G/TBT/N/CHL/487  
15 July 2019  
(19-4677) 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 
audio/video, information  technology and communication technology equipment . External 
power supplies for computers and tablet chargers (switch mode units) . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Protocolo de 
Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad (PE Nº8/9 :2019) de : Equipos electrónicos de 
audio/video, tecnología de la Información y tecnología de la comunicación . Fuentes de 
energía externa para computadores y cargadores de tablets (Fuentes conmutadas)  
(Safety analysis and/or test protocol (PE No. 8/9:2019) for electronic audio/video, 
information technology and communication technology equipment . External power 
supplies for computers and tablet chargers (switch mode units)). (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol es tablishes the certification procedure for 
external power supplies for computers (laptop and desktop) and tablet chargers using 
switch mode units.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety; Setting of mini mum safety standards ; Protection of human health or 
safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
• IEC 60950 -1:2005 -12 + Corrigendum 1 2006 -08, Information technology 
equipment - Safety - Part 1 : General requirements.  
• Ley Nº  18.410:1985 del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción . 
• D.S. Nº 298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción.  G/TBT/N/CHL/487  
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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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
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@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PR ODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%
20EN%20CONSULTA/PE8 -9.PDF  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/CHL/19_3947_00_s.pdf