G/TBT/N/CHL/606  
15 July 2022 
(22-5400) 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) : Circular 
saws 
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 PE Nº 6/05:2022  
(Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for electrical products PE No. 6/05:2022) (10 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Protocol establishes the safety certification 
procedure for electric circular saws with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V a.c. or 75 V 
d.c. and a rated input not exceeding 3,700 W, in accordance with the scope and field of 
application of IEC 62841 -2-5:2014.  
It does not apply to saws designed for use with abrasive wheels.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
- IEC 62841 -1:2014 Electric motor -operated hand -held tools, transportable tools and 
lawn and garden machinery - Safety  
- IEC 62841 -2-5:2014 - Part 2 -5: Particular requirements for hand -held circular saws  
- Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction on the certification of electrical products and fuel  
- Law No. 18.410:1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction  G/TBT/N/CHL/606  
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  - Exempt Resolution No. 40 of 6 September 2 006 of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Development and Reconstruction  
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:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Under -Secretariat for 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)- 2-2827 5491  
Fax: (+56)-2-2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://www.sec.cl/consulta -publica/#1562021903692 -b342647e -b300 
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