G/TBT/N/CHL/597  
10 June 2022 
(22-4386) 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, 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) : Double -
capped LED lamps designed to retrofit linear fluorescent lamps  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Lámpara Led de doble casquillo 
diseñada para sustitución de lá mparas fluorescentes lineales  (Draft analysis and/or safety 
test protocol for double -capped LED lamps designed to retrofit linear fluorescent lamps) 
(12 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol sets out the electrical product sa fety 
certification procedures for double -capped LED lamps for general lighting purposes 
designed to retrofit luminaires that use linear fluorescent lamps and have the following 
characteristics:  
• G5 and G13 caps;  
• a rated power up to 125W;  
• a rated voltage up to 250V.  
These lamps are designed to work without electromagnetic or electronic ballasts and 
require additional modification of the internal wiring of the luminaires.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
  G/TBT/N/CHL/597  
- 2 - 
  8. Relevant documents:  
• IEC 62776 :2014 Double -capped LED lamps designed to retrofit linear fluorescent 
lamps - Safety specifications.  
• Law 18.410:1985 of the Ministry of Economy, Development and Reconstruction.  
• Supreme Decree No. 298 on the certification of electrical products and fuels, of 
2005, of the Ministry of Economy, Development and Reconstruction.  
• Exempt Resolution No. 31 of 2 0 November 2 017 of the Ministry of Energy.  
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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaria de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de 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/sitio -web/wp -content/uploads/2022/06/Protocolo -PE-N%C2%B0 -5-
30_2022 -Tubos -led-con-modificacion -de-luminaria.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CHL/22_4024_00_s.pdf