G/SPS/N/CHL/674  
6 May 2021 
(21-3877) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Skins and taxidermic animals of swine, bovine animals, sheep and 
goats and other species  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece exigencias sanitarias para la importación a 
Chile de pieles y animales taxidermizados de las especies que indica  (Health requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of skins and taxidermic animals for certain species) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_3282_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Agriculture and Livestock Service is submitting for 
international public consultation the notified draft Resolution estab lishing health 
requirements for the importation into Chile of skins and taxidermic animals of swine, 
bovine animals, sheep and goats and other species, in accordance with the technical 
information available and the recommendations of international referenc e bodies . The 
draft Resolution establishes the definitions of the terms, "taxidermy" and "skins", and 
states the health requirements for each species.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 8.1 ; 8.8; 8.11; 11.9; 14.7; 
15.1; 15.2; and 15.3 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHL/674  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed da te of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 80 days from the date of 
circulation of the notification  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 July 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl