Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Peru - Measuring instruments, electric energy, static meters

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.

 

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Notifying Member: PERU

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

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Agency responsible:

Instituto Nacional de Calidad - Dirección de Metrología (National Institute for Quality - Directorate of Metrology)

Calle las Camelias 817, San Isidro - Lima 27 - Peru

Tel.: (+51-1) 640-8820, Ext. 1516

Email: jarce@inacal.gob.pe

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, MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism)

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

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

Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): ICS: 17.220.20 Measuring instruments, electric energy, static meters

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: PROYECTO DE NORMA METROLÓGICA PERUANA PNMP 014-2:2023 - "EQUIPOS DE MEDICIÓN DE LA ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA. Parte 2: Requisitos generales y específicos para la protección de las propiedades metrológicas de medidores de electricidad controlados por software (firmware)" (Draft Peruvian Metrology Standard (PNMP) No. 014-2:2023 - "Electricity metering equipment. Part 2: General and specific requirements for the protection of the metrological properties of electricity meters controlled by software (firmware)"); (38 pages, in Spanish)

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Description of content: The notified draft Peruvian Metrology Standard specifies the general and specific requirements for the functionality and safety relating to the legally required software (firmware) in electricity meters described in PNMP 014-1, PNMP 015 and PNMP 022 as appropriate. The requirements in this document apply only to electricity meters controlled by software (firmware) and/or their components.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To notify the adaptation of International Document OIML D 31:2019 "General requirements for software controlled measuring instruments" and International Recommendation OIML R 46-1/-2:2012 "Active electrical energy meters. Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements and Part 2: Metrological controls and performance tests"

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Relevant documents:

·_        International Document OIML D 31:2019 "General requirements for software controlled measuring instruments".

·_        International Recommendation OIML R 46-1/-2:2012 "Active electrical energy meters. Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements and Part 2: Metrological controls and performance tests".

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: Twelve (12) months after publication in the Official Journal, El Peruano

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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

Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo - MINCETUR

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

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

Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe

Instituto Nacional de Calidad - Dirección de Metrología

Calle las Camelias 817, San Isidro - Lima 27 - Peru

Tel.: (+51-1) 640-8820, Ext. 1516

Email: jarce@inacal.gob.pe

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