G/TBT/N/CHL/612  
26 July 2022 
(22-5615) 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  - 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 [ ], 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) : Cord 
switches ( In-line cord switches)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto Eléctrico Interruptor de cable 
(Interruptor volante)  (Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for electric al cord 
switches (in -line cord switches)) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the safety certification 
procedure for electrical cord switches (mechanical or electronic) for applianc es actuated 
by hand, by foot or by other human activity, to operate or control electrical appliances 
and other equipment for household or similar purposes with a rated voltage not exceeding 
250 V and a rated current not exceeding 16 A, in line with the sco pe of standard IEC 
61058 -2-1:2018.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
- IEC 61058 -1:2016, Switches for appliances - Part 1 : General requirements.  
- IEC 61058 -2-1:2018, Switches for appliances - Part 2 -1: Particular requirements for 
cord switches.  
- Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruc tion on the certification of electrical products and fuel.  G/TBT/N/CHL/612  
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  - Resolution No. 32 of 4 February 1 988 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be deter mined  
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:  
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/20 22/07/Protocolo -Interruptor -
volante.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CHL/22_4927_00_s.pdf