. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/32
16 May 2002
(02-2713)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of the Economy
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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):  Copper and aluminium
electric conductors.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Copper and
Aluminium Electric Conductors - Ampacities, Including Effect of Shield Losses for SingleConductor Solid Dielectric Power Cable of 15-69 kV.  Requirements  (281 pages in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this Standard is to establish the ampacities for four
different shield resistances for each conductor size for 15-69 kV power cables with copper
or aluminum conductors. Since no international standard exists, National Electrical
Manufacturers' Association Standard NEMA WC 50:1989, Ampacities, Including Effect of
Shield Losses for Single Conductor Solid Dielectric Power Cable 15 kV through 69 kV, has
been taken into consideration in the preparation of this Standard although the two are not
identical since there are major differences resulting from the inclusion of copper cables inthe loss-resistance ratio tables of the latter.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 2704-2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Once the period for comments has elapsed.
10. Final date for comments:  20 July 2002G/TBT/N/CHL/32
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Department of Foreign Trade, DECOEX
Ministry of the Economy, Mining and Energy
Teatinos 120, 11th floor, office 22
Tel.:  (56 2) 698-8148
Fax:  (56 2) 697-4905
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl