G/TBT/N/CHL/652  
10 July 2023 
(23-4656) 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 notificat ion shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores de Chile , SUBREI (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 [ ], 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) : Elastomer 
materials for gaskets intended for gas appliances and equipment.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto PC Nº 66/1:2023 Materiales 
de elastómeros para juntas destinadas a artefactos y equipos que utilizan combustibles 
gaseosos  (Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for gas products, PC  No. 66/1:2023, 
Elastomer materials for gaskets and membranes intended for gas appliances and 
equipment) (10 pa ges, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Protocol establishes the certification 
procedure for elastomer gaskets intended for gas appliances and equipment, in 
accordance with the scope and field of application indicated in Spanish Sta ndard UNE EN 
549:2020.  
It will not apply to gaskets that already form part of gas appliances ; in this case, the 
requirements established for those appliances in the respective protocols must be met.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urge nt problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
- UNE-EN 549:2020 - Materiales de caucho para juntas y membranas para aparatos y 
equipos que utilizan combustible gaseoso.  
- Resolución Exenta Nº 0431 de fecha 23.08.2010 del Ministerio de Energía que establece 
productos de combustibles que deben contar con un certificado de  aprobación para su 
comercialización en el país.  G/TBT/N/CHL/652  
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  - Ley Nº18.410 de 1985 del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción.  
- Decreto Supremo Nº298, Certificación de Productos Eléctricos y Combustibles, de 2005, 
del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reco nstrucción.  
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  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2-2827 5491  
Fax: (+56)-2-2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
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