G/TBT/N/CHL/445  
27 June 2018 
(18-4066) 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) : Manual 
valves for portable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders weighing 33 or 45kg  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PC N° 21 2018, 
Proyecto de Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Producto de Gas  (PC No. 21 
2018, Draf t safety analysis and/or test protocol for gas products) (9 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
manual valves for portable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders weighing 33 or 45kg, 
which are to be used in gas -fired appliances and indoor gas installations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Standard UNE-EN 15995:2011 Especificaciones y ensayos de las válvulas de las 
botellas de GLP - Accionamiento manual  (Spanish Standard UNE -EN 15995:2011 : 
Specifications and testing of LPG cylinder valves - Manual operation);  
 NCh 1514/2 1990 Válvulas de accionamiento man ual destinadas a cilindros 
portátiles soldados para gases licuados de petróleo - Requisitos generales de 
fabricación y métodos de ensayos (Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 1514/2 1990 : 
Manual valves for welded portable liquefied petroleum gas cylinders - General  
manufacturing requirements and test methods);  
 Law No. 18.410 of 1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction;  
 Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development 
and Reconstruction;  
 Exempt Resolution No. 0431 of 23 August 2 010 of the Ministry of Energy.  G/TBT/N/CHL/445  
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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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 -22827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 9494  
Email: Tbt_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
 
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