G/TBT/N/CHL/388  
23 February 2017  
(17-1099) 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):  Fluorescent 
self-ballasted lamps (compact fluorescent lamp s) for general lighting services   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PE n° 5/06/2 
2017 – Proyecto de Protocolo Base de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Eficiencia Energética de 
Producto Eléctrico  (PE No. 5/06/2 2017 : Draft basic energy efficiency analysis and/or test 
protocol for electrical products ) (3 pages, in Spanish ) 
6. Description of content:  The notified  Protocol establishes the  certification procedure and 
energy efficiency labelling  requirements  for self-ballasted lamps (compact fluorescent 
lamps) for gen eral lighting services  that have a rated wattage of up to 60W, a rated 
voltage of 100V to 250V and Edison screw or bayonet caps , in accordance with the scope 
and coverage of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. 60969 
(2001) .  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Environmental protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
 International Electrotechnical Commission  (IEC) Standard No.  60969 (2001) :  Self-
ballasted lamps for general lighting servic es - Performance requirements ; 
 NCh 3020 Of.2006:  Eficiencia energética - Lámparas fluorescentes compactas, 
circulares y tubulares – Clasificación y etiquetado  (Chilean Standard ( NCh) No. 3020 
Of.2006 : Energy efficiency - Compact, circular and tubular fluor escent lamps  - 
Classificatio n and labelling ); 
 Ley Nº 18.410 de 1985  (Law No. 18.410 of 1985) ; 
 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 ); 
 Resolución Exenta N° 1334 del 2 de octubre de 2006 del Ministerio de Energía, 
modificada por RE N° 0740, de 6 de junio de 2007  (Exempt Resolution No. 1334 of 2 
October 2006  of the Ministry of Energy , amende d by Exempt Resolution No. 07 40 of 
6 June 2007) .  G/TBT/N/CHL/3 88 
 
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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  
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/EFICIENCIAPE5_06_2LFC2017.PDF   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHL/17_1013_00_s.pdf