G/TBT/N/CHL/453  
9 August  2018 
(18-5050) 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) : Gas-fired 
central heating boilers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PC N° 29/1 -2: 
2018 Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto de Gas . 
Calderas de calefacción central que utilizan combustibles gaseosos  (PC No. 29/1-2: 2018, 
Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for gas products . Gas-fired central heating 
boilers) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
gas-fired ce ntral heating boilers, in accordance with the scope and field of application of 
Spanish Standard UNE -EN 15502 -1:2013+A1:2016 (this European standard is used in 
conjunction with Part 2 specifically (Part 2 -1 onwards)).  
7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of misleading practices, consumer protection, and energy efficiency  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Spanish Standard UNE-EN 15502 -1:2013+A1:2016 - Calderas de calefacción 
central que utilizan combustibles gaseosos - Parte 1 : Requisitos generales y 
ensayos ; 
 Ley Nº 18.410 de 1985, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción ; 
 Decreto Supremo Nº 298, de 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento  y 
Reconstrucción ; 
 Resolución Exenta N° 0431, de fecha 23.08.2010 del Ministerio de Energía . G/TBT/N/CHL/453  
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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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
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 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email:  
Tbt_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/PRODUCTOS/PROTOCOLOS%20E
N%20CONSULTA/PROYECTO_PROTOCOLO_PCN29_1_2_CALDERAS_A_GAS).PDF   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/CHL/18_4289_00_s.pdf