G/TBT/N/CHL/566  
4 August  2021 
(21-6079) 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 notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - 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 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Non-
metallic conduits for underg round electrical installations of a nominal diameter not 
exceeding 250 mm  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PE Nº3/17:2021 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayo de Seguridad de Producto Eléctrico  (PE No. 3/17:2021 
Safety analy sis and/or test protocol for electrical products) (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
non-metallic conduits for underground electrical installations of a nominal diameter not 
exceeding 250 mm, in accordance with the scope and field of application of International 
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. 61386 -24:2004 -07. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
• IEC 61386 -1:2008 -02: Conduit systems for cable management - Part 1 : 
General requirements.  
• IEC 61386 -24:2004 -07: Conduit systems for cable management - Part 24 : 
Particular requirements - Conduit systems buried underground.  
• IEC 60754 -1 ed3.0 (2011 -11): Test on gases evolved during combustion of 
materials from cables - Part 1 : Determination of the halogen acid gas content.  
• IEC 60754 -2 ed2.0 (2011 -11): Test on gases evolved during combustion  of 
materials from cables - Part 2 : Determination of acidity (by pH measurement) 
and conductivity.  G/TBT/N/CHL/566  
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  • Law No. 18.410:1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction.  
• Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Developmen t 
and Reconstruction.  
• Exempt Resolution No. 19 of 2 November 2 016 of the Ministry of Energy.  
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 Rela ciones 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@subrei.gob.cl  
https://www.sec.cl/consulta -publica/  
https://www.sec.cl/consulta -publica/  
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