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4 October  2021 
(21-7405) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecr etaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores de Chile (Under -Secretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Products 
used by children  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Propuesta de 
Reglamento sobre Seguridad de los Productos de Uso Infantil (Draft Regulation on the 
safety of products used by children) (20 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notifi ed draft Regulation establishes the safety 
requirements to be met by products used by children, which are imported, distributed or 
marketed in the country, regarding flammability and physical, mechanical, chemical and 
electromagnetic risks.  
7. Objective a nd rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
- Supreme Decree No. 114, 1 7 June 2 005, Ministry of Health ; Toy safety Regulation  
- Decree No. 374, 2 5 August 1 997, Ministry of Health, which sets the maximum 
permissible l evel of lead in paint  
- Supreme Decree No. 144 of July 1 985, Ministry of Health, which regulates the 
production, distribution, sale and use of organic solv ents that have harmful effects on 
health  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/CHL/575  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbe rs and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretar ía de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2- 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56)-2- 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://www.minsal.cl/consultas -publicas -vigentes/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/CHL/21_6295_00_s.pdf  
 