. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PER/2
3 February 2003
(03-0687)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:  Communications Secretariat of the Ministry of Transport and
Communications
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 [  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):   Telecommunications
terminal equipment
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Supreme Decree
Establishing Maximum Permissible Limits (MPL) of Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) in
Telecommunications (10 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   A preliminary draft standard is proposed for the approval and
adoption, as maximum permissible limits for n on-ionizing radiation in telecommunications,
of the values established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP), which have been adapted to the national context.  The standard also
lays down the rules to be observed by applicants for new licences or authorizations for the
establishment of radio stations as well as for bringing their existing facilities into line with
the defined parameters.  It also prescribes the methods of technical analysis and the
procedures to be followed for measuring maximum permissible limits and establishes the
specific absorption rate (SAR) as a basic restriction to be used in testing terminalequipment.  Lastly, offences and corresponding penalties are defined, together with the
criteria to be used for grading penalties.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
We are witnessing the global expansion of telecommunication services, particularly
as regards mobile and wireless communications, while at the same time there is growing
interest in understanding and alleviating the environmental impact of this activity,
particularly the potential health effects of the non-ionizing radiation (NIR) produced byelectromagnetic waves in telecommunication services.  For that reason, a standard is needed
to regulate the non-ionizing radiation produced by telecommunication services and to
safeguard public health by promoting sustainable development in this area of activity.G/TBT/N/PER/2
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8. Relevant documents:   Text published in a special offprint from the Official Journal
"El Peruano" of Tuesday, 24 December 2002.  Statement of reasons published in the
Official Journal "El Peruano" on Sunday, 5 January 2003, at pages 236589 and 236590.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  First quarter 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months after approval
10. Final date for comments:   24 January 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
csosa@mtc.gob.pe