G/TBT/N/CHL/645  
28 June 2023 
(23-4408) 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, SUBREI  - 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) : Dry 
vacuum cleaners for household or similar use  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO DE 
PROTOCOLO DE ANÁLISIS Y/O ENSAYOS DE EFICIENCIA ENERGÉTICA DE PRODUCTO 
ELÉCTRICO PE Nº1/01/2:2023  (Draft energy efficiency analysi s and/or test protocol for 
electric products PE No. 1/01/2:2023) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Protocol establishes the energy efficiency 
certification procedure and performance testing for dry vacuum cleaners, including wa ter 
filter vacuum cleaners for household or similar use, which are mains -operated in 
accordance with the purpose and scope of IEC 62885 -2:2021 -10. 
The following products are exempt from this requirement:  
(a) mains -operated dry vacuum cleaners for commercia l use, IEC 62885 -8; 
(b) battery -operated (cordless) dry vacuum cleaners, IEC 62885 -4; 
(c) automatic vacuum cleaners (robot or smart vacuum cleaners) powered by internal or 
removable batteries, IEC/A STM 62885 -7; 
(d) hand -held and portable vacuum cleaners for vehicles that powered or charged by 12 
V DC supply;  
(e) vacuum cleaners manufactured exclusively for commercial and industrial purposes 
and vacuum cleaners with voltages above 250 V ; or power greater than 3,000 W ; or 
capacity greater than 15 l itres;  
(f) vacuum cleaners to be used for non -household (commercial/industrial) purposes in 
hotels, offices, schools, hospitals and similar premises;  G/TBT/N/CHL/645  
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  (g) backpack -type vacuum cleaners for commercial/industrial use;  
(h) dual -supply vacuum cleaners, optionally mains powered or powered by internal or 
removable batteries;  
(i) vacuum cleaners operated on DC supply from external sources not included;  
(j) wet vacuum cleaners;  
(k) wet/dry vacuum cleaners;  
(l) central vacuum cleaners;  
(m) floor vacuum cleane r/polishers;  
(n) outdoor vacuum cleaners such as garden blowers and vacuum cleaners/blowers;  
(o) vacuum cleaners for medical purposes;  
(p) ash vacuum cleaners;  
(q) vacuum cleaners for animal care purposes;  
(r) vacuum cleaners only with USB input port and/o r USB connector cable;  
(s) swimming pool cleaners and glass cleaners;  
(t) appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as 
the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas).  
7. Objective and rat ionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
IEC 62885 -2:2021 -10 Surface cleaning appliances - Part 2 : Dry vacuum cleaners for 
household or similar use - Methods for measuring the performance.  
IEC TS 62885 -1:2020 RLV Surface cleaning appliances - Part 1 : General requirements on 
test material and test equipment.  
Ley Nº 18.410:1985, del Ministerio de Economía,  Fomento y Reconstrucción.  
DS Nº298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción.  
RE Nº87 de fecha 13.07.1993, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción.  
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  
https://www.sec.cl/ sitio-web/wp -content/uploads/2023/06/PE1_01 -2_2023_EE -
Aspiradoras.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CHL/23 _10625_00_s.pdf