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Ref : EIC 414/2
31 December 2012
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 1107/2012
Chile : Conformity Certification Requirements for Electrical and Fuel-powered Products
The Chilean government issued Exempt Resolution No. 1497/2012 in September 2012 to establish conformity certification requirements for certain electrical and fuel-powered products. The Exempt Resolution took effect from 1 December 2012.
2.Electrical and fuel-powered products sold in Chile must bear a certification mark carrying the Superintendency of Electricity and Fuel (SEC) logo, a code and a serial number. The certification mark must be affixed to the body of the product in a visible location. It must also be clearly legible and durable.
3.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Chile and/or the above Chilean Exempt Resolution (in Spanish), which is available at: http://www.sec.cl/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SECNORMATIVA/LENA/RE1497SELLO.PDF.
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4.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Miss S Y TANG at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.