WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/20 
7 August 2008 
 (08-3769) 
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 8481   Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, 
vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves 
8481.30.00 Check valves 8481.30.00.90 Other 
8481.80  Other appliances 
8481.80.10.00 Taps, cocks and valves for domestic use 8481.80.40.00 Ball valves    Gate valves with a nominal diameter not exceeding 100 mm: 8481.80.59.00 Other 
8481.80.60.00 Other gate valves 
   Other: 8481.80.99.00 Other 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico sobre Grifería Sanitaria y Válvulas utilizadas en el sistema de 
conducción de agua potable  (Draft Technical Regulation on sanitary tapware and valves 
used in drinking water conveyance systems) (18 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the technical 
and labelling requirements for sanitary tapw are and valves used in drinking water 
conveyance systems and manufactured, imported, marketed or used in Peru. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
 Protection of human health and safety and prevention of practices likely to mislead 
consumers. G/TBT/N/PER/20 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
1. Publication where Regulation will appear when adopted:  Official Journal El Peruano . 
2.  Corresponding international standards:   
 -  France: Arrêté du 29 mai 1997 relatif aux matériaux et objets utilisés dans les 
installations fixes de production, de traiteme nt et de distribution d'eau destinée à la 
consommation humaine  (Order of 29 May 1997 on materials and articles used in 
fixed installations for the production, treat ment and distribution of water for human 
consumption); 
 -  Italy: Decreto 6 aprile 2004, n 174: Regolamen to concernente i materiali e gli 
oggetti che possono essere utilizzati negli impian ti fissi di captazione, trattamento, 
adduzione e distribuzione delle ac que destinate al consumo umano  (Decree No. 174 
of 6 April 2004, Regulation on materials a nd articles for use in fixed installations 
for the collection, treatment, supply and distribution of water for human consumption); 
 -  Ecuador: Norma Técnica Obligatoria INEN 968: 1996: Grifería. Llaves. Requisitos 
(Mandatory Technical Standard of the Ec uadorian Standardiza tion Institute (INEN) 
No. 968:1996: Tapware. Taps, cocks and valves. Requirements); 
 -  Peru: NTP 350.150:2004:  Grifería. Aleaciones de cobre-zinc para grifería sanitaria 
(Peruvian Technical Standard (NTP) 350. 150:2004: Tapware. Copper-zinc alloys 
for sanitary tapware); 
  -  Germany: DIN 50930-6: 2001: Corrosion of metals. Corrosion of metallic materials 
under corrosion load by water inside of tubes, tanks and apparatus. Part 6: 
Influence of the composition of drinking water . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Six months after official publication 
10. Final date for comments:  30 October 2008  G/TBT/N/PER/20 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available, of other body:     
http://www.comunidadandina.org/SIRT  
http://www.produce.gob.pe  
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, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available, of 
other body:  
Ministerio de la Producción 
Viceministerio de Industria Calle Uno Oeste No. 50, Urb. Corpac Lima 27, Perú 
Tel.: +(51 1) 616-2222, Exts. 818 - 228 
Fax: +(51 1) 616-2222, Ext. 805 E-mail: jbutron@produce.gob.pe