G/TBT/N/CHL/555  
7 June 2021 
(21-4612) 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) : Vacuum 
cleaners and water -suctio n cleaning appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Aspiradoras y artefactos de limpieza 
de aspiración de agua  (Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for vacuum cleaners and 
water -suction cleaning appliances) (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the safety certification 
procedure for vacuum cleaners and water -suction cleaning appliances for domestic and 
similar purposes, with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
- IEC 60335 -2-2:2019 -05, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -
2: Particular requirements for vacuum cleaners and water -suction cleaning appliances.  
- IEC 60335 -1:2020 -09, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1 : 
General requiremen ts. 
- Ley Nº18.410:1985 del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción . 
- Decreto Supremo Nº298, de 2005, Certificación de Productos Eléctricos y Combustibles 
del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción . 
- REX Nº87 de fecha 13.07.1993, Estab lece artefactos eléctricos que deberán contar con 
el certificado de aprobación a que se refiere la disposición que se indica, del Ministerio de 
Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción . G/TBT/N/CHL/555  
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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 [X] 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 de 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/  
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