G/TBT/N/CHL/38 9 
23 Februa ry 2017  
(17-1100) 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 Co mbustibles , 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 notification shall be indicated if different f rom above:  Dirección 
General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
(Directorate -General of Int ernational Economic Relations - 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):  Double -
capped fluorescent lamps  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document:  PE n° 5/02/1/2 
2017 – Proyecto de Protocolo Base de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Eficiencia Energética de 
Producto Eléctrico (PE No. 5/02/1/2 2017 : Draft basic energy efficiency analysis and/or test 
protocol for electrical products ) (4 pages, in Spa nish)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Protocol establishes the certification procedure and 
energy efficiency labelling requirements for  double -capped fluorescent lamps for general 
lighting services , in accordance with the scope and  coverage of In ternational 
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. 60081 (2002) and ad denda A1:2000, 
A2:2003 and A3:2005  thereto . 
Lamps  of a length exceeding  1200 mm and lamps  with a rated wattage greater than 40 W  
are exempt from the se requirements . 
7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Environmental protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
 International Electrotechnical Commission  (IEC) Standard No.  60081 
(2002):  Double -capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specificat ions; 
 NCh 3020 Of.2006:  Eficiencia energética - Lámparas fluorescentes compactas, 
circulares y tubulares – Clasificación y etiquetado  (Chilean Standard ( NCh) No. 3020 
Of.2006 : Energy efficiency - Compact, circular and tubular fluorescent lamps  - 
Classifica tion and labelling ); 
 Ley Nº 18.410 de 1985  (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 ); G/TBT/N/CHL/3 89 
 
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   Resolución Exenta N° 1046 de 14 de julio de 2008 del Ministerio de Energía  (Exempt 
Resolution No. 1046 of 14 July 2008 of the Ministry of Energy ). 
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 addresses, if available , of other body:   
Departamento Regulatorio  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internac ionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Santiago  
Tel.: (+56-2) 22827 -5250 
Fax: (+56-2) 22380 -9494 
Email:  tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl   
Website:   
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PRODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%20E
N%20CONSULTA/EFICIENCIAPE5_02 -01_2CASQUILLODOBLE2017.PDF   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHL/17_1014_00_s.pdf