G/TBT/N/CHL/578  
21 January  2022 
(21-8784) 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 Energía  (Ministry of Energy)  
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:  
Subse cretaría 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 [X], 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) : Liquefied 
Petroleum Gas (LPG) ; Propane (HS 271112) ; Butane (HS 271113) ; Other (HS 271119)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Establece 
especificaciones de calidad de gas licuado de petróleo  (Setting out specifications for LPG 
quality) (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified document sets out specifications and requirements 
for liquefied petroleum Gas (LPG).  
Domestic LPG specifications include:  
(a) Commercial propane : Obtained from mixtures of hydrocarbons consisting 
predominantly of pr opane and propene and its specifications correspond to those set out 
in table no. 1 of Article 5 of this Decree.  
(b) Commercial butane : Obtained from mixtures of hydrocarbons consisting 
predominantly of butane and butene and its specifications correspond to those set out in 
table no. 1 of Article 5 of this Decree.  
(c) Commercial propane -butane mixtures : Obtained from mixtures of commercial 
propane and commercial butane gases and their specifications correspond to those set 
out in table no. 1 of Article 5 of this Decree.  
(d) Catalytic LPG : Obtained from LPG and used in catalytic combustion appliances and 
equipped with emissions treatment systems for volatile organic compounds, and its 
specifications correspond to those set out in table no. 1 of Article 5 of this Decree.  
(e) Automotive LPG : Obtained from LPG and used as fuel in motor vehicles and its 
specifications correspond to those set out in table no. 2 of Article 6 of this Decree.  
How the extraction of samples of LPG categories  and determination of product conformity 
should be carried out is specified.  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Product improvements for the final customer ; Prevention of deceptive 
practices and consumer  protection ; Quality requirements ; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:  
- Decreto N° 31, de 2017, del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, que establece plan 
descontaminación atmosférica para la Región Metropolitana de Santiago.  
- Decreto Supremo N° 60, de 2012, del Ministerio de Energía.  
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:  
Subsecretaria 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://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/especificaci ones_glp_version_cons_publ_omc.p
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