G/TBT/N/CHL/408  
15 June 2017  
(17-3202) 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 del Medio Ambiente  (Minist ry of the Environment)  
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:  
Dirección G eneral 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 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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) : Boilers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Anteproyecto de 
Norma de emisión para  calderas, Resolución exenta N° 459, del 26 de mayo de 2017  
(Preliminary Draft Emission Standard for Boilers, Exempt Resolution No. 459, of 2 6 May 
2017) (18 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified regulation establishes emission limits  for particulate 
matter, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides for boilers with a thermal 
power greater than or equal to 75 thermal kilowatts.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of health and protection of the environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Ley N° 19.300, sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente  (Law No. 19,300 
establishing general environmental principles)  
 Ley N° 20.417, Crea el Ministerio, el Servicio de Evaluación Ambient al y la 
Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente  (Law No. 20,417 establishing the Ministry of 
the Environment, the Environmental Assessment Service and the Environmental 
Regulatory Authority)  
 Decreto Supremo N° 38, de 2012, del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, qu e aprueba el 
Reglamento para la Dictación de Normas de Calidad Ambiental y de Emisión 
(Supreme Decree No. 38 of 2012 of the Ministry of the Environment approving the 
Regulations for the Issuance of Environmental Quality and Emission Standards)  
9. Propose d date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - G/TBT/N/CHL/408  
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  10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Departamento Regulatorio  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2-2827 5250  
Fax: (+56)-2-2380 9494  
Email : mailto:tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://planesynormas.mma.gob.cl/archivos/2017/proyectos/Folio_512_ -_520.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHL/17_2741_00_s.pdf