Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the safety of electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres requirements of Chile, based on the - Laws and Decrees regarding electrical safety and mining operation safety - Regulatory Technical Specification (RIC)'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors

Here you will get textual information Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

Here you will get textual information What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation

Here you will get textual information What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

Here you will get textual information E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

Here you will get related hyperlink(s) Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority

Here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Market surveillance authority

Here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Abbrevations

Here you will get a table Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

Here you will get textual information

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

Here you will get textual information Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?

Here you will get textual information [Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Zone/ Equipment Group/ Category Model

Here you will get textual information

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

Here you will get textual information Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Is the IECEx system accepted by the authority/approval body?

Here you will get textual information "[Yes/ No / no information available] [Text] Information (website)"

Which documents are required by an approval body?

Here you will get textual information e .g. formal application

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

Here you will get textual information e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards

Here you will get textual information e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment

Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

National Standardisation Organisation

Here you will get related hyperlink(s) Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?

Here you will get textual information Undetailed information

Acceptance of foreign test reports

Here you will get textual information

Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

Here you will get textual information e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?

Here you will get textual information e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Required information on the product and/or packaging

Here you will get textual information e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)

Here you will get textual information Regulated by the legal provisions

Digital user documentation allowed?

Here you will get textual information User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Code, Continent	CHL,
Economic Area	APEC
Official Language	The official language is Spanish.
Standard Institute	INN - Instituto Nacional de Normalización | https://www.inn.cl/
HS Codemember	Yes