G/TBT/N/CHL/454  
13 August  2018 
(18-5085) 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 Combustibles , 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 from above:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores  (Directorate -General of International 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) : High-
pressure cleaners  (ICS: 97.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PE N° 1/33 2018 
Proyecto de Protocolo Base de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto Eléctrico  (PE 
No. 1/33 2018 : Draft 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 
high-pressure cleaners without traction drive and with a nominal pressu re not exceeding 
35 Mpa, in accordance with the scope and field of application of International 
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. 60335 -2-79:2016.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety ; Safety.  
8. Relevant documents:  
IEC 60335 -2-79:2016:05 : Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -79: 
Particular requirements for high -pressure cleaners and steam cleaners;  
IEC 60335 -1:2010 Househo ld and similar electrical appliances − Safety - Part 1 : General 
requirements;  
Ley N° 18.410 de 1985, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción ; 
Decreto Supremo N° 298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción.  G/TBT/N/CHL/454  
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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  (Regulations Department)  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic  Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
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/PE1 -33.PDF   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/CHL/18_4320_00_s.pdf