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Ref : EIC 414/2
6 March 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 170/2015
Chile : Conformity Certification Requirements for Certain Hot Water Storage Heaters, Various Electric Products and Electric Ovens
The Chilean government issued Exempt Resolutions No. 5632/2014, No. 5748/2014, and No. 5838/2014 on 6 January 2015 to approve conformity certification requirements for (a) hot water storage heaters; (b) various electric products; and (c) electric ovens respectively. Importers, retailers and domestic manufacturers of the concerned products must have their conformity certificates issued in accordance with the required protocols no later than the following effective dates:
Test Protocol | Standard |
Area of Certification |
Product | Effective Date | |
(a) |
PE No. 1/15/2 dated 13 October 2014 |
IEC 60379:1987-09 |
efficiency | hot water storage heaters | 31 December 2015 |
(b) |
PE No. 1/12 dated 16 October 2014 |
IEC 60335-2-15: 2008 |
safety | various electric products | 17 April 2015 |
(c) | PE No. 1/05/2 |
IEC 60350-1:2011 |
energy efficiency |
electric ovens | 1 September 2015 |
2.The electric products covered in (b) above include: (i) cooking pans; (ii) coffee makers; (iii) express coffee makers; (iv) livestock feed heaters; (v) feeding bottle heaters; (vi) milk heaters; (vii) sterilised egg cookers, (viii) wash boilers; (ix) certain kettles with a nominal capacity of up to 10 litres, (x) pots; (xi) pressure cookers; (xii) tea makers with a nominal capacity of up to 10 litres; and (xiii) yoghurt makers.
3.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Chile and/or the above Chilean Exempt Resolutions (in Spanish) available at:
Exempt Resolution No. 5632/2014 (relevant to item 1(a) above):
http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1073186&f=2015-01-06&p=
Exempt Resolution No. 5748/2014 (relevant to item 1(b) above):
http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1073187&f=2015-01-06&p=
Exempt Resolution No. 5838/2014 (relevant to item 1(c) above):
http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1073188&f=2015-01-06&p= .
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4.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry