G/TBT/N/CHL/339  
14 January 2016  
(16-0290)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente  (Ministry of the Environment) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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: Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores - Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, 
DIRECON  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate-General of International Economic 
Relations) 
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): Public 
transport buses  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Revisión de la 
norma de emisión de ruido para buses de locomoción colectiva urbana y rural contenida en 
el Decreto Supremo N° 129, de 2002, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones  
(Revision of the noise emission Standard for urban and rural public transport buses, as contained in Supreme Decree No. 129 of 2002 of the Ministry of Transport and 
Telecommunications) (7 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the external and internal noise 
levels that must be observed by public tr ansport buses, during dynamic and stationary 
testing, in order to enter the national vehicle fleet. Compliance with these levels is subsequently verified in the regular checks th at are carried out on all fleet buses initially 
meeting these requirements. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent 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  (Law No. 19.300 
establishing general environmental principles) 
 Decreto Supremo N° 38, de 2012, del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente  (Supreme Decree 
No. 38 of 2012 of the Ministry of the Environment) 
 Decreto Supremo N° 129, de 2002, del Ministerio de Transportes y 
Telecomunicaciones  (Supreme Decree No. 129 of 2002 of the Ministry of Transport 
and Telecommunications ) 
 Decreto Supremo N° 38, de 2007, del Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones  
(Supreme Decree No. 38 of 2007 of the Ministry  of Transport and 
Telecommunications) 
 Resolución Exenta N° 67, del 12 de febrero del 2015, del Ministerio del Medio G/TBT/N/CHL/339 
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  Ambiente  (Exempt Resolution No. 67 of 12 February  2015 of the Ministry of the 
Environment) 
 European Directive  70/157/EEC 
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 addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Departamento Regulatorio 
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales (DIRECON) 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://epac.mma.gob.cl/Pages/Home/ficha_detallada.aspx?IdNorma=19 
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