G/TBT/N/CHL/278  
29 July 2014  
(14-4362)  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: Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles , SEC (Electricity 
and Fuel Board),  Ministerio de Energía  (Ministry of Energy) 
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  (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): Electronic 
ballasts for lamps. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: PE Nº 5/22 
Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Balasto Electrónico para Lámparas de Descarga con Vapor (PE No. 5/22, Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol 
for electronic ballasts used in vapour discharge lamps) (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified protocol establishes the safety certification 
procedure for electronic ballasts, which are convertors that may contain igniting and 
stabilising elements for the operation of high-pressure sodium vapour, low-pressure 
sodium vapour, high-pressure mercury vapour and/or metal halide discharge lamps, for 
general lighting purposes, including street lighting, with an a.c. supply voltage of up to 
1,000 V at 50/60 Hz. The protocol is in line wi th the scope and coverage of IEC Standards 
61347-2-12:2010-11 ("Lamp controlgear - part 2-12: Particular requirements for d.c. or 
a.c. supplied electronic ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding fluorescent lamps)") and 
61347-1:2012-11 ("Lamp controlgear - Part 1: General and safety requirements"). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Human safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 IEC 61347-2-12:2010-11. "Lamp controlgear - Part 2-12: Particular requirements 
for d.c. or a.c. supplied electronic ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding 
fluorescent lamps)"; 
 IEC 61347-1:2012-11. "Lamp controlgear - Part 1: General and safety 
requirements". 
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: - G/TBT/N/CHL/278 
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  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) 2 827-5491 
Fax: (+56) 2 380-9494 Email: tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  
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