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NCh 160:2021 Cemento- Agregado Tipo A para uso en cementos- Especificaciones (NCh 160:2021 Cement - Type A Aggregate for use in cements - Specifications); (13 pages, in Spanish)
Chile issued an addendum on 8 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/630. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 27 March 2023. The comment period closed on 26 May 2023.
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Cement - Aggregate Type A for use in cements - Specifications
The comment period closed on 26 May 2023. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHL/630/Add.1; it can take them up with Chile.
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NCh 160:2021 Cement - Type A Aggregate for use in cements - Specifications
Publication in the Official Journal: Exempt Decree No. 1164 declaring and repealing official standards of the Republic of Chile. This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.
The notified rule establishes the specifications on the additive known as Type A Aggregate that is used to produce the cements defined in NCh148. Annex A of this rule contains a description of the process that must be developed to incorporate additives other than those standardized in clause 4 of this rule and in NCh161 in order to promote the incorporation of other materials that can be used as additives in the creation of cement. This rule does not concern safety issues, if there are any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this rule to establish appropriate health and safety practices, and to determine the degree of application of the regulatory limitations prior to use.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/CHL/630/Add.1
NCh 160:2021 Cement - Type A Aggregate for use in cements - Specifications
Publication in the Official Journal: Exempt Decree No. 1164 declaring and repealing official standards of the Republic of Chile. This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CHL/630
Comment deadline: Closed on 26 May 2023
NCh 160:2021 Cemento- Agregado Tipo A para uso en cementos- Especificaciones (NCh 160:2021 Cement - Type A Aggregate for use in cements - Specifications); (13 pages, in Spanish)
The notified rule establishes the specifications on the additive known as Type A Aggregate that is used to produce the cements defined in NCh148. Annex A of this rule contains a description of the process that must be developed to incorporate additives other than those standardized in clause 4 of this rule and in NCh161 in order to promote the incorporation of other materials that can be used as additives in the creation of cement. This rule does not concern safety issues, if there are any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this rule to establish appropriate health and safety practices, and to determine the degree of application of the regulatory limitations prior to use.
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