G/TBT/N/CHL/252  
7 February 2014  
(14-0764)  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 Vivienda y Urbanismo  (Ministry of Housing and Urban 
Development) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above: Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores  (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): 
Construction 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Norma Técnica 
010, "Recomendaciones para intervención en edificaciones emplazadas en Suelos Salinos"  
(Technical Standard No. 010: "Recommendations for protective measures for buildings 
constructed on saline soil") (28 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content: The notified Standard establishes the minimum conditions and 
requirements to be met by projects for the construction of structures, facilities and 
housing on saline soil, with a view to sealing off such soil from water penetration and therefore preventing its salt content from being dissolved. It furthermore provides the 
geotechnical characteristics of saline soil and establishes building specifications and 
recommendations to prevent damage to housing. It includes requirements for new buildings, and also for existing buildings which have been damaged in some way due to a 
loss of bearing capacity in the foundation soil, caused by the dissolution of its salt 
content. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
- NCh 1444 - Áridos para morteros y hormigones - Determinación de sales - Parte 1: 
Determinación de cloruros y sulfatos  (Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 1444: Aggregates for 
mortars and concretes - Determination of salts - Part 1: Determination of chlorides and 
sulphates) 
- NCh 1508 - Geotecnia - Estudio de mecánica de suelos (Chilean Standard (NCh) 
No. 1508: Geotechnics - Soil mechanics studies) 
- Texts available at: http://www.inncoleccion.cl/  
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- LNV 8-84 - Agregados pétreos - Método para determinar sales solubles (National 
Highway Laboratory (LNV) Standard No. 8-84: Rock aggregates - Method for determining soluble salts) (Ref. MC Vol. 8, Ch. 8.200). Text available at: 
http://mc.mop.gov.cl/Login.aspx  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   - 
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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, Santiago Tel.: (+56) 2827-5491 
Fax: (+56) 2380-9494 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
The notified Standard is available at: 
http://www.minvu.cl/ope nsite_20101122145644.aspx