G/TBT/N/CHL/353  
7 April 2016  
(16-1949)  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 Transporte y Telecomunicaciones  (Ministry of 
Transport and Telecommunications) 
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 [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): Buses for 
the provision of intercity public passenger transport services  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Modifica 
Resolución N° 1/1995 y Decreto N° 158/2013, ambos del Ministerio de Transportes y 
Telecomunicaciones  (Amendment to Resolution No. 1/1995 and Decree No. 158/2013 of 
the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications) (1 page, in Spanish; 2 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content: Proposed amendment to Resolution No. 1/1995 and Decree No. 
158/2013 of the Ministry of Transport and Te lecommunications, concerning single-decker 
buses which provide intercity public passenger transport services and which measure over 14 metres in length but do not exceed 15 metres. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety during the transportation of passengers on buses 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Ley Nº 18.696, Modifica artículo 6 de la ley N° 18.502, autoriza importación de 
vehículos que señala y establece normas sobre transporte de pasajeros (Law No. 
18.696 amending Article 6 of Law No. 18.502 authorizing the importation of vehicles, which specifies and establishes rules on the transportation of passengers) 
 D.F.L. Nº 1, de 2007, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones y 
Ministerio de Justicia, que fija el texto refundido, coordinado y sistematizado de la Ley Nº 18.290 (Ley de Tránsito) (Decree having Force of Law (DFL) No. 1 of the 
Ministries of Transport and Telecommunications and Justice, establishing the revised, 
coordinated and consolidated text of Law No. 18.290 (Law on Transit)) 
 Resolución N° 1, de 1995, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, que 
establece dimensiones máximas a vehículos que indica  (Resolution No. 1 of 1995 of 
the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, establishing the maximum G/TBT/N/CHL/353 
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  dimensions for the indicated vehicles) 
 Decreto N° 158, de 2013, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, 
dispone sistemas y dispositivos de seguridad que deben cumplir los buses destinados 
a prestar servicios interurbanos de transporte de pasajeros (Decree No. 158 of 2013 
of the Ministry of Transport and Telecomm unications, establishing safety systems 
and mechanisms for buses that provide intercity passenger transport services)  
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:  
Departamento Regulatorio 
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  
Website: http://mtt.gob.cl/documentos  
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