G/TBT/N/CHL/608  
19 July 2022 
(22-5479) 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 shall 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  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Norma Chilena 
NCh755:2019 Madera - Preservación - Medición de la penetración de preservantes en la 
madera  (Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 755:2019 : Timber - Preservation - Measurement of 
penetrat ion of preservatives in timber) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Standard sets out methods for measuring the depth 
of penetration of preservatives in timber . It establishes that where timber preservatives 
contain more than on e active ingredient, measuring the penetration of one of them is 
sufficient.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
Supreme Decree No. 47 of 1992 ( Ordenanza General de Urbanismo y Construcciones ) 
and Decree No. 10 of 1 5 January 2 002 ( Crea Registro Oficial de Laboratorios de Control 
Técnico de Calidad de Construcción y Aprueba Reglamento del Registro ) of the Ministry 
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  G/TBT/N/CHL/608  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if av ailable, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Under -Secretariat for 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry 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 :  
Empresa  (Company) : SUBREI -0012                                                                     
Usuario  (Username) : subrei                                                                                         
Contras eña (Password) : subrei