G/SPS/N/CHL/744  
22 March  2023 
(23-2064) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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) : Wild or ornamental and exhibition birds and pet birds ; meat of 
poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen ; eggs for human consumption ; and meat products 
processed without heat treatment  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document : Suspende la importación a Chile de aves silvestres o 
de recreación, aves en calidad de mascotas, carnes de aves fresca y huevos para consumo 
desde Argentina por presencia de influenza aviar altamente patógena  (Suspension of the 
importati on into Chile of wild or ornamental and exhibition birds, pet birds, fresh poultry 
meat and eggs for consumption from Argentina due to the presence of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza) . Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_8372_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Considering that the Argentine Republic has notified SAG and 
the World Organisation for An imal Health (WOAH) to confirm cases of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza in poultry, imports into Chile from Argentina of wild or ornamental and 
exhibition birds and pet birds, meat of poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen, eggs for human 
consumption, and meat  products processed without heat treatment established by SAG 
Resolution No. 3.212 of 2022, are suspended due to this change in status with regard to 
highly pathogenic avian influenza in Argentina which makes it impossible to comply with 
Chile's sanitary r equirements for the importation of birds and products of avian origin.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action : The change in status 
with regard to highly pathogenic avian influ enza in Argentina makes it impossible to 
comply with Chile's sanitary requirements for the importation of birds and products of 
avian origin.  G/SPS/N/CHL/744  
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  9. 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) : WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 10.4, Infection with high pathogeni city avian influenza viruses  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
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:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 18 
March 2 023 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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