G/TBT/N/CHL/551  
30 April 2021 
(21-3711) 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 differe nt from above:  
Subsecretaría 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 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Lighting 
and luminaires  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : ANTEPROYECTO 
DE NORMA DE EMISIÓN ELABORADO A PARTIR DE LA REVISIÓN DEL DECRETO SUPREMO 
Nº 43, DE 2012, DEL MINISTERIO DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE, QUE ESTABLECE NORMA DE 
EMISIÓN PARA LA REGULACION DE LA CONT AMINACIÓN LUMÍNICA  (Preliminary draft 
emission standard created through the revision of Ministry of the Environment Supreme 
Decree No. 43 of 2012 establishing the emission standard for regulating light pollution) 
(16 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of c ontent : The notified text seeks to control the emissions from outdoor 
lighting in order to prevent and control artificial light, thereby protecting the quality of 
the night sky and biodiversity, particularly in the Special Protection Areas indicated in the  
text. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Resolution approving the preliminary draft revision of the lighting 
standard : This document contains the full draft standard that is under revision 
and has been submitted for public consultation . It indicates the reasons for the 
revision, as well as its purpose, scope and form of application, definitions, 
requirements and time -frames for compliance.  
https://planesynormas.mma.gob.cl/archivos/2021/proyectos/Resolucio__769_n
_Exenta_N__238_2021_MMA_Anteproyecto_Norm a_Lumi__769_nica.pdf  G/TBT/N/CHL/551  
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  • Technical note for the lighting standard revision process : The note contains 
a summary of the issue and its impacts, the most important features of the 
existing standard under revision and the aspects to be included in the new version 
of the standard.  
https://planesynormas.mma.gob.cl/archivos/2021/proyectos/Minuta_Te__769_
cnica_ -_Revisio__769_n_Norma_Lu mi__769_nica.pdf  
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:  
División de Aspectos Regulatorios del Comercio  (Trade Regulations Division)  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
 
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2-2827 5250  
Fax: (+56)-2-2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://con sultasciudadanas.mma.gob.cl/portal/consulta/104  
https://planesynormas.mma.gob.cl/archivos/2021/proyectos/ Resolucio__769_n_Exenta
_N__238_2021_MMA_Anteproyecto_Norma_Lumi__769_nica.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/CHL/21_3174_00_s.pdf