WTO notification · TBT
ChileEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency
NCh 3274/5 2023 Water meters for cold potable water and hot water — Part 5: Installation requirements
NCh 3274/5 2023 Medidores para agua potable fría y agua caliente — Parte 5: Requisitos de instalación
Chile notified this emergency TBT measure on 2 February 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately. The comment period closed on 3 April 2026.
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Water meters for cold potable water and hot water
Medidores para agua potable fría y agua caliente
The comment period closed on 3 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHL/783; it can take them up with Chile.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The notified Standard applies to water meters used to meter the volume of cold potable water and hot water flowing through a fully charged, closed conduit. These water meters incorporate devices which indicate the integrated volume.The notified text specifies criteria for the selection of single, combination and concentric water meters, associated fittings, installation, special requirements for meters, and the first operation of new or repaired meters to ensure accurate constant measurements and reliable reading of the meter.In addition to meters based on mechanical principles, the notified text also applies to water meters based on electrical or electronic principles, and to water meters based on mechanical principles incorporating electronic devices, used to measure the volume of cold potable water and hot water. It also applies to electronic ancillary devices. Ancillary devices are optional. However, national or international regulations may make some ancillary devices mandatory in relation to the utilization of the water meter.The recommendations of the notified text apply to water meters, irrespective of technology, defined as integrating measuring instruments continuously determining the volume of water flowing through them.G/TBT/N/CHL/783- 2 -
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