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Ref : EIC 414/2

7 September 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 884/2015

Chile : Extension of Compliance Dates of Test Protocols for Certain Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 1108/2012 of 31 December 2012 regarding the test protocols for certification of certain electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, the Chilean government issued Exempt Resolution No. 8018/2015 on 13 April 2015 to extend the compliance dates of test protocols for certain fluoresecent lamp ballasts.  A summary of the test protocols is set out as follows:

  Test Protocol Standard Area of Certification Product Effective Period
(a) PE No. 5/16 IEC 61347-2-3:2011-05
IEC 61347-1:2007-01		 safety Electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps 1 August 2015
(b) PE No. 5/16/2
PE No. 5/03/2		 Nch3082.Of2008
Nch3083.Of2008		 energy efficiency Electronic and electronmagnetic ballasts for  fluorescent lamps 1 January 2016

2.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Chile and/or the above Chilean Exempt Resolution (in Spanish) at: http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1078842&idVersion=2015-06-26.

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Lydia CHAN)
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.