G/TBT/N/CHL/559  
23 June 2021 
(21-5110) 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 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Heating 
appliances  
5. Title, numbe r of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PE Nº1/19:2021 
Protocolo de Aparatos de Calefacción  (PE No. 1/19:2021, Protocol on heating appliances) 
(10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified protocol establishes the certificati on procedure for 
domestic room heaters, in accordance with the scope and field of application of IEC 
Standard 60335 -2-30:2009+AMD1:2016 + AMD2:2021.  
It covers the following products:  
1. Convection heaters  
2. Turbo heaters or fan heaters  
3. Liquid -filled heaters (or radiators)  
4. Panel heaters  
5. Space heaters with light -emitting elements or fans  
6. Tubular heaters  
7. Space heaters  
Exceptions:  
1. Clothes dryers (covered by IEC 60335 -2-43) 
2. Towel rails (covered by IEC 60335 -2-43) 
3. Infrared heaters for industrial use  
4. Heaters for use in greenhouses  G/TBT/N/CHL/559  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
- IEC 60335 -1:2020, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1 : General 
requirements.  
- IEC60335 -2-30:2009+AMD1:2016 + AMD2:2021 - Part 2 -30: Particular requirements 
for room heaters.  
- Law No. 18.410:1985 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction.  
- Supreme Decree No. 298 of 2005 of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction.  
- Exempt Resolutions Nos. 32, 109, 87 and 19 of 4 February 1 988, 2 2 June 1 988, 1 3 July 
1993 and 1 7 February 1 995, respectively, of the Ministry of the Economy, Development 
and Reconstruction.  
9. Proposed date of adoption - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría 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  
 
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