment A1:  2000; 
• European Standard EN 71, Safety of Toys. Part 1:  Mechanical and physical properties 
(impact test, torque test, tension test and compression test); 
• ASTM F963-03: Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. 
Flammability test; 
• Council Directive 88/378/CEE of 2005; 
• Venezuelan Commission for Industria l Standards (COVENIN) Standard 
No. 197-4:2001; 
• European Parliament and Council Directive 94/27/EC of 30 June 1994; 
• Mexican Official Standard NOM -015/1-SCFI/SSA-1994; 
• Spanish Standard UNE-EN 71-3/A1. G/TBT/N/PER/15 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }The day following publication in the Official 
Journal El Peruano  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
11. Texts available from: 
http://www.comunidadandina.org/SIRT 
National Notification Authority 
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior 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 
National Enquiry Point 
Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos y Comerciales 
Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la  Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual – INDECOPI Calle de la Prosa Nº 138 Lima 41, Perú Tel.: +(51) 1 224-7800, Ext. 1261 
Fax: +(51) 1 224-7800, Ext. 1329 
E-mail: tbt-enquiry@indecopi.gob.pe 
or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if 
available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Salud  Vice Ministerio de Salud 
Av. Salaverry No. 801 Lima 11, Perú Tel.: +(51) 1 315-6600, Ext. 2929 / 2924 Fax:  +(51) 1 424-9975  
E-mail: dsuarez@minsa.gob.pe 
 Dirección General de Salud Ambiental – DIGESA Calle Las Amapolas No. 350 Lima 27, Perú Tel.: +(51) 1 442-8353 / +(51) 1 440-0399 
Fax: +(51) 1 422-6404 / +(51) 1 442-8353, Ext. 212 
E-mail: digesa@digesa.minsa.gob.pe