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Preliminary draft Regulation implementing Law No. 21.368 governing the distribution of single-use plastics and plastic bottles. The notified Regulation governs the requirements and procedures for granting the certificates provided for in Law No. 21.368 and clarifies the other obligations established therein.

The notified Protocol establishes the requirements in respect of light pollution that must be met for the certification of luminaires and floodlights for use in the types of outdoor lighting defined in Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Ministry of the Environment Supreme Decree No. 1/2022, establishing the "Artificial light emission standard for outdoor lighting, based on the revision of Ministry of the Environment Supreme Decree No. 43 of 2012". Such luminaires and floodlights must be in a condition representative of new manufacture, with a supply voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts, in accordance with the scope and coverage set out in IEC 62722-1 Ed. 1.0 2014-09: "Luminaire performance - Part 1: General requirements", and the other reference standards indicated in Table A, depending on the nature or type of light source used.

The notified Resolution establishes the requirements governing applications to import the animal species included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) .

In summary:
• Applications must be submitted in the format required by SAG for CITES import permits.
• They must clearly state that the animals will not be used for primarily commercial purposes, and include specific information on their use and destination and background information to confirm that the imports are part of general recovery programmes prioritizing the long-term protection of the species.
• Applications from exhibition centres must include documentation to confirm their association with international organizations involved in biodiversity conservation, animal welfare and environmental education.
• The import process must also meet the sanitary requirements of SAG and the Hunting Law.

Conditions and requirements for authorizing the entry or formulation and use of pesticide samples for experimental purposes only. The notified document addresses the need to update the SAG requirements for authorizing the entry and/or formulation of experimental samples.

It also meets the need to:
• Provide a description of the steps and time frames for evaluating and completing the administrative procedure, in order to comply with the principles of speed, procedural economy and non-formalization established by Law No. 19.880.
• Establish guidelines for the manufacture or entry of pesticide samples intended for experiments.

The notified Protocol establishes the safety certification procedure for stoves burning wood or wood products as fuel, with a rated thermal input not exceeding 25 kW, that fall within the scope and coverage of Official Chilean Standard NCh 3173.Of2009 "Estufas que utilizan combustibles sólidos - Requisitos y Métodos de Ensayo" (Solid-fuel heaters - Requirements and test methods), Supreme Decree No. 39/2011 of the Ministry of the Environment approving the "Norma de emisión de material particulado, para los artefactos que combustionen o puedan combustionar leña y derivados de la madera" (Particulate matter emission Standard for appliances that burn or are able to burn wood and wood products) and Supreme Decree No. 46/2013 of the Ministry of the Environment revising the Standard established in Decree No. 39 of 2011. (...)

The notified Protocol establishes the safety certification procedure for wood pellet stoves, with a rated thermal input not exceeding 25 kW, that fall within the scope and coverage of Official Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 3282 of 2013 "Artefactos de calefacción doméstica que utilizan pellets de madera - Requisitos y Métodos de Ensayo" (Wood pellet-fired domestic heating appliances - Requirements and test methods) and Supreme Decree No. 46/2013 of the Ministry of the Environment revising the "Norma de emisión de material particulado, para los artefactos que combustionen o puedan combustionar leña y derivados de la madera, contenida en el Decreto N° 39 de 2011" (Particulate matter emission Standard for appliances that burn or are able to burn wood and wood products, established in Decree No. 39 of 2011) . (...)

The provisions of this Technical Instruction apply to the design, operation, inspection and maintenance of photovoltaic electrical installations connected to the distribution network, with a maximum power not exceeding that specified in Law No. 21.118 or the provisions replacing it, and are intended to lay down the requirements to be fulfilled in the design, operation, inspection and maintenance of photovoltaic electrical installations notified to the Electricity and Fuel Board for connection to the distribution network. (...)

This Technical Instruction establishes general installation and safety requirements for battery energy storage systems (BESS), including both the battery system (BS) itself and the power conversion equipment (PCE) to which it is connected to convert energy and supply other parts of the electrical installation, and is intended to lay down the requirements to be fulfilled in the design, operation, inspection and maintenance of battery energy storage systems in electrical installations notified to the Electricity and Fuel Board, with the aims of providing an efficient service and ensuring the safety of persons who operate or use such installations.
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The technical standards referred to below form an integral part of this standard and shall be applied only where cited. (...) IEC 61851-1:2017: Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 1: General requirements. IEC 61851-23:2014: Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 23: DC electric vehicle charging station. (...) IEC 63027: 2023: Photovoltaic power systems - DC arc detection and interruption. (...) UL 1699B: 2018: Standard for safety Photovoltaic (PV) DC Arc-Fault Circuit Protection. (...)

The minimum energy efficiency standard for refrigerators is in force and corresponds to that established in Resolution No. 74 of 2014 of the Ministry of Energy, on the basis of the limits established on the 2007 energy efficiency label for refrigerators. As a result of the updating of the test protocols and of the limits on the energy efficiency label, in line with international procedures, there is a need to update the limits of the energy efficiency standard for household refrigerators.

The notified protocol establishes the safety certification procedure requirements for electrical solar luminaires for road and street lighting and other public outdoor lighting applications; tunnel lighting; column-integrated luminaires with a minimum total height above normal ground level of 2.5 m; and luminaires in a state representative of new products, for use with electrical lighting sources such as LED lamps or other technologies. (...)