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Chile has notified the World Trade Organization of a new Chilean Standard (NCh 3151 Part 2) establishing quality requirements for polypropylene fittings and joints used in hot and cold water and heating pipe installations. The 28-page standard specifies test methods and covers socket fusion fittings, electrofusion fittings, mechanical fittings, and fittings with incorporated inserts. It aims to ensure quality for various service conditions, design pressures, and pipe dimension classes. Chile has provided contact information for parties to submit comments on the standard within 60 days.

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CHL 437

Chile has notified the World Trade Organization of a new Chilean Standard (NCh 3151 Part 2) establishing quality requirements for polypropylene fittings and joints used in hot and cold water and heating pipe installations. The 28-page standard specifies test methods and covers socket fusion fittings, electrofusion fittings, mechanical fittings, and fittings with incorporated inserts. It aims to ensure quality for various service conditions, design pressures, and pipe dimension classes. Chile has provided contact information for parties to submit comments on the standard within 60 days.

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G/TBT/N/CHL/437

28 February 2018

(18-1290) 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 Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works)


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:
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales (Directorate-General of
International Economic Relations), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of
Foreign Affairs)

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):
Polypropylene plastic pipes used in hot and cold water installations and heating
installations.

5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: NCh 3151
Parte 2 Sistemas de tuberías plásticas para instalaciones de agua fría y caliente:
Polipropileno (PP) - Parte 2: Accesorios (Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 3151 - Part 2:
Plastic piping systems for hot and cold water installations: Polypropylene (PP) - Part 2:
Fittings) (28 pages, in Spanish)

6. Description of content: The notified Standard establishes the requirements governing


polypropylene fittings and joints used in hot and cold water distribution system
installations and heating installations, at design pressures and temperatures appropriate
to the class of application (See Table 1 of NCh No. 3151, Part 1). It also applies to the
conveyance of water that may or may not be intended for human consumption, under
the design and temperature conditions specified therein. It covers a range of service
conditions (classes of application), design pressures and pipe dimension classes. It does
not apply where the values of the design temperature, maximum design temperature
and malfunction temperature are in excess of those indicated in Table 1 of NCh No.
3151, Part 1. The Standard specifies the parameters for the test methods referred to
therein and covers the following types of fittings: socket fusion fittings, electrofusion
fittings, mechanical fittings and fittings with incorporated inserts. It is also applicable to
fittings made from alternative materials which, when fitted to pipes conforming to NCh
No. 3151, Part 1, conform to the requirements of ISO 15874-5.

7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where


applicable: Quality requirements
G/TBT/N/CHL/437

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8. Relevant documents: NCh 3151 Parte 2 Sistema de tuberías plásticas para


instalaciones de agua fría y caliente - Polipropileno (PP) - Parte 2: Accesorios (Chilean
Standard (NCh) No. 3151 - Part 2: Plastic piping systems for hot and cold water
installations: Polypropylene (PP) - Part 2: Fittings)

9. Proposed date of adoption: -


Proposed date of entry into force: -

10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification.

11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Teatinos 180, piso 11
Tel.: (+56) 2-22827-5250
Fax: (+56) 2-22380-9494
Email: [email protected]
Note: To view the above-mentioned Chilean Standard, go to
https://www.inncoleccion.cl/ and enter the following data:
Company: DIRECON-019
Username: direcon
Password: direcon
Email: [email protected]

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