WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/6
15 February 2001
(01-0757)
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, Development and Reconstruction
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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):   Metallic spiral tubes
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Gas Fuel - Fittings for
Installing Appliances - Semi-Flexible Connectors with Safety Valves and Screws - Part 1:
Metallic Spiral Tubes (54 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the specifications and test methods for
metallic connectors, designed to connect, through a safety valve system, fixed gas fuel-
supply installations to either fixed or movable appliances.  Since no international standard
exists, this Standard is based on and identical to Spanish Standard UNE 60-715-92, Flexible
Tubes for Fitting Installations to Gas-Fuelled Appliances - Flexible Connectors with SafetyValves and Screws - Part 1:  Metallic Spiral.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 2530-1-2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Time needed for the relevant processing once the period for
comments has elapsed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   30 April 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Departamento de Comercio Exterior, DECOEX
Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction
Teatinos 120, Floor 11, Office 22
Tel:  56-2-6988148
Fax:  56-2-6974905E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl