. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/24 
12 March 2010 
 (10-1342) 
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 la Producción  (Ministry of Production) 
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 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):  
HS: 7311.00:  Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel 
 7311.00.10.00:  Seamless  7311.00.90.00:  Other 
HS: 7613.00.00.00:  Aluminium containers for compressed or liquefied gas HS: 3923.30:  Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles 
 3923.30.90.00:  Other 
HS: 73.26:  Other articles of iron or steel - Forged or stamped, but not further worked 
 7326.19.00.00:  Other 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico sobre "Cilindros de Alta Presión para Almacenamiento de Gas 
Natural Comprimido (GNC) utilizado como Co mbustible para Vehículos Automotores y 
Dispositivos de Sujeción de Cilindros para GNC"  (Draft Technical Regulation on 
high-pressure cylinders for the storage of compressed natural gas (CNG) used as motor 
vehicle fuel and CNG cylinder holding devices) (66 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation establishes technical and 
labelling requirements for the production, importation and marketing of high-pressure 
compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders fo r use in CNG-powered motor vehicles, and 
cylinder holding devices, wh ether manufactured domestically or imported. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To prevent practices which may endanger the life and safety of human beings and mislead 
consumers. G/TBT/N/PER/24 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• ISO 11439:2000:  High-pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a 
fuel for automotive vehicles. 
• BRAZIL: Ministerial Directive ( Portaria ) No. 417 of 22 November 2007:  
Regulamento Técnico da Qualidade de Co mponentes para Instalaçao do Sistema para 
Gás Natural  Vehícular  (Technical regulation on the quality of components for natural 
gas fuel systems in motor vehicles). 
• ARGENTINA: ET-ENRG-GD No. 1 (1997):  Especificación Técnica de dispositivos de 
sujeción de cilindros para GNC  (Technical specification on CNG cylinder holding 
devices). 
•      Regulation No. 110 of the Economic Commi ssion for Europe of the United Nations 
(UN/ECE).  Uniform provisions concerning the approval of:  I. Specific components of motor vehicles using compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
Six months after publication in the Official 
Journal El Peruano . 
10. Final date for comments:  8 June 2010 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body: 
 
http://www.comunidadandina.org/SIRT  
http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/reglamentostecnicos  
http://www.produce.gob.pe  
 National Enquiry Point: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (MINCETUR) 
Calle Uno Oeste No. 50, Urb. Corpac 
Lima 27, Peru Tel.: +(51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 8040 Fax: +(51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 8002 E-mail: otc@mincetur.gob.pe 
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