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Ref : EIC 414/2

8 April 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 305/2014

Chile : Test Protocols for Various Electrical Products

The Chilean government issued several Exempt Resolutions on 4 February 2014 to approve the test protocols for various electrical products. A summary of the test protocols is set out as follows:

Item Test Protocol Product Reference Standard Effective Date
a PE No. 1/04/2  Dishwashers IEC 60436:2012-04 31 March 2015
b PE No. 1/10/2  Clothes dryers IEC 61121:2012-04 31 March 2015
c PE No. 1/17/2  Fridges, freezers, fridges/freezers IEC 62552:2007-12 31 July 2014
d PE No. 5/15/1
(Security)
 		 Tungsten halogen lamps with dichroic reflector IEC 60432-3:2012-07 31 March 2015
e PE No. 5/15/2/1
(Energy Efficiency)
 		 Tungsten halogen lamps with dichroic reflector IEC 60357:2002-11; IEC 60357 Amend. 1:2006-04 and IEC 60357 Amend.2:
2008-10		 31 March 2015
f PE No. 3/05 Non-metal rigid tubes and accessories for electrical installations IEC 61386-1 ed2.0 (2008-02)
IEC 61386-21 ed1.0 (2002-02)		 1 December 2015
g PE No. 4/11  Single-phase and three-phase reactive electric metres class 2;
Three-phase reactive electric metres class 3		 IEC 62053-23:2003
IEC 62052-11:2003
 		 1 January 2015
h PC No. 117  Boilers with liquid fuel burners, with an output power of up to 70 kW and a maximum working pressure of 3 bar - 1 July 2015
i PC No. 22  dated 16 December 2013 Low and medium pressure valve for fuel gases, for a nominal pressure no higher than 5 bar - 1 July 2015

2.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Chile and/or the above Chilean Exempt Resolutions (in Spanish) at:

  • Exempt Resolution 2306/2014 (relevant to items (a) and (b) above)
    http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1059229&f=2014-02-04&p=
  • Exempt Resolution 2309/2014 (relevant to item (c) above)
    http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1059230&f=2014-02-04&p=
  • Exempt Resolution 2311/2014 (relevant to items (d) and (e) above)
    http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1059231&f=2014-02-04&p=
  • Exempt Resolution 2330/2014 (relevant to item (f) above)
    http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1059232&f=2014-02-04&p=
  • Exempt Resolution 2331/2014 (relevant to item (g) above)
    http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1059233&f=2014-02-04&p=
  • Exempt Resolution 2347/2014 (relevant to items (h) and (i) above)
    http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1059234&f=2014-02-04&p=

ENQUIRIES

3.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



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.