G/TBT/N/CHL/516/Rev.1  
4 January 2023  
(23-0240) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 (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) : Washing 
machines  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Modifica 
Requisito de Insumo para el Ensayo de Eficiencia de Lavado del Protocolo de Análisis y/o 
Ensayos, para la Certificación en Eficiencia Energética del Producto Eléctrico Lavadora d e 
Ropa, PE N°1/06//2:2020  (Modifying the input requirement for the analysis and/or test 
protocol washing efficiency test, for electric washing machines' energy efficiency 
certification, PE N°1/06//2:2020) (2 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The current "sodium perborate" component may be used to 
perform washing efficiency tests until 30 September 2 023, after which such tests must 
be performed using the new "sodium percarbonate" component, with the mixture/dosages 
specified in International Ele ctrotechnical Commission (IEC) document 59D/477/CD.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : - Decreto Supremo N°298 de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, 
Fomento y Reconstrucción, que aprueba el Reglamento para la Certificación de Productos 
Eléctricos y de Combustibles . 
- Protocolo SEC de Eficiencia Energética PE N°1/06/2:2020, de fecha 23.10.2020, 
aprobado  mediante la Resolución Exenta N°33733 de fecha 07.12.202 0. 
- IEC 60456 :2010 Ed. 5.0 testing standard.  G/TBT/N/CHL/516/Rev.1  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : 30 September 2 023 
Proposed date of entry into force : 30 September 2 023 
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
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  (Under -Secretariat for 
International Economic Relations)  
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://wlhttp.sec.cl/PublicacionProductos/adjunto?ac=verResProt&id=394&nro=15486  
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