G/TBT/N/CHL/492  
25 July 2019  
(19-4929) 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) : Natural 
gas pressure regulators, fo r pressures of 5 bar or more but not exceeding 100 bar  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PC N° 81/2 : 
2019 Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto de Gas, 
Reguladores de presión para gas natu ral (GN), para presiones iguales o superiores a 5  bar 
e inferiores o iguales a 100 bar  (PC No. 81/2: 2019 
Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for gas products, natural gas pressure 
regulators, for pressures of 5 bar or more but not exceeding 100 bar) (9 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
natural gas pressure regulators, for pressures of 5 bar or more but not exceeding 100  bar, 
for use in natural gas distrib ution networks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
• Ley Nº  18.410:1985 del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción;  
• Decreto Supremo Nº 298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y 
Reconstrucción ; 
• Resolución Exenta N° 0431, de fecha 23.08.2010 del Ministerio de Energía ; 
• UNE-EN 334:2005+A1:2009 - Gas pressure regulating devices (regulators for 
input pressures not exceeding 100 bar)  G/TBT/N/CHL/492  
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  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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
División de Asuntos Regulatorios del Comercio  (Trade Regulatory Affairs Division)  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internaci onales (Undersecretariat for 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2- 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56)-2- 2380 9494  
Email: Tbt_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PRODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%
20EN%20CONSULTA/PROTOCOLO_REGULADORES_ALTA_PRESIONGN2019.PDF  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachment s/2019/TBT/CHL/19_4143_00_s.pdf