G/TBT/N/CHL/37 2 
20 September  2016 
(16-4989) 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: Ministerio de Obras Públicas  (Ministry  of Public Works)  
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 
Genera l 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. Produ cts covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Plastics 
piping systems for waste discharge . Pipes and fittings . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the noti fied document: NCh 1779 , 
Sistemas de canalización en materiales plásticos para evacuación de aguas residuales (a 
baja y a alta temperatura) en el interior de la estructura de los edificios, en poli (cloruro de 
vinilo) no plastificado (PVC -U) - Especificaci ones para tubos, accesorios y el sistema  
(Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 1779: Plastics piping systems for waste discharge (low and 
high temperature) within the building structure , of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) 
(PVC-U) - Specifications  for pipes, fitti ngs and the system ) (31 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified Chilean Standard specifies  the requirements for 
pipes, fittings and the system of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) solid-wall piping 
systems  in the field of waste  discharge  (low and high  temperature)  inside buildings 
(marked  with "B" or "BD").  
£7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements; protection of human health and safety  
8. Relevant documents: NCh 1779 , Sistemas de canalización en materiales plásticos para 
evacuación de aguas residuales (a baja y a alta temperatura) en el interior de la estructura 
de los edificios, en poli (cloruro de vinilo) no plastificado (PVC -U) - Especificaciones para 
tubos,  accesorios y el sistema  (Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 1779: Plastics piping systems 
for waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure , of 
unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) - Specifications  for pipes, fittings and the 
system) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: - 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification  G/TBT/N/CHL/37 2 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Santiago  
Tel.: (+56) 2 -22827 -5447 
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 -9494 
Email: tbt_chile@ direcon.gob.cl  
Note: To view the above -mentioned Chilean Standard, go to https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  
and enter the following data:  
Company: DIRECON -010 
Username: direcon  
Password: direcon  
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl