G/TBT/N/CHL/340  
20 January 2016  
(16-0398)  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 Vivienda y Urbanismo  (Ministry of Housing and Urban 
Development) 
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): Cement 
mortar tiles 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Incorporación de 
la Norma Chilena NCh187:2010 sobre Baldosas de mortero de cemento - Métodos de 
ensayo al D.S. N° 10 de 2002 (Crea Registro Oficial de Laboratorios de Control Técnico de Calidad de Construcción y aprueba Reglamento del Registro)  (Incorporation of Chilean 
Standard NCh187:2010 on test methods applicable to cement mortar tiles, into Supreme 
Decree (D.S.) No. 10 of 2002 establishing the Official Register of Laboratories for the Technical Control of Construction Quality, and approving the regulations governing registration) (18 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: This Standard establishes the test procedures applicable to 
cement mortar tiles manufactured in accordance with Chilean Standard NCh183. The test 
procedures concerned relate to the following characteristics: size (section 4); straightness of edges (section 5); flatness of visible face (section 6); modulus of rupture and breaking 
strength (section 7); abrasive wear resistance (section 8); and impact resistance 
(section 9). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements 
8. Relevant documents: D.S. N° 10 de 2002 (Crea Regist ro Oficial de Laboratorios de 
Control Técnico de Calidad de Construcción y aprueba Reglamento del Registro)  (Supreme 
Decree (D.S.) No. 10 of 2002 establishing the Official Register of Laboratories for the 
Technical Control of Construction Quality, and approving the regulations governing 
registration) G/TBT/N/CHL/340 
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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 addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Departamento Regulatorio 
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales 
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Teatinos 180, piso 11 
Tel.: (+56)-2-22827 5491 
Fax: (+56)-2-22380 9494 Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
Chilean Standard available online at: https://www.inncoleccion.cl/  
Company: DIRECON-007 
Username: direcon Password: direcon 
Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
https://www.inncoleccion.cl/