WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/25 
12 March 2010 
 (10-1341) 
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 84.09:  Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 84.07 or 
84.08. 
 8409.91.91.00:  Equipment for conversion of the fuel system of motor vehicles to 
 run on gas fuel. 
 8409.91.99.00:  Other. 
HS 84.81:  Taps, cocks, valves and similar applia nces for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or 
the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves. 
 8481.10.00:  Pressure-reducing valves  8481.10.00.90:  Other  8481.30.00:  Check (non-return) valves 
 8481.30.00.90:  Other 
 8481.40.00:  Safety or relief valves  8481.40.00.90:  Other  8481.80.99.00:  Other 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico sobre "Componentes del Si stema de Combustible para Vehículos que 
Funcionan con Gas Natural Comprimido" (Draft Technical Regulation on fuel system 
components for compressed natural gas-power ed vehicles) (48 pages, in Spanish) G/TBT/N/PER/25 
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  6. Description of content:  The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish 
technical and labelling requirements for the production, importation and marketing of fuel 
system components for compressed natural gas-powered vehicles, whether manufactured domestically or imported. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
To prevent practices which may endanger the life and safety of human beings and mislead 
consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:  
• ISO/IEC 15500-1:2000 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 1:  General requirements and definitions; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-2:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 2:  Performance and general test methods; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-3:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 3:  Check valve; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-5:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 5:  Manual cylinder valve; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-6:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 6:  Automatic valve; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-9:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 9:  Pressure regulator; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-12:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 12:  Pressure relief valve (PRV); 
• ISO/IEC 15500-13:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 13:  Pressure relief device (PRD); 
• ISO/IEC 15500-14:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 14:  Excess flow valve; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-15:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 15:  Gas tight housing and ventilation hose; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-16:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 16:  Rigid fuel line; 
• ISO/IEC 15500-17:2001 - Road vehicles.  Compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel 
system components.  Part 17:  Flexible fuel line. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
Six months after publication in Official 
Journal El Peruano   G/TBT/N/PER/25 
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  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 
Also available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/per/10_1058_00_s.pdf