G/TBT/N/CHL/607  
19 July 2022 
(22-5475) 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 Vivienda y Urbanismo , MINVU (Ministry of Housing and Urban Development)  
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 sh all be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales , SUBREI - 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) : Timber  for 
structural use  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Norma Chilena 
NCh1217:2017 Pino radiata, Pino oregón, Pino ponderosa - Clasificación visual para uso 
estructural - Especificaciones de los grados de calidad  (Chilean S tandard (NCh) No. 
1217:2017 : Radiata pine, Oregon pine, ponderosa pine - Visual grading for structural use 
- Quality grade specifications) (22 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Standard establishes the requirements to be met 
by dry pieces (moisture content not exceeding 19%) of sawn or planed timber  of radiata 
pine, Oregon pine or ponderosa pine that are intended for structural use and graded 
visually . The dimensional tolerances must meet the specifications set out in Chilean 
Stand ard (NCh) No. 2824.  
The Standard defines three grades : GS, G1 and G2 . GS: Normally used as a heavy -duty 
structural element . G1: Particularly suitable for beams, flooring and roof trusses . G2: 
Particularly suitable for structural wall partitions . The acceptable mechanical properties 
associated with these mechanical grades are set out in Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 1198.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/CHL/607  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Supreme Decree No. 47 of 1992 ( Ordenanza General de Urbanismo y Construcciones ) 
and Decree No. 10 of 15 January 2002 (Crea Registro Oficial de Laboratorios de Control 
Técnico de Calidad de Construcción y Aprueba Reglamento del Registro ) of the M inistry 
of Housing and Urban Development.  
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 Relaciones Exteriores  (Minist ry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2-2827 5491                                                                                                                              
Fax: (+56)-2-2380 9494                                                                                            
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl   
To view the notified Chilean Standard, go to https://www.inncoleccion. cl/ and enter the 
following details :  
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Contraseña  (Password) : subrei