G/TBT/N/CHL/373  
28 September 2016  
(16-5183) 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 : Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of Ec onomic Affairs)  
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  (Directorate -General of International 
Economic Relations), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) . 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Produc ts covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Steel for 
reinforced concrete  structures.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Aprueba 
Reglamento de Rotulación de Acero para obras de hormigón armado  (Adoption of a 
Regulation on the labelling of steel for reinforced concrete  structures ) (5 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation seeks to ensure that the labell ing affixed 
to steel bars marketed in Chile communicates the relevant information and product 
characteristics . It aims to standardize and improve the quality of the information provided 
to consumers regarding the technical characteristics that must be met by this product.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of misleading practices, and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Ley No 19.496, sobre Protección de los Derechos de los Consumidores  
(Law No. 19.496 on the protection of consumer rights)  
 D.F.L N° 458, de 1976, Ley General de Urbanismo y Construcciones y sus 
modificaciones (Decree having Force of Law (DFL) No. 458 of 1976, Law on Urban 
Planning and Construction and amendments thereto)  
 Ordenanza General de Urbanismo y Construcciones, aprobada por D.S . N° 47, (V. y 
U.), de 1992 y sus modificaciones  (General Ordinance on Urban Planning and 
Construction, adopted through Supreme Decree No. 47 (Housing and Urban 
Development) of 1992 and amendm ents thereto)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification.  G/TBT/N/CHL/373  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email a nd 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 -5491 
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 -9494 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.participacionciudadana.economia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/Propuesta%20regla
mento%20de%20rotulaci%C3%B3n%20del%20acero_0.pdf