. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/8/Rev.1 
23 June 2010 
 (10-3421) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
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, PRODUCE  (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 tariff heading 8506:  Primary cells and primary batteries; 
8506.10:  Manganese dioxide:  Other; 
8506.10.91.00:  Cylindrical; 
8506.10.99.00:  Other. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
modificación del Reglamento Técnico de Pila s y Baterías de Zinc Carbón aprobado por 
Decreto Supremo Nº 018-2005-PRODUCE (Draft Amendment to the Technical Regulation 
on Zinc-Carbon Cells and Batteries  approved by Supreme Decree 
No. 018-2005-PRODUCE) (7 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Amendment seeks to incorporate in the 
Technical Regulation on Zinc-Carbon Cells a nd Batteries requirements in relation to 
discharge performance (minimum average time) and creep of electrolytes and other substances, as well as a discharge test procedure. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human life and health and prevention of practices liable to mislead 
consumers. G/TBT/N/PER/8/Rev.1 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Publication where the draft will appear when adopted:  Diario Oficial El Peruano (Official 
Journal). 
Corresponding international standards: - International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 60086-1:2006:  Primary 
batteries - Part 1:  General ; 
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 60086-2:2006:  Primary 
batteries - Part 2:  Physical and electrical specifications . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  5 September 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: 
Websites: http://www.comunidadandina.org/SIRT  
 http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/reglamentostecnicos  
 http://www.produce.gob.pe/  
 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  
Text available online at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/per/10_2364_00_s.pdf