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Ref : EIC 414/2

23 November 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 966/2012

Chile : Test Protocols for Various Products

The Chilean government issued Exempt Resolutions No. 1480/2012, No. 1493/2012, No. 1494/2012 and No. 1495/2012 in August 2012 to approve the test protocols for certification of certain electromechanical meters, static meters, LED decorative lights, electric hot water bags and washing machines. A summary of the test protocols and reference standards are set out as follows:

Item Exempt Resolution Product Test Protocol Reference Standards Effective Date
a. Exempt Resolution 1480 Electromechanical meters Not available IEC 62053-11:2003 IEC 62052-11:2003 1 January 2013
b. Exempt Resolution1480 Electromechanical meters Not available IEC 62053-21:2003 IEC 62052-11:2003 1 January 2013
c. Exempt Resolution 1493 LED decorative lights PE No. 5/18 IEC 60598-2-20:2002-05 IEC 60598-1:2008-04 15 October 2012
d. Exempt Resolution 1494 Electric hot water bags PE No. 1/27 IEC 60335-1:2010-05 IEC 60335-2-17:2002-10 NCh2953.Of2005 28 February 2013
e. Exempt Resolution1495 Washing machines PE No. 1/06 of 27 August 2012 Not available 31 March 2013

2.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Chile and/or the above Chilean Exempt Resolutions (in Spanish), which are available at:
http://www.minenergia.gob.cl/archivos_bajar/2012/S_1480_25_09.pdf and
http://www.minenergia.gob.cl/archivos_bajar/2012/S_1495_25_09.pdf.

ENQUIRIES

3.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.