G/TBT/N/CHL/464  
4 January  2019 
(19-0052) 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 Medio Ambiente  (Ministry of the Environment)  
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 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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) : Light and 
medium -sized vehicles and  motorcycles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Aprueba 
Anteproyecto de Revisión del Decreto Supremo N°7 de 2015, del Ministerio del Medio 
Ambiente, que Aprueba la Norma de Emisión de Ruido para Vehículos Livianos, Median os 
y Motocicletas  (Preliminary draft revision of Supreme Decree No. 7 of 2015 of the Ministry 
of the Environment, approving the noise emission standard for light and medium -sized 
vehicles and motorcycles) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Please be advised that the draft revision of the noise emission 
standard for light and medium -sized vehicles and motorcycles, contained in Supreme 
Decree No. 7 of 2015 of the Ministry of the Environment, is available for consultation . 
Supreme Decree No. 7 of 2015 of the Ministry of the Environment will enter into force in 
July 2 019. This purpose of this amendment is solely to incorporate updated definitions 
and certification procedures for vehicles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urg ent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and safety ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Ley N°19.300, sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente ; 
• Decreto Supremo N°38, de 2012, del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, que aprueba 
el Reglamento para la Dictación de Normas de Calidad Ambiental y de Emisión ; 
• Decreto Supremo N° 7, de 2015, del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, que establece 
la Norma de Emisión de Ruido para Vehículos Livianos, Medianos y Motocicletas ; 
• Resolución Ex enta N° 704, del 4 de julio de 2017, de la Superintendencia del 
Medio Ambiente, que aprueba el Protocolo Técnico sobre Procedimientos de G/TBT/N/CHL/464  
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  Medición de Ruido de Vehículos Livianos, Medianos y Motocicletas, para Ensayos 
Dinámico y Estacionario ; 
• Resolución Exen ta N° 623, del 26 de julio del 2018, del Ministerio del Medio 
Ambiente, que fija normas sobre exención de trámite de toma de razón . 
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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Relations)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 -22827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 9494  
Email: TBT_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2018/12/27/42239/01/1519059.p
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