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Ref : EIC 414/2
6 March 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 168/2015
Chile : Energy Consumption Labelling Requirements for Various Products
The Chilean government issued Exempt Resolutions No. 69/2014, No. 70/2014, No. 71/2014, and No. 72/2014 on 10 January 2015 to approve the energy consumption labelling requirements for the following products: (a) gas-fuelled household cooking appliances; (b) washing machines; (c) tungsten halogen lamps for household use and general lighting; and (d) gas-fuelled instantaneous water heaters for household use respectively.
2. The four Exempt Resolutions established energy consumption labelling requirements for respective products, such as scope and application; test methods; requirements, performance and energy efficiency classes; sampling and tolerances; and labelling requirements. The subject products should comply with the following test protocols:
| Item | Products | Test Protocol |
| (a) | gas-fuelled household cooking appliances | PC No. 7/1-2 |
| (b) | washing machines | PE No. 1/06/2 |
| (c) | tungsten halogen lamps for household use and general lighting | PE No. 5/15/2 |
| (d) | gas-fuelled instantaneous water heaters for household use | PC No. 6/1-2 |
3.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Chile and/or the above Chilean Exempt Resolutions (in Spanish) at:
Exempt Resolution No. 69/2014:
http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1073367&f=2015-01-10&p=
Exempt Resolution No. 70/2014:
http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1073368&f=2015-01-10&p=
Exempt Resolution No. 71/2014:
http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1073369&f=2015-01-10&p=
Exempt Resolution No. 72/2014:
http://www.leychile.cl/N?i=1073370&f=2015-01-10&p=.
ENQUIRIES
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