G/TBT/N/CHL /604  
1 July 2022 
(22-5100) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles , SEC (Electricity and Fuel Board)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notificat ion shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, SUBREI  - Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores de Chile (Under -Secretariat for International Economic Relations, 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Outdoor 
cooking appliances using combustible gases  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Artefactos para cocinar al aire libre que utilizan gases 
combustibles  (Draft analysis and/or te st protocol for outdoor cooking appliances using 
combustible gases) (12 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft protocol establishes the certification 
procedure and safety requirements for portable (LPG) and stationary (NG or LPG)  outdoor 
cooking appliances using combustible gases , in accordance with the scope and field of 
application of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z21.89 -2017. 
Examples of such appliances include grills, fryers, smokers and boilers.  
It doe s not apply to  gas grills mounted to the exterior of a recreational vehicle (motor 
home) for connection to the vehicle's gas supply system.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/CHL/604  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- ANSI Z21.89 -2017  
- Resolución N°0431, de fecha 23.08.2010, del Ministerio de Energía, que 
establece productos de combustibles que deben contar con un certificado de 
aprobación para su comercialización en el país  
- Decreto Supremo Nº298, Certificación de Productos Eléctricos y Combustibles, 
de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaria de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
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