G/TBT/N/CHL/418  
20 July 2017 
(17-3991) 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 Co mbustibles , 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 f rom 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 [ ], 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) : 
Free-standing gas -fired stoves equipped with a fan  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s ) of the notified document : PC Nº 4/5:2017 
Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto de Gas 
(PC No. 4/5:2017, Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for gas products) (12 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
free-standing gas -fired stoves equipped with a fan, in accordance with the scope and field 
of application of Standard UNE -EN 1266:2003.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent  problems where 
applicable : Safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 UNE-EN 1266:2003 +A1:2006 - Aparatos de calefacción independientes por 
convección que utilizan combustibles gaseosos, y que incorporan un ventilador para 
la alimentación de aire comburente y/o la e vacuación de los productos de la 
combustión (Standard UNE -EN +A1:2006 - Independent gas -fired convection 
heaters incorporating a fan to assist the transportation of combustion air and/or flue 
gases)  
 R.E. Nº 431 de fecha 23.08.2010 del Ministerio de Energía  (Exempt Resolution 
No. 431 of 2 3 August 2 010 of the Ministry of Energy)  
 Ley Nº 18.410:1985 del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción  
(Law No. 18.410:1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction)  G/TBT/N/CHL/418  
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  9. Proposed date of adop tion: - 
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 addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 -22827 -5250 
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 -9494 
Email: TBT_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PRODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%20E
N%20CONSULTA/PROTOCOLO_PC_N4_5_ESTUFAS_CON_VENTILADOR_A_GAS.PDF  
https://members.wto. org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHL/17_3300_00_s.pdf