G/TBT/N/CHL/594  
31 May 2022 
(22-4119) 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 (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) : Low- and 
medium -pressure valves for fuel gases, for a nominal pressure not exceeding 20 bar  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Protocolo de Análisis y/o Ensayos de Seguridad de Llaves de baja y media presión para 
gases combustibles, para presiones nominales menores o iguales a 20 bar  (Draft safety 
analysis and/or test protocol for low - and medium -pressure valves for fuel gases, for a 
nominal pressure not exceeding 20 bar) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of co ntent : The notified Protocol establishes the certification procedure for 
low- and medium -pressure valves for fuel gases, for a nominal pressure not exceeding 
20 bar, in accordance with the scope and field of application of standard UNE -EN 
331:2016.  
It does  not apply to:  
• Polyethylene union valves (Clause 4.2.12.7 of standard UNE EN 331:2016)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
• UNE EN 331:2016 (Corrected version November 2 016) Manually operated ball 
valves and closed bottom taper plug valves for gas installations for building.  
• Ley 18.410:1985 del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción.  
• Decreto Supremo N°298, Certificaci ón de Productos Eléctricos y Combustibles, 
del año 2005, del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción.  G/TBT/N/CHL/594  
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  • Resolución N°0681, de fecha 07.10.2011, del Ministerio de Energía.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into fo rce: 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/consulta -publica/#1562021903705 -db277904 -ea8a 
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