G/TBT/N/CHL/441  
30 April  2018 
(18-2687) 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 Combustibles , 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 from above:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Relations), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs)  
3. Notifie d 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) : Earth 
leakage switches without overcurrent protection, independent of voltage  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PE N° 3/06 2018, 
Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto Eléctrico  (PE No. 
3/06 2018 : Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for electrical products) (11 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Protocol applies to earth leakage switches which ar e 
functionally independent of line voltage, for household and si milar use, not incorporating 
overcurrent protection, for rated voltages not exceeding 440 V a.c. and rated currents not 
exceeding 125 A, intended principally for protection against electric shock hazard, and 
which operate in 50Hz systems.  
 
The scope includ es both one - and three -phase earth leakage switches, and therefore those 
with two, three or four poles.  
The earth leakage switches referred to in this standard are intended for use in 
environments that are pollution degree two and overvoltage category III.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety G/TBT/N/CHL/441  
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  8. Relevant documents : IEC 61008 -1:2010+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2013 Residual current 
operated circuit -breakers without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar 
uses (RCCBs) - Part 1 : General rules  
IEC 61008 -2-1:1990 Residual current operated circuit -breakers without integral 
overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCCBs)  
Law No. 18.410 of 1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction;  
Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction;  
Ministry of the Economy Exempt Resolution No. 77/2005  
9. Proposed date of a doption : - 
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:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: Tbt_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PRODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%20E
N%20CONSULTA/PROTOCOLODIFERENCIALESPE3_06_2018.PDF  
https://members.wto.org/crnattac hments/2018/TBT/CHL/18_2299_00_s.pdf