G/TBT/N/CHL/377  
15 November 2016  
(16-6265) 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 Medio Ambiente  (Environment Regulatory 
Authority)  
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. 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) : Light and 
medium -sized vehicles . Motorcycles.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified  document : Protocolo Técnico 
sobre Procedimientos de Medición de Ruido de Vehículos Livianos, Medianos y Motocicletas, 
para Ensayos Dinámico y Estacionario  (Technical protocol on procedures for measuring 
noise from light and medium -sized vehicles and motor cycles during dynamic and 
stationary testing) (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol seeks to establish the accepted measuring 
procedures for the dynamic and stationary testing referred to in the relevant Standard, and 
describes the measuring procedure for dynamic testing carried out in the country.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Ley N° 19.300, sobre bases generale s del medio ambiente  (Law No. 19.300 
establishing general environmental principles ) 
 D.S. N° 7 de 2015 del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Norma de Emisión de Ruidos 
para Vehículos Livianos, Medianos y Motocicletas  (Supreme Decree No. 7 of 2015 of 
the Minist ry of the Environment : Noise emission standard for light and medium -sized 
vehicles and motorcycles)  
 D.S. N° 129 de 2002 del Ministerio de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones, Norma de 
Emisión de Ruido para Buses de Locomoción Colectiva Urbana y Rural  (Supreme 
Decree No. 129 of 2002 of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications : Noise 
emission standard for urban and rural public transport buses)  G/TBT/N/CHL/377  
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    D.S. N° 54 de 1997 del Ministerio de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones, Dispone 
Normas sobre Homologación de Veh ículos  (Supreme Decree No. 54 of 1997 of the 
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications establishing rules on vehicle approval)  
 International Standard ISO 362 -1:2007: Measurement of noise emitted by 
accelerating road vehicles - Engineering method - Part 1: M and N categories  
 International Standard ISO 362 -1:2015: Measurement of noise emitted by 
accelerating road vehicles - Engineering method - Part 1: M and N categories  
 International Standard ISO 362 -2:2009: Measurement of noise emitted by 
accelerating ro ad vehicles - Engineering method - Part 2: L category  
 International Standard ISO 5130:2007: Acoustics - Measurement of sound pressure 
level emitted by stationary road vehicles  
 International Standard IEC 61672 -1:2013: Electroacoustics - Sound level meters - 
Part 1: Specifications  
 International Standard IEC 60942:2003: Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators  
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 availa ble 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 Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 -2827-5491 
Fax: (+56) 2 -2380-9494 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
https://goo.gl/bgAW5X  
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