G/TBT/N/CHL/448  
24 July 2018 
(18-4663) 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  - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
(Directorate -General of International Economic Relations, Ministry of Fo reign 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) : Multi-layer 
pipes with an aluminium inner layer and related accessories, used for fuel gases  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PC n° 34/1 2018 
Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto de Gas  
(PC No. 34/1 2018, Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for gas products) (9 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
multi-layer pipes with an aluminium inner layer and related accessories , used for fuel 
gases, in accordance with the scope and field of application of Spanish Standard UNE -EN 
53008 -1:2014 (2017 corrected version).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety 
8. Relevant docume nts: 
•  UNE 53008 -1:2014 (2017 corrected version)  - Sistemas de canalización en 
materiales plásticos - Sistemas de canalización de tubos multicapa para 
instalaciones receptoras de gas con una presión máxima de operación (MOP) 
inferior o igual  a 5 bar (500 kPa) - Parte 1 : Especificaciones para tubos, accesorios 
y sistemas ; 
• Ley Nº 18.410 de 1985, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción ; 
• Decreto Supremo Nº 298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y 
Reconstrucción ; 
• Resolución  Exenta N° 681, de fecha 07.10.2011 del Ministerio de Energía . G/TBT/N/CHL/448  
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  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 [ ] 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/PROYECTO_PROTOCOLO_PC_N_34_1_TUBERIAS_MULTICAPAS.PDF   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/CHL/18_3956_00_s.pdf