G/TBT/N/CHL/655  
19 July 2023 
(23-4912) 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 (Under -Secretariat for 
International Economic Relations)  - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  (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) : Air 
conditioners  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Protocolo 
Análisis y/o ensayos de Eficiencia Energética PE Nº 1/26/2:2023 de Acondicionadores de 
aire (Draft energy efficiency analysis and/or test protocol (PE No. 1/26/2:20 23) for air 
conditioners) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the energy efficiency 
certification procedure for air conditioners, in accordance with the scope and field of 
application of ISO Standards 5151:20 17 and 16358 -1-2-3:2013,  for the following types 
of air conditioners:  
• Split -type or single -package  
• Cooling -only units and reverse -cycle units  
• Non -ducted units  
• Single -phase power  
• Air-cooled units  
• Thermal input not exceeding 12 kW (42,000 BTU/h)  
• Single -, multiple - and variable -capacity  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/CHL/655  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Ley Nº 18.410 de 1985 del Ministerio  de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción . 
- Decreto Supremo Nº 298, Certificación de Productos Eléctricos y Combustibles, de 2005, 
del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción . 
- ISO 5151 :2017, Non -ducted air conditioners and heat pumps - Testing and  rating for 
performance.  
- ISO 16358 -1-2-3:2013, Air -cooled air conditioners and air -to-air heat pumps - Testing 
and calculating methods for seasonal performance factors - Part 1 : Cooling seasonal 
performance factor . Part 2 : Heating seasonal performance factor . Part 3 : Annual 
performance factor.  
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:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2-2827 5491  
Fax: (+56)-2-2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://www.sec.cl/sitio -web/wp -content/uploads/2023/07/PE -1-26-2-EE-
Acondicionadores -de-Aire_Eficiencia_2023_ve rs1.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CHL/23_11142_00_s.pdf