G/TBT/N/CHL/543  
24 November  2020 
(20-8482)  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 : Dirección  General de Obras Públicas  (Directorate -General 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 indi cated 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) : Water-
efficient products : Showers, taps, flow controllers, sanitary fixtures, dishwashers and 
washing machines  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NCh 3584:2020 
"Productos eficientes en el uso de agua (PEUA) - Clasificación y etiquetado"  (Chilean 
Standard (N Ch) No. 3584:2020 "Water -efficient products - Classification and labelling") 
(39 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Standard establishes the requirements for the 
classification and labelling of water -efficient products, as well as the minimum efficiency 
standards, where applicable.  
The purpose of this Standard is to set forth the classification and labelling requirements 
for suppliers of products that typically function using water.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• AS/NZS 2007 .1, Performance of household electrical appliances - Dishwashers - 
Part 1 : Methods for measuring performance, energy and water consumption;  
• AS/NZS 2007 .2, Performance of household electrical appliances - Dishwashers - 
Part 2 : Energy efficiency labelling requirements;  
• AS/NZS 2040 .1, Performance of household electrical appliances - Clothes washing 
machines - Part 1 : Methods for measuring performance, energ y and water 
consumption;  G/TBT/N/CHL/543  
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  • AS/NZS 2040 .2, Performance of household electrical appliances - Clothes washing 
machines - Part 2 : Energy efficiency labelling requirements;  
• AS/NZS 2442 .1, Performance of household electrical appliances - Rotary clothes 
dryers - Part 1: Energy consumption and performance;  
• AS/NZS 2442 .2, Performance of household electrical appliances - Rotary clothes 
dryers - Part 2 : Energy labelling requirements;  
• AS 1172.1, Water closets (WCs) - Part 1 : Pans; 
• AS 1172.2, Water closets (WCs) - Part 2 : Flushing devices and cistern inlet and 
outlet valves;  
• AS 3662, Performance of showers for bathing;  
• AS 5200.037.2, Plumbing and drainage products - Part 037.2 : Flow controllers 
for use with heated or cold water systems;  
• AS/NZS 3718 , Water supply - Tap ware;  
• AS/NZS 3982 , Urinals;  
• PCA, Plumbing Code of Australia.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
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 de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2 -22827 5250  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
To view the above -mentioned standards, go to https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  and enter 
the following details:  
Empresa  (Company) : SUBREI -003 
Usuario  (Username) : subrei 
Contraseña  (Password) : subrei