. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/34
11 September 2002
(02-4768)
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 Housing and Urban Development
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:  Ministry of the
Economy
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):  Industrial structures and
installations
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Se ism ic Des ig n of
Industrial Structures and Installations  (121 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Standard establishes the requirements for the seismic design
of both heavy and light industrial structures and installations.  It applies to actual structures
as well as to piping and duct systems and pr ocessing, mechanical and electrical equipment
and the restraint devices therefor.  Given that no relevant international standard exists, this
Standard reflects state-of-the-art Chilean seismic design, in line with the current practice of
the country's leading engineering firms.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 2369-2002.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Once the period for comments has elapsed.
10. Final date for comments:  15 November 2002G/TBT/N/CHL/34
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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 other body:
Department of Foreign Trade, DECOEX
Ministry of the Economy, Mining and EnergyTeatinos 120, 11
th floor, office 22
Tel:  +56 2 698-8148
Fax:  +56 2 697-4905
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl