G/TBT/N/CHL/ 402 
28 April 2017 
(17-2347) 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 Obras Públicas  (Ministr y of Public Works)  
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 Gener al 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. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) pipes  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NCh 2252:2016 
Sistemas de tuberías plásticas de poli (cloruro de vinilo) no plastificado (PVC -U) para 
alcantarillado público enterrado - Especificaciones para tuberías y accesorios  (Chilean 
Standard (NCh) No. 2252:2016 - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)  (PVC-U) pipe systems 
for underground public sewage networks - Specifications for pipes and fittings) (35 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Chilean Standard establishes the requirements for 
unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) solid -wall pipes and fittings for use in 
underground public sewage networks with a gravity -flow system . It also applies to private 
piping networks that have technical characteristics of public piping networks . It also 
applies to pipes for the purpose of  carrying wastewater at temperatures not exceeding 
60°C.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents : NCh 2252:2016 Sistemas de tuberías plásticas de poli (cloruro de 
vinilo) no plastificado (PVC -U) para alcantarillado público enterrado - Especificaciones para 
tuberías y accesorios  (Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 2252:2016 - Unplasticized poly(vinyl 
chloride) (PVC -U) pipe systems for underground public sewage networks - Speci fications 
for pipes and fittings)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : -  G/TBT/N/CHL/402  
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  10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and f ax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2-22827 -5250 
Fax: (+56)-2-22380 -9494 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
Note: To view the above -mentioned Chilean Standards, go to https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  
and enter the following data:  
Company : DIRECON -014 
Username : direcon  
Password : direcon  
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl