G/TBT/N/CHL/512  
6 January  2020 
(20-0010) 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 notificati on shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores  (Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 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) : Electronic 
reactive energy meters, single -phase or three -phase, classes 2 and 3.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Protocolo de 
Certificación para dar cumplimiento a l Anexo de la Norma Técnica de Calidad de Servicio 
para Sistemas de Distribución  (Certification protocol implementing the annex to the 
Technical Standard on Quality of Service for Distribution Systems) (12 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol sets out the certification procedure for 
electronic meters in accordance with the requirements contained in the annex to the 
Technical Standard on Quality of Service for Distribution Systems, which include safety, 
metrologica l and communication requirements, and requirements concerning the opening 
and closing of supply, and dependability.  
The protocol covers the following types of meter:  
• Electronic (or static) reactive electrical energy meters, single -phase or three -
phase, classes 2 and 3.  
• Electronic (or static) meters with the following characteristics : Bidirectional, with 
communication capacity and an opening and closing device.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety.  G/TBT/N/CHL/512  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• IEC 62053 -23:2016, Electricity metering equipment (AC) - Particular 
requirements - Part 21 : Static meters for active energy (classes 1 a nd 2)  
• IEC 62052 -11:2003 -02+AMD1:2016, Electricity metering equipment (AC) - 
General requirements, tests and test conditions - Part 11 : Metering equipment  
• IEC 62052 -31:2015, Electricity metering equipment (AC) - General requirements, 
tests and test conditions - Part 31 : Product safety requirements and tests  
• IEC 62059 -41:2006, Electricity metering equipment - Dependability - Part 41 : 
Reliability prediction  
• IEC 62053 -61:1999, Electricity metering equipment (AC) - Particular 
requirements - Part 61 : Power consumption and voltage requirements  
• IEC 62056 ‐6-1:2017, Electricity metering data exchange - The DLMS/COSEM 
suite - Part 6 -1: Object Identification System (OBIS)  
• IEC 61000 -4‐-8:2009, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4 -8: Testing 
and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test  
• IEC 61000 -4-11:2004+AMD1:2017, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 
4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions 
and v oltage variations immunity tests  
• Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development 
and Reconstruction on the certification of electrical products and fuel  
• Ministry of Energy Exempt Resolution No. 706, dated 7 December 2 017, 
establi shing the Technical Standard on Quality of Service for Distribution 
Systems ; Ministry of Energy Exempt Resolution No. 468, dated 4 August 2 019, 
establishing the Technical Annex on Measurement, Monitoring and Control 
Systems of the Technical Standard on Qua lity of Service for Distribution Systems, 
in accordance with Article 35 of Ministry of Energy Supreme Decree No. 11 of 
2017.  
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:  
División de Aspectos Regulatorios del Comercio  (Trade Regulations Division)  
Subsecretaría  de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales (Undersecretariat for 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  de Chile  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: Tbt_Chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://www.sec.cl/consulta -publica/#1562021903692 -b342647e -b300 
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