. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PER/3
3 September 2003
(03-4601)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Ministry of Production
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 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):   Technical regulations
based on the Peruvian technical standards (NTP) detailed below:
NTP 211.001:2002.  Alcoholic beverages.  "Pisco".  Requirements;  NTP
241.020:1999. Footwear . Terminology and definitions;  NTP 291.001:1999.  Leather .
Terminology and definitions;  NTP 293.002:1981.  Motor vehicle safety seat belts.
Requirements and test me thods;  NTP 293.003:1974.  Anchorage of motor vehicle safety
seat belts ;  NTP 2300.039:1983.  Vulcanized rubber cups for automotive hydraulic
brake cylinders .  General conditions and requirements;  NTP 311.023:1981.  Fertilizers .
Labels;  NTP 311.187:1986.  Plastics .   Disposable plastic sterile syringes for medical use.
Requirements;  NTP 311.224:1984.  Explosives and blasting accessories .  Safety fuses.
Requirements;  NTP 311.243:1983.  Explosives and blasting accessories . Standard
percussion cap.  Requirements;  NTP 311.252:1982.  Explosives and blasting accessories .
Detonating cord.  Requirements;  NTP 311.260:1983.  Explosives and blasting
accessories .  Labelling;  NTP 311.278:1984.  Explosives and blasting accessories .
Ammonium nitrate for ANFO.  Requirements;  NTP 311.400:2001.  Non-oil-based
hydraulic brake fluids ; NTP 321.102:2002.  Petroleum and petroleum products . Motor
spirit.  Specifications;  NTP 334.004:1999.  Cement . Autoclave testing to determine
volume stability;  NTP 334.009:2002.  Cement .  Portland cement.  Requirements;
NTP 334.090:2001.  Cement .  Admixed Portland cement.  Requirements;
NTP 341.088:1977.  Thin carbon steel sheets for the manufacture of portable liquefied
petroleum gas containers ;  NTP 350.011-1:1992.  Portable containers of a capacity of
5kg., 10kg., 15kg. and 45kg. for liquefied petroleum gas .  General manufacturing
requirements;  NTP 350.011-2:1995.  Portable containers of a capacity of 5kg., 10kg.,
15kg. and 45kg. for liquefied petroleum gas . Part 2.  Periodic inspection and repair;
NTP 350.053:1978.  ISO metric threads for general use .  Basic dimensions;
NTP 350.074-1:1995.  Portable containers for liquefied petroleum gas .  Low pressure
regulators.  Part 1:  Definitions; NTP 350.074-2:1995.  Portable containers for liquefied
petroleum gas . Low pressure regulators for domestic use.  Part 2.  Requirements;
NTP 360.009.1:1995.G/TBT/N/PER/3
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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)
Portable containers for liquefied petroleum gas .   Valves. Part 1:  Semi-automatic valves.
Requirements;  NTP 360.009-2:1995.  Portable containers for liquefied petroleum gas .
Valves.  Manuals.  Requirements;  NTP 360.009-3:1995.  Portable containers for
liquefied petroleum gas .  Valves.  Part 3:  Inspection and acceptance;  NTP 360.009-
4:1995.  Portable containers for liquefied petroleum gas .  Valves.  Part 4:  Test methods;
NTP 360.009-5:1995.  Portable containers for liquefied petroleum gas .  Valves.  Part 5:
Periodic inspection and maintenance;  NTP 383.007:1988.  Brake bands and shoes .
Generalities and requirements;  NTP 383.030:1983.  Motor vehicles .  Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN);  NTP 383.031:1983. Motor vehicles .  World Manufacturer Identifier
(WMI).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Supreme
Decree on the Monitoring of Compliance with Mandatory Technical Standards, (5 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   The draft Supreme Decree lays down the conditions of compliance
with mandatory Peruvian technical standards applicable to imported and domestic products,
through a process of conformity assessment carried out by bodies accredited with
INDECOPI.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To secure proper compliance with mandatory domestic technical standards
applicable to industrial products covered by relevant technical specifications, in order to
ensure the safety of end-users of this type of product.
8. Relevant documents:
1. Publication where the notice appears:  not indicated.
2. Proposal and basic document:  not indicated.
3. Publication in which the proposal will appe ar following adoption:  Official Journal
"El Peruano".
4. Corresponding international standards:  not indicated.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   7 November 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Vice-Ministry of Industry
Calle Uno Oeste No. 50
Urb. Corpac
San Isidro
Lima 27
Peru
Tel:  (511) 224 32 89Fax:  (511) 224 31 24
E-mail:  mrosas@produce.gob.pe