G/TBT/N/CHL/364  
15 July 2016  
(16-3815)  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: Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles , SEC (Electricity 
and Fuel Board) 
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:  
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): Diaphragm 
gas meters with battery-powered totalizers 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: PC N° 24/3 
Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto de Gas  
(PC No. 24/3, Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for gas products) (9 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
diaphragm gas meters with battery-powered totalizers, in accordance with the scope and 
field of application of Spanish Standard UNE-EN 1359:1999. 
It applies to meters that fulfil the the following conditions:  Coaxial single-pipe or two-pipe meters 
 Designed to measure gaseous fuels from families 1, 2 and 3, in accordance with 
Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 953.Of2006, supplemented by Spanish Standard UNE-EN 437:2000+A1:2009. 
 Maximum pressure of 1 bar 
 Maximum flow rate of 160 m3/h 
 Minimum ambient temperature and gas temperature range of between -5º C and 
+35º C 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety G/TBT/N/CHL/364 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma UNE-EN 1359:1999. Contadores de gas. Contadores de volumen de gas de 
membranas deformables  (Spanish Standard UNE-EN 1359:1999. Gas meters. 
Diaphragm gas meters) 
 Ley Nº 18.410 de 1985 del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción  
(Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction Law No. 18.410 of 1985)  
 Decreto Supremo Nº 298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y 
Reconstrucción  (Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of  the Ministry of the Economy, 
Development and Reconstruction) 
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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Departamento Regulatorio 
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores 
Teatinos 180, piso 11 
Tel.: (+56) 2-22827-5447 Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.sec.cl/portal/page?_pageid= 33,3397597,33_4 085508&_dad=portal&_schema
=PORTAL 
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