. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CHL/78 
21 July 2008 
 (08-3512) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CHILE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Three-phase squirrel-
cage induction motor 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Protocolo análisis y/o 
ensayos de eficiencia energética del motor trifásico de inducción tipo jaula de ardilla  
(Energy efficiency analysis and/or test protocol for three-phase squirrel-cage induction 
motors) (4 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This protocol establishes the energy efficiency certification and 
labelling procedure for three-phase squirrel-cag e induction motors in accordance with the 
following criteria: 
- Frequency:  50 Hz 
- Tension:  LT, marked as 380/400/420/440/460/690 volts - Speed:  A nominal speed - Number of poles:  2, 4 and 6 poles - Power:  From 0.75 kW. to 7.5 kW. 
- Duty cycle:  S1 (in accordance with th e classification of IEC Standard 60034-1) 
- Type of housing:  Open or closed (> IP 21) with self-ventilation. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Protocolo de análisis y/o ensayos de eficiencia energética de Motor 
trifásico de Inducción tipo jaula de ardilla, de la Superintendencia de Electricidad y 
Combustible  (Energy efficiency analysis and/or test protocol of the Electricity and Fuel 
Board for three-phase squirrel-cage induction motors.).  IEC 60034-2-1 (2007).  Chilean Standard (NCh) 3086 Of.2008. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  }The corresponding decree will be issued once 
the time required for analysing comments has 
elapsed. 
10. Final date for comments:   15 September 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, if available of the other body: 
Departamento de Acceso a Mercados 
Dirección General de Relacion es Económicas Internacionales 
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Teatinos 180, piso 11 
Tel.: +(56) 2 8275100 
Fax: +(56) 2 3809494 E-mail: caramirez@direcon.cl
 
 Text available on the web site of the Electricity and Fuel Board:  
http://www.sec.cl/portal/page?_pageid= 33,2937413&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
 
and http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/CHL/08_2164_00_s.pdf