G/TBT/N/CHL/494  
13 August 2019  
(19-5269) 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 Obras Públicas , MOP (Ministry of Public Works)  
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 above:  
Subsecretaria de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores  (Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs)  
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) : Meters for 
cold potable water and hot water  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : 
NCh 3274/1:2018 "Medidores para agua potable fría y agua caliente - Parte 1 : Requisitos 
metrológicos y técnicos"  (Chilean Standard NCh 3274/1:2018 "Meters for cold potable 
water and hot water - Part 1 : Metrological and technical requirements") (66 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified standard specifies the metrological and technical 
requirements for new water meters for cold potable water and hot water f lowing through 
a fully charged, closed conduit . These water meters incorporate devices which indicate 
the integrated volume.  
In addition to water meters that operate mechanically, the standard also applies to 
devices that operate electrically, electronical ly or mechanically incorporating electronic 
devices, and that are used to measure the volume of hot or cold potable water.  
The standard also applies to electronic auxiliary devices . Auxiliary devices are optional . 
However, it is possible that the competent  authority could make some auxiliary devices 
mandatory.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• NCh 3274/1:2018 "Medidores para agua potable fría y agua  caliente - Parte 1 : 
Requisitos metrológicos y técnicos"  (Chilean Standard NCh 3274/1:2018 "Meters 
for cold potable water and hot water - Part 1 : Metrological and technical 
requirements")  G/TBT/N/CHL/494  
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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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 -22827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 9494  
Email : mailto: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
Note: To view the above -mentioned Chilean Standard, go to 
https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  and enter the following:  
Company : DIRECON -023 
User: direcon  
Password : direcon