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Notifying Member: PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PERU

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Comunidad Andina (Andean Community)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email 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 del Perú (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru)

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):

(1)   Subheading 3926.20.00, only articles of apparel.

(2)   Heading 42.03 (excluding subheading 4203.40.00).

(3)   Heading 43.03, only articles of apparel.

(4)   Heading 61.01 to subheading 6117.80.00 (For subheadings 6111.20.00, 6111.30.00, 6111.90.10, 6111.90.90 and 6117.80.90, only articles of apparel).

(5)   Heading 62.01 to heading 62.12 (For subheadings 6209.20.00, 6209.30.00, 6209.90.10 and 6209.90.90, only articles of apparel).

(6)   Heading 62.14 to subheading 6217.10.00 (For subheading 6217.10.00, only belts).

(7)   Heading 63.01 to subheading 6304.99.00 (excluding subheading 6304.20.00).

(8)   Heading 94.04 (For subheading 9404.90.00, only eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows); (HS: 6101, 6201, 6212, 6214, 9404, 392620, 611120, 611130, 611190, 611780, 620920, 620930, 620990, 621710, 630499).

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proyecto Reglamento Técnico Andino sobre Etiquetado de Confecciones (Draft Andean Technical Regulation on the Labelling of Ready-made Articles) (25 pages, in Spanish)

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Description of content: The notified Andean Technical Regulation establishes the minimum information requirements for labels attached to manufactured or imported ready-made articles that are marketed in the Andean subregion. It also sets forth requirements concerning the presentation of such information, with a view to preventing practices likely to mislead consumers as to the characteristics of the products concerned.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection

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Relevant documents:

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: Eighteen (18) months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the Andean Community

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Final date for comments: 4 May 2019

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

http://extranet.comunidadandina.org/sirt/public/buscapalavra.aspx

http://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/notificaciones/Publico/FrmBuscador.aspx

Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism)

Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru

Tel.: (+51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 1239 and 1223

Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/PER/19_1297_00_s.pdf