G/TBT/N/CHL/507  
6 November  2019 
(19-7506) 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 : Ministerio de Medio Ambiente  (Ministry of the Environment)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from ab ove: 
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores  de Chile  (Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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) : Packaging 
of carton, metal, paper, plastic, liquid packaging carton (Tetra Pak) or glass  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Anteproyecto 
de decreto supremo que establece metas de recolección y valorización y otras 
obligaciones asociadas de envases y embalaj es (Preliminary draft Supreme Decree 
establishing collection and recovery targets and other obligations relating to packaging) 
(22 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree seeks to establish collection and recovery 
targets and oth er obligations relating to packaging, a priority product, in order to prevent 
the generation of waste and to promote the reuse and recovery of packaging.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of t he environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Resolution No. 1492, Da inicio a la elaboración del decreto supremo de envases 
y embalajes;  
• Resolution No. 0011, Convoca a representantes a postular comité operativo 
ampliado envases;  
• Memo No. 9, Designación de representantes Ministerio del Medio Ambiente;  
• Ordinance No. 180119, Comité operativo envases y embalajes municipalidades;  
• Ordinance No. 180117, Comité operativo envases y embalajes servicios 
públicos;  
• Ordinance No. 0157, Fiscalía Nacional Ec onómica designa representante comité 
operativo ampliado;  G/TBT/N/CHL/507  
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  • Ordinance No. 592, Ministerio de Economía designa representante comité 
operativo ampliado.  
• Further documents can be downloaded at https:/ /rechile.mma.gob.cl/envases -
embalajes/  
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  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2- 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56)-2- 2380 9494  
Email: Tbt_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
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