G/TBT/N/CHL/618  
5 January  2023 
(23-0133) 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 Energía  (Ministry of Energy)  
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:  
Subse cretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores  (Under -Secretariat 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 [ ], 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) : Washing 
machines for household use  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Especificaciones 
Técnicas para el Diseño de la Etiqueta de Eficiencia Energética para Lavadoras de Ropa 
(Technical specifications for the design of energy effic iency labels for washing machines) 
(13 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The technical specifications for the design of energy efficiency 
labels for washing machines for household use are an update of the currently valid labels 
and aim to prov ide consumers with information when selecting this type of product, taking 
account of technological advances in development . With regard to the development of the 
proposal, account has been taken of international experience, currently valid energy 
efficien cy labels, and protocols in force in Chile.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
The notified document is based on the following standards and regulations:  
- UNIT Standard 1171:2010, Eficiencia Energética - Secadoras de ropa tipo tambor 
eléctricas de uso doméstico - Especificaciones y etiquetado ; 
- IEC 60456 :2010 -02 Ed. 5.0 : Clothes washing machines for household use - Methods for 
measuring the performance;  G/TBT/N/CHL/618  
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  - Directive 95/12/EC, Delegated Regulation (EU)°1061/2010 and Commission Delegated 
Regulation (EU)°2019/2014.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into fo rce: - 
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:  
Subsecretaria 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@subrei.gob.cl  
https://energia.gob.cl/consultas -publicas/especificaciones -tecnicas -para-el-diseno -de-
la-etiqueta -de-eficiencia -energetica -para-lavadoras -de-ropa 
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