G/TBT/N/CHL/341  
20 January 2016  
(16-0399)  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 telephon e 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: Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores - Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales 
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate-General of International Economic Relations) 
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): Concrete 
blocks for use in construction.  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Incorporación de 
la Norma Chilena NCh182:2008 sobre Bloques de hormigón para uso estructural - Ensayos 
al D.S. N° 10 de 2002 (Crea Registro Oficial de Laboratorios de Control Técnico de Calidad 
de Construcción y aprueba Reglamento del Registro)  (Incorporation of Chilean Standard 
NCh182:2008 on tests applicable to concrete blocks used in construction, into Supreme 
Decree (D.S.) No. 10 of 2002 establishing the Official Register of Laboratories for the 
Technical Control of Construction Quality, and approving the regulations governing registration) (24 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: This Standard establishes the test methods applicable to 
concrete blocks used in construction, in relation to size, compression-resistance, 
absorption, block weight (density), moistu re content, linear drying shrinkage and 
capillarity. The Standard applies to concrete  blocks made from cement, water and mineral 
aggregates, with or without the inclusion of other materials, which are described in NCh181. The blocks, for use in construction, may have smooth or textured sides and may 
or may not have been waterproofed. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements 
8. Relevant documents: D.S. N° 10 de 2002 (Crea Regist ro Oficial de Laboratorios de 
Control Técnico de Calidad de Construcción y aprueba Reglamento del Registro)  (Supreme 
Decree (D.S.) No. 10 of 2002 establishing the Official Register of Laboratories for the 
Technical Control of Construction Quality, and approving the regulations governing 
registration) G/TBT/N/CHL/341 
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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 [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 
Tel.: (+56)-2-22827 5491 
Fax: (+56)-2-22380 9494 Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
Chilean Standard available online at: 
https://www.inncoleccion.cl/ Company: DIRECON-007 Username: direcon 
Password: direcon 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
https://www.inncoleccion.cl/