WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/8
22 February 2001
(01-0889)
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):   Gas appliances
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Gas Fuel - Gas
Appliances - Definitions and Classification (27 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Standard brings the terminology and classification of gas
appliances and gas fuel up to date with technological developments.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard NCh 861-2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Time needed for 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
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstruccíon
Teatinos 120, piso 11, oficina 22
Tel:  56-2-6988148
Fax:  56-2-6974905E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl