STANDARDS AND STUDIES DEPARTMENT  
 
ANALYSIS AND/OR TEST PROTOCOLS OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THE 
FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS  
 
PE No 5/02 -02/2  30 November 2007  
PRODUCT  Single -capped  fluorescent lamp.  
STANDARDS  IEC 60 901/2001: Single -capped  
fluores cent lamps – Performance 
specifications.  
 
NCh 3020 Of.2006: Energy efficiency – 
Compact, circular and tubular single -
capped  fluorescent lamps - classification 
and labelling.  
LEGAL SOURCE  Law No 18.410  
 
SPECIAL RESOLUTION  RE No xxxx dated xx.xx.xxxx .   
 
CHAPTER   
 
I.- SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION.  
This protocol lays down the procedure for certifying performance and energy efficiency 
labelling for double -capped  (sic) fluorescent lamps for general lighting, in  accordance with 
the scope and field of application of standard IEC 60 901/2001, with Addenda A1: 1997 , 
A2:200 0 and A3:200 4 thereto.  
II.- ANALYSES AND/OR TESTS  
TABLE A  
No  Description  Standard  Clause  Notes  
1  Electrical characteristics   IEC 60 901/2001 1.5.5  a)  ---  
2  Photometric charac teristics  IEC 60 901/2001 1.5.7 a)  ---  
3  Life  IEC 60 901/2001 Annex C  (1) (2) (3) 
(4) 
4  Energy efficiency – 
Classification and labelling  NCh 3020 Of.2006  All  ---  
 
Notes:  
(1) This test may be omitted when the packaging contains no information o n the lamp life.  
(2) If this value is declared, the acceptance requirement shall correspond to the time interval 
during which 50% of the lamps reach the end of their individual lives.   
The value for the life of the lamp, in hours, shall be checked on th e test conditions indicated 
in Annex C to IEC 60 90/2001.  
(3) For the issue of a first performance and energy efficiency labelling approval certificate 
only, instead of performing the life test laid down in TABLE A above, applicants may provide 
any of the following documents:  
• a laboratory report with the result of the life test carried out by a test laboratory accredited 
by an Accreditation Body which is a signatory to the Multilateral Recognition Agreement of 
the International Laboratory Accreditation Coo peration (ILAC); or  
• a report with the result of the life test issued by a laboratory and a declaration by the 
applicant, which must meet the following conditions:  
- The declaration must be made in the format indicated in Chapter VII of this 
Protocol.  
- The declaration must be sent to the Electricity and Combustibles Supervisory 
Authority  and presented to the certification body along with the application for 
certification.  
- The certification body shall accept the declaration of this test (hours' life), and t he 
details there of must be indicated under the “other details ( otros antecedentes )” 
section of the respective approval certificate.  
(4) This test must be carried out every two (2) years for lamps with a declared life of less 
than 9  000 hours, and every th ree (3) years for lamps with a declared life equal to or greater 
than 9  000 hours.  
(5) Lamps shall be tested at nominal 220V and 50 Hz.  
 
III.- PRODUCT FAMILY  
Whichever certification system is used, all lamps having identical characteristics or values  in 
terms of  the following parameters , as appropriate, shall be considered as a family:  
- bulb  
- coating  
- colour temperature  
- shell  
- nominal wattage  
- nominal luminous flux  
- starting system  
 IV.- CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS  
 
1 TYPE TEST FOLLOWED BY REG ULAR CHECKING OF PRODUCTS  
 
1.1 Type certificate  
All the analyses and/or tests laid down in TABLE A of Chapter II of this Protocol must be 
carried out before a type certificate can be issued.  
1.1.1 Number of units  
A sample of at least  15 (fifteen) units  must be taken for each model to be tested:  
- 5 samples for the wattage and luminous flux tests (points Nos 
1 and 2 of TABLE A)  
- 10 samples for the life test (point No 3 of TABLE A)  
 
1.2 Regular checking of products   
1.2.1 Follow -up certificate  
All the analyses and/or tests laid down in TABLE A of Chapter II of this Protocol must be 
carried out before a follow -up certificate can be issued.  
The first follow -up certificate shall correspond to the type certificate issued.  
The second follow -up certifica te must be issued one year afte r the approval certificate. 
The certification body must select the sample directly from the manufacturer's output or from 
each import consignment.  
Follow -up certificates shall be valid for one year.  
1.2.2 Number of units  
A sample of at least  15 (fifteen) units must be taken for each model to be tested.  
- 5 samples for the wattage and luminous flux tests (points Nos 
1 and 2 of TABLE A)  
- 10 samples for the life test (point No 3 of TABLE A) .  
1.3 Approval certificate  
Appro val certificates shall be issued once the type certificate and the first follow -up 
certificates have been issued.  
 2 SPECIAL CERTIFICATION  
The analyses and/or tests laid down in points 1, 2 and 4 of TABLE A of Chapter II of this 
Protocol must carried ou t before an approval certificate can be issued.  
 
2.1 Checking recognition of origin  
2.1.1 Certification bodies must:  
- check that certificates are valid;  
- check that products to be tested are within the scope of the protocol and are covered 
by the cert ificates;  
- calculate the energy efficiency class and check that this matches that shown on the 
label on the ba sis of the parameters measured;  
- check that , in relation to the values measured, the parameters indicated on labels  do 
not exceed what is p ermit ted in Standard IEC 60081;  
- meet the conditions defined in this protocol ;  
- confirm that the information on labels and in certificates is in accordance with 
Standard NCh 3020 Of.2006.  
2.2 Number of units  
- A sample of at least 5 (five) units must be ta ken for the wattage and luminous flux 
tests for each model (points Nos 1 and 2 of TABLE A).  
2.3 Approval certificate  
Approval certificates shall be valid for one year.  
V.- LABELLING  
Every product sold in this country must have an energy efficiency labe l, the contents and 
format of which must be as laid down in Standard NCh 3020 Of.2006. That label shall be a 
necessary condition for obtaining a performance approval certificate.  
The information associated with the product life shall not be mandatory, but  this test must be 
carried out if this is stated at any point on the product packaging.  
A check must ascertain that the information on the label is obtained in accordance with the 
tests provided for in this Protocol.  
VI.- ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT  
Products  must previously have obtained the respective safety certificate approval in order to 
obtain a performance test approval certificate.