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G/TBT/N/CHL/178 
22 August 2011 
 (11-4155) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   Ministerio del Medio Ambiente  (Ministry of the Environment) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
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 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where app licable, otherwise national tariff heading 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Residential appliances 
which burn firewood or other biomass fuels. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Propuesta proyecto 
definitivo norma de emisión par a artefactos de uso reside ncial que combustionen leña y 
otros combustibles de biomasa (Proposed final draft of the emission standard for residential 
appliances which burn firewood or other biomass fuels) (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:   The notified emission standard seeks to protect human health by 
controlling the particulate matter emissions and the efficiency of new residential 
appliances, whether manufactured in Chile or imported, which burn or are able to burn 
firewood and wood by-products.  It is hoped that  the implementation of this standard will 
reduce emissions of particulate matter and improve air quality. 
The standard applies throughout national territory. It covers new appliances of a power not exceed ing 25kW which are marketed in Chile after 
the date of entry into force of the present decr ee.  New heaters in particular must comply 
with the established emission limits and effici ency levels;  cookers, however, are exempt 
from compliance with su ch limits and levels, without prejudice to the requirement to 
measure emissions, efficiency and power. 
This standard does not apply to appliances that  are already in operation or installed for use 
at the time of its entry into force. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment and human health. G/TBT/N/CHL/178 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Propuesta proyecto definitivo norma de emisión para artefactos de 
uso residencial que combustionen leña  y otros combustibles de biomasa (Proposed final 
draft of the emission standard for residen tial appliances which burn firewood or other 
biomass fuels) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  }The corresponding Resolution will be issued 
once the time required for analysing comments 
has elapsed. 
10. Final date for comments:   20 October 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website 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) 2-8275491 
Fax: (+56) 2-3809494 
E-mail: tbt_chile@direcon.cl  
 
Text available at: http://www.reglamentostecnicos.cl/CPublica/EnCurso  
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