G/TBT/N/CHL/516  
6 February  2020 
(20-0960) 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 notificati on shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores de Chile  (Undersecretariat  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 [ ], 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 : PE 
N°1/06/2:2020 : Proyecto de Modificación de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de 
Eficiencia de Lavadora de ropa  (PE No. 1/06/2:2020 : Draft amendment to efficiency 
analysis and/or test protocol for washing machines) (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Protocol establishes the certifi cation procedure and 
energy efficiency labelling requirements for electric washing machines for household use 
with or without heating devices and with a hot and/or cold water supply.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
• PE N°1/06/2:2020 Proyecto de Modificación de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos 
de Eficiencia de Lavadora de ropa ; 
• IEC 60456 :2010 -02 Ed. 5.0 : Clothes washing machines for household use - 
Methods for measuring the performance;  
• Decreto Supremo Nº298, de 2005, de Certificación de Productos Eléctricos y 
Combustibles, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción ; 
• Resolu ción Nº32 de fecha 04.02.1988, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y 
Reconstrucción . Establece que el producto eléctrico Lavadora de ropa, debe contar 
con su correspondiente Certificado de Aprobación otorgado por un organismo de G/TBT/N/CHL/516  
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  certificación autorizado po r la Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles, 
para su comercialización en el país ; 
• Resolución Exenta N°70 de fecha 30.12.2014, del Ministerio de Energía . Aprueba 
las especificaciones técnicas definitivas de la Etiqueta de consumo energético de 
Lavadoras de ropa y establece Etiqueta de consumo energético correspondiente . 
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:  
Subsecretaría 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://www.sec.cl/sitio -web/wp -content/uploads/2020/01/Protocolo -Eficiencia -con-
Etiqueta -LAVADORAS_Consulta -Publica -2020.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHL/20_0933_00_s.pdf