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Ref : EIC 414/2
28 June 2013
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 516/2013
Chile : LED Modules Used in Public Lighting and Tungsten Halogen Lamps Certification Requirements Compliance Deadlines Extended
The Chilean government requires LED modules and Tungsten halogen lamps to fulfill certain certification requirements by 1 April 2013. It subsequently issued Exempt Resolutions No. 709/2013 and 710/2013 in April 2013 to extend the compliance dates to 1 October 2013.
2.Affected products, their reference standards and the compliance deadlines are set out in the table below:
Exempt Resolution No. | Test Protocol | Product | Reference Standards | Compliance Deadline |
---|---|---|---|---|
709/2013 | P.E. No. 5/13 (Safety) | LED Modules for Public Lighting Purposes | IEC 62031:2008-01 | 1 October 2013 |
709/2013 | P.E. No. 5/14 (Safety and Performance) | Electronic Control Devices for LED Modules for Public Lighting Purposes |
IEC 61347-2-13:2006-05 IEC 62384:2011-03 |
1 October 2013 |
710/2013 | P.E. No. 5/15 (Safety) | Tungsten halogen lamps for household use and similar general lighting purposes |
IEC 60432-2:2005-05 IEC 60432-1:2005-05 |
1 October 2013 |
710/2013 | P.E. No. 5/15-2 (Efficiency) | Tungsten halogen lamps for household use and similar general lighting purposes |
IEC 60357:2002-11 IEC 60357 Amend. 1:2006-04 IEC 60357 Amend. 2:2008-10 |
1 October 2013 |
3.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Chile and/or the abovementioned Chilean Exempt Resolutions No. 709/2013 and 710/2013 (in Spanish), which are available at
http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1050420&buscar=resolucion+709+2013 and
http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1050421&buscar=resolucion+710.
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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 Linda Ng)
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. |