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Preliminary draft emission standard created through the revision of Ministry of the Environment Supreme Decree No. 43 of 2012 establishing the emission standard for regulating light pollution: The notified text seeks to control the emissions from outdoor lighting in order to prevent and control artificial light, thereby protecting the quality of the night sky and biodiversity, particularly in the Special Protection Areas indicated in the text.

Conditions and requirements for the authorization of semiochemicals for pest control: The notified measure concerns a specific draft regulation establishing the conditions and requirements for the assessment and authorization of semiochemicals according to their particular characteristics and nature. Semiochemicals are chemical compounds or mixtures of chemical compounds released by plants, animals and other organisms, which trigger a response in the behaviour or physiology of organisms of the same or another species, and include allelochemicals and pheromones. This measure will contribute to the availability of quality inputs, by strengthening and expanding the spectrum for phytosanitary control, while contributing to the sustainable and competitive development of Chile's agriculture.

Technical specifications for the design of energy efficiency labels for household lamps: The technical specifications for the design of energy efficiency labels for household lamps are an update of the currently valid labels and aim to provide consumers with information when selecting this type of product, taking account of technological advances in development. With regard to the development of the proposal, account has been taken of international experience, currently valid energy efficiency labels, and protocols in force in Chile.

Technical Report for establishing the energy efficiency standard for light-duty motor vehicles: Law No. 21.305 on energy efficiency, published on 13 February 2021, provides, inter alia, for the establishment of energy efficiency standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (Article 7) . The Ministry of Energy must therefore set standards which will consist of energy efficiency targets, in kilometres per litre of gasoline equivalent, in average terms for all individual approval certificates issued or certificates of compliance with Supreme Decree No. 55 of 1994 of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, or that replacing it, as appropriate.

Draft Resolution identifying the products that constitute packaging and specifying their respective categories, in accordance with the provisions of Supreme Decree No. 12 of 2020 of the Ministry of the Environment establishing collection and recovery targets and other obligations relating to packaging and wrapping: The notified draft Resolution identifies the products that constitute packaging and specifies their respective categories, in accordance with the provisions of Supreme Decree No. 12 of 2020 of the Ministry of the Environment establishing collection and recovery targets and other obligations relating to packaging and wrapping.

The Resolution will determine which products are to meet the targets and other obligations for packaging for domestic use and which products are to meet the targets and other obligations for packaging for non-domestic use. (...)

(Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 3446:2020, Domestic wood-burning stoves - Requirements and test methods: The notified Standard specifies the requirements relating to the design, manufacture, assembly, safety, performance, power, combustion gases, instructions and marking of domestic wood-burning stoves. It also establishes the test methods for domestic wood-burning stoves. The notified Standard is applicable to manually fired domestic stoves of up to 25 kW, which are used primarily for cooking, with their secondary function being to heat the space in which they are installed. This Standard is not applicable to appliances that are fed by hoppers or fired mechanically, or to appliances that have fan-assisted combustion air.

Test Protocol (PE) No. 1/17/:2021 "Draft energy efficiency analysis and/or test protocol for electrical products - refrigerators and freezers": The notified protocol establishes the certification procedure for the energy efficiency performance of mains-operated household refrigeration and similar appliances (refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers) in accordance with the purpose and scope of IEC Standard 62552-1-2-3:2015 + AMD1:2020. This includes mini-bars.

Minimum nutritional content and maximum contaminant content of fertilizers and biostimulants: The notified text establishes the minimum levels of nutrients that fertilizers and biostimulants must contain in order to ensure that the inputs described in the notified measure have a nutritional impact on crops.

It also establishes the maximum levels of contaminants that fertilizers and biostimulants may contain (cadmium, arsenic, lead, mercury, chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp and helminth eggs); if these levels are exceeded, they will represent a risk to human, animal or plant health.

Control and sampling procedure to check the composition and quality parameters of domestic and imported fertilizers and biostimulants: The notified text establishes a sampling and analysis procedure to check the composition and quality parameters of domestic and imported fertilizers and biostimulants.

Labelling requirements for fertilizers and biostimulants: The notified text establishes the required features of labels attached to, and leaflets accompanying, fertilizers and biostimulants sold in Chile. The labelling requirements set out details pertaining to shape, size and proportion, and cover aspects such as composition, quality parameters, information on the importer or local manufacturer, batch numbers, recommended use and warnings.