G/TBT/N/CHL/399  
18 April 2017  
(17-2101) 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) : 
Thermoplastic panel boards for household use  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PE n° 3/xx 2017 
Proyecto de Protocolo Base de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto Eléctrico  
(PE No. 3/xx 2017 : Draft basic safety analysis and/or test protocol for electrical products) 
(11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description  of content : The notified protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
empty enclosures for household and similar fixed installations for indoor use, also known 
as thermoplastic panel boards for household use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 IEC 60670 -1: 2015: Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household 
and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1 : General requirements  
 IEC 60670 -24:2011 : Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household 
and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 24 : Particular requirements for 
enclosures for housing protective devices and other power dissipating electrical 
equipment  
 Law No. 18.410 of 1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction  
 Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction  
 Exempt Resolution No. 20 of 2 9 April 2 015 of the Ministry of Energy  G/TBT/N/CHL/399  
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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:  
Departamento Regulatorio  
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_Ch ile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PRODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%20E
N%20CONSULTA/PROTOCOLOPE3 -XXTABLEROS_TERMOPLASTICOS_DOMESTICO.PDF  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHL/17_1895_00_s.PDF