G/TBT/N/CHL/3 92 
23 February 2017  
(17-1103) 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  - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
(Directorate -General of Int ernational Economic Relations - 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):  Double -
capped LED lamps designed to retrofit linear fluorescent lamps  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PE n° 5/xx 2017, 
Proyecto de Protocolo Base de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto Eléctrico  (PE 
No. 5/xx 2017 : Draft basic safety  analysis and/or test protocol for electrical products ) (10 
pages, in Spanish )   
6. Description of content:  The notified Protocol establishes the electrical product safety 
certification procedure for double -capped LED lamps  for general lighting purposes  designed 
to retrofit luminaires that use linear fluorescent lamps  and have  the following  
characteristic s:  
 G5 and G13 caps; 
 a rated power up to 125 W;  
 a rated voltage up to 250 V.  
These lamps are designed  to replac e fluorescent lamps without requiring any modification 
of the internal wiring of the luminaires .   
This Proto col does not cover LED lamps where modification of the luminaire s is required.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety   
8. Relevant documents:   
 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. 62776:2014: Double -
capped LED lamps designed to retrofit linear fluorescent lamps - Safety 
specifications ; 
 Ley Nº 18.410 de 1985, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción (Law 
No. 18.410 of 1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development a nd 
Reconstruction ); G/TBT/N/CHL/3 92 
 
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   Decreto Supremo Nº 298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y 
Reconstrucción  (Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Development and Reconstruction ).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of en try 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:   
Departamento Re gulatorio  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Santiago  
Tel.: (+56-2) 22827 -5250 
Fax: (+56-2) 22380 -9494 
Email:  tbt_chile@direcon .gob.cl   
Website:   
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PRODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%20E
N%20CONSULTA/PROTOCOLOSE GURIDAD -TUBO -LED.PDF   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHL/17_1017_00_s.pdf