G/TBT/N/CHL/367  
15 July 2016  
(16-3818)  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 Energía  (Ministry of Energy) 
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:  
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): Wood pellet 
stoves 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Propuesta de 
etiqueta de eficiencia energética para calefactores a pellets de madera, especificaciones 
técnicas para el diseño de la etiqueta  (Proposed energy efficiency labelling for wood pellet 
stoves. Technical specifications for the design of labels) (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified text contains the technical specifications for the 
design of labels. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To inform end users of the energy effi ciency, particulate matter emissions and 
rated thermal input of wood pellet stoves marketed in Chile. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Chilena Oficial NCh 3282.Of 2013 "Artefactos de calefacción doméstica que 
utilizan pellets de madera - Requisitos y métodos de ensayo" (Chilean Standard 
(NCh) No. 3282.Of 2013 "Wood pellet-fired domestic heating appliances - 
Requirements and test methods") 
Decreto Supremo N° 39/2011, del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, que aprueba la Norma de 
emisión de material particulado, para los artefactos que combustionen o puedan combustionar leña y pellets de madera, y sus modificaciones mediante el Decreto Supremo 
N° 46/2013, del mismo Ministerio, que revisa la Norma de emisión de material particulado, 
para los artefactos que combustionen o puedan combustionar leña y pellets de madera, contenida en el Decreto Supremo N° 39/2011, del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (Supreme 
Decree No. 39/2011 of the Ministry of the En vironment, approving the Particulate matter 
emission Standard for appliances that burn or are able to burn firewood and wood pellets, and the amendments made thereto through Supreme Decree No. 46/2013 of the Ministry 
of the Environment, revising Particulate matter emission Standard for appliances that burn 
or are able to burn firewood and wood pellets, contained in Supreme Decree No. 39/2011 of the Ministry of the Environment)  G/TBT/N/CHL/367 
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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 addresse s, if available, of other body:  
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  
http://www.minenergia.cl/archivos_bajar/con sulta_ciudadana/2016/07/pellet/Propuesta_d
e_EEE_Calefactores_a_Pellets.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/CHL/16_2836_00_s.pdf