G/TBT/N/CHL/350  
6 April 2016  
(16-1929)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Obras Públicas  (Ministry of Public Works) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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: Dirección 
General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate-General of International 
Economic Relations), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
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): Ascensores 
y montacargas eléctricos e hidráulicos  (electric and hydraulic lifts and freight lifts)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  
 NCh 2840/1:2014 Elevadores - Procedimientos de inspección - Parte 1: Ascensores y 
montacargas eléctricos  (Chilean Standard (NCh) 2840/1:2014 - Elevators - 
Inspection procedures - Part 1: Electric lifts and freight lifts) 
 NCh 2840/2:2014 Elevadores - Procedimientos de inspección - Parte 2: Ascensores y 
montacargas hidráulicos  (Chilean Standard (NCh) 2840/2:2014 - Elevators - 
Inspection procedures - Part 2: Hydraulic lifts and freight lifts) (76 pages, in 
Spanish; 64 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: Chilean Standards 2840/1:2014 and 2840/2:2014 establish the 
inspection and test procedures used to verify  that electric and hydraulic lifts and freight 
lifts fulfil the requirements established in Chilean Standards 440/1 and 440/2, respectively. 
They also contain instructions regarding inspections and the safety measures that must be 
taken during such procedures. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements; protection of human health and safety. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 ASME A17.2.1:1996 - Inspectors' Manual for Electric Elevators, and 1997 and 1998 
addenda thereto. 
 Chilean Standard (NCh) 440/1:2000 Construcción - Elevadores - Requisitos de 
seguridad e instalación, Parte 1: Ascensores y montacargas eléctricos  (Construction 
- Elevators - Safety and installation requir ements, Part 1: Electric lifts and freight 
lifts) 
 ASME A17.2.2:1997 - Inspectors' Manual for Hydraulic Elevators 
 Chilean Standard (NCh) 440/2:2001 Construcción - Elevadores - Requisitos de 
seguridad e instalación, Parte 2: Ascensores y montacargas hidráulicos  (Construction 
- Elevators - Safety and installation requir ements, Part 2: Hydraulic lifts and freight 
lifts) G/TBT/N/CHL/350 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: - 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales 
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores 
Teatinos 180, piso 11 Tel.: (+56)-2-22827 5491 
Fax: (+56)-2-22380 9494 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
Note: To view the above-mentioned Chilean Standards, go to https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  
and enter the following data: 
Company: DIRECON-008 Username: direcon Password: direcon 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl