G/TBT/N/CHL/603  
1 July 2022 
(22-5099) 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 notificat ion shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, SUBREI  - Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores de Chile (Under -Secretariat 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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Double -
capped LED lamps designed to replace linear fluorescent lamps and requiring luminaire 
modification  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Lámpar a Led de doble casquillo 
diseñada para sustitución de lámparas fluorescentes lineales que requiere modificación 
de luminaria  (Draft safety analysis and/or test protocol for double -capped LED lamps 
designed to replace linear fluorescent lamps and requiring luminaire modification) (5 
pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the energy efficiency 
certification procedure for electric double -capped LED lamps, for general lighting 
purposes, designed to replace luminaires th at use linear fluorescent lamps and have the 
following characteristics:  
-G5 and G13 caps  
-Rated power up to 125 W  
-Rated voltage up to 250 V  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/CHL/603  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
.- Supreme Decree No. 298, Certificación de Productos Eléctricos y Combustibles, de 
2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción . 
- IEC 62612: 2 018-08, Self -ballasted LED lamps for general lighting services - 
Performance requirements.  
- Resolution No. 31, de fecha 20.11.2017 del Ministerio de Energía la cual establece 
productos eléctricos que deben contar con certificado de aprobación para su 
comercialización en el país . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
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:  
Subsecretaria 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/2022/06/Protocolo -EE-PE-
N%C2%B05 -30-2_2022 -tubos -led-1.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CHL/22_4465_00_s.pdf