G/TBT/N/CHL/472  
3 April 2019  
(19-2124) 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 Vivienda y Urbanismo  (Ministry of Housing and Urban 
Development)  
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 Relaciones Exteriores - Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas 
Internacionales (Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Directorate -General of International 
Economic Relations)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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) : Panels - 
Wall segments  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Norma Chilena 
NCh 803:2016 Elementos de Construcción - Segmentos de muro - Ensayo de flexión  
(Chilean Standard NCh 803:2016 - Construction elements - Wall segments - Flection load 
test) (16 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Standard establishes the test methods for 
determining the behaviour and flection resistance of wall, roof and floor segments 
commonly used in construction . It describes the test method whereby the test piece is in 
a horizontal position . The procedures described in this Standard seek to reproduce load 
conditions that are representative of those applicable to the segments when in use . When 
applying the flection test to floor and roof segments, it is also necessary to follow the 
instructions set out in Annex A.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• D.S. Nº 127/1977 Que Aprueba Nuevo Reglamento del Registro Nacional de 
Contratistas del Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo.  
• Resolución Exenta 1369/2016 Reglamenta aprobación de sistemas constructivos 
no tradicionales para los efectos de inscribir en el Registro N acional de 
contratistas del Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo.  G/TBT/N/CHL/472  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5491  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
Chilean Standard available online at: https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  
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