G/TBT/N/CHL/562  
26 July 2021 
(21-5811) 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 : Ministerio de Obras Públicas , MOP (Ministry of Public Works)  
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:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - 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 [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) : Plastic 
piping systems used for the rehabilitation of underground non -pressure sewerage and 
rainwater networks.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NCh 3640/1 : 
2021 "Sistemas de rehabilitación en materiales plásticos para redes de alcantarillado de 
aguas ser vidas y aguas lluvias enterradas sin presión - Parte 1 : Generalidades"  (Chilean 
Standard 3640/1 : 2021: "Rehabilitation systems in plastic materials for underground non -
pressure sewerage and rainwater networks - Part 1 : General") (25 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified standard specifies the characteristics and test 
methods for rehabilitation systems in plastic materials for underground non -pressure 
sewerage and rainwater networks that operate as gravity systems and are subjected to 
a maximum surcharge pressure of 0.5 bars . It applies to both manufactured pipes and 
fittings, and installed lined piping systems . It does not apply to existing piping  or any 
non-structural sprayed coating or annular filler . This standard establishes general 
requirements common to all relevant re habilitation  techniques.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
ISO 4633  Rubber seals - joint rings for water supply, drainage and sewerage pipelines - 
Specification for materials.  
9. Proposed date of adoption - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - G/TBT/N/CHL/562  
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  10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National e nquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Under -Secretariat for 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2-22827 5250  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
 
To view the above -mentioned standard, go to  
https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  and enter the following details:  
 
Empresa  (Company) : SUBREI -007 
Usuario  (Username) : subrei 
Contraseña  (Password) : subrei