WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/22 
12 January 2009 
 (09-0081) 
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 , MINSA (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 [  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): 
Toys 
9503.00.10.00 Only:  Dolls' carriages 
9503.00.29.00 Dolls representing human beings, other than those made entirely of 
textile materials, whether or not stuffed 
9503.00.30.00 Reduced-size ("scal e") models and similar recreational models, working 
or not 
9503.00.40.00 Only:  Children's puzzles with less than 500 pieces 9503.00.91.00 Only:  Electric trains, including tracks, signals and other accessories, for 
children 
9503.00.92.00 Constructio nal toys, consisting of pieces to be  fitted together, didactic, of 
various materials 
9503.00.93.00 Toys representing animals or non-human creatures, other than those 
made entirely of textile materials, whether or not stuffed 
9503.00.94.00 Only:  Musical instruments and apparatus, including coloured and 
decorated whistles of various designs, for children 
9503.00.95.00 Other toys, put up in sets or outfits 
9503.00.96.00 Other toys, incorporating a motor, for children 9503.00.99.00 Other toys 9506.62.00.00 Only:  Inflatable balls, other than regulation sports balls, of various 
designs and colours, for children 
9506.69.00.00 Only:  Non-inflatable balls, othe r than regulation sports balls, of various 
designs and colours, for children 
9505.90.00.00 Only:  Masks, patterned and decorated, for children  G/TBT/N/PER/22 
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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)  
Office supplies 
9609.10.00.00 Only:  Pencils, single- and two- colour crayons, patterned and decorated, 
for children 
9609.90.00.00 Only:  Wax crayons or pastels, for children 
4016.92.00.00 Only:  Rubber and PVC erasers, for children 3213.10.10.00 Only:  Tempera and watercolours, for children 9608.20.10.00 Only:  Felt-tippe d/marker pens containing water-based ink, patterned and 
decorated, for children 
3407.00.10.00 Only:  Modelling pastes (plasticine), for children 
3506.10.00.00 Only:  School glue, for children 9609.20.00.00 Only:  Propelling pencils, patterned and decorated, for children 
4908.90.90.00 Only:  Transfers, of various patterns and designs, for children, including 
'tattoos' 
4911.99.00.00 Only:  Stickers, for children 
9608.10.10.00 Only:  Dry ink, liquid ink, gel and coloured pens, patterned and decorated, 
for children 
9017.20.30.00 Only:  Slide rules and disc calculators, patterned and decorated, for 
children 
3926.10.00.00 Only:  School supplies, made of plastic, patterned and decorated, for 
children  
5. Title, number of pages and language(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 a nd office supplies) (22 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft technical regulations comprise eleven titles, 
thirty-six articles, five transitional and fina l supplementary provisions, and six annexes, and 
cover technical and labelling aspects with a view  to regulating the marketing of toys and 
office supplies. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and prevention of practices liable to mislead consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Publication in which the regulations w ill appear once adopted:  Official Journal 
El Peruano . 
2. Reference documents: 
• European Standard EN 71:  Safety of Toys 
• European Standard EN 62115:  Electric Toys - Safety 
• ASTM F963-03:  Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety 
• Peruvian Technical Standard No. 324001 - Toy Safety, Parts 2.3 and 4 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined 
Six months after official publication  G/TBT/N/PER/22 
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  10. Final date for comments:  22 March 2009 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body: 
National Enquiry Point 
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 Web site: www.mincetur.gob.pe 
and http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/tbt/per/ 08_09_0001_00_s.pdf