G/TBT/N/CHL/515  
22 January  2020 
(20-0570) 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 notificati on shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales , Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores  de Chile  (Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
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) : Self-
ballasted LED lamps for general lighting services.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Protocolo de 
Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de las Lámparas  Leds con balasto incorporado, para 
servicio general de iluminación  (Safety analysis and/or test protocol for self -ballasted LED 
lamps for general lighting services) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Protocol establishes the s afety certification 
procedure and interchangeability requirements for self -ballasted LED lamps for domestic 
and similar general lighting purposes, with a rated wattage of up to 60 W, a rated voltage 
of between 50 V and 250 V and lamp caps B15d, B22d, E11, E12, E14, E17, E26, E27, 
GU10, GZ10 or GX53, in accordance with the scope and field of application of International 
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 62560:2015 , "Self-ballasted LED -lamps for 
general lighting services by voltage > 50 V - Safety specifications".  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety . 
8. Relevant documents:  
- Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de las Lámparas Leds con balasto 
incorporado, para servicio general de iluminación  
- IEC 62560 :2015 -04, "Self-ballasted LED -lamps for general lighting services by 
voltage >50 V - Safety specifications " 
- Supreme Decree No. 298, Regulations for the certification of electrical produ cts and 
fuel, of 2005, of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction  
- Exempt Resolution No. 0687 of 1 2 October 2 011 of the Ministry of Energy  G/TBT/N/CHL/515  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_Chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://www.sec.cl/sitio -web/wp -content/uploads/2020/01/Protocolo -SEGURIDAD -P.E-
N%C2%BA -5-17-Lamparas -Leds-2020.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHL/20_0571_00_e.pdf