G/SPS/N/CHL/600  
20 June 2019 
(19-4205) 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  (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) : Small ruminants  
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 : Fija las exigencias sanitarias para la internación a Chile 
de pequeños rumiantes con destino a matadero y deroga resolución n° 1.446 de 1992  
(Health requirements for the importation into Ch ile of small ruminants for slaughter and 
repeal of Resolution No. 1.446 of 1992) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_3540_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The following is a general outline of the health requirements 
for importing small ruminants into Chile for slaughter:  
− The country or zone that the animals come from must be officially declared by the 
OIE to be free from rinderpest and foot -and-mouth disease without vaccination . The 
country or zone must also be declared  free from the other diseases indicated in point 
1.1 of the notified document, and this health status must be recognized by Chile.  
− If the animals come from a country or zone that is not free from scrapie, the records 
indicated in point 1.2 must be provided . 
The subsequent points address requirements relating to:  
o The animals' establishments of origin;  
o The place where the animals were born and reared;  
o Quarantine conditions;  
o Transport conditions;  
o The absence of clinical signs of infectious or contagious diseases that can affect 
the species and of evidence of ectoparasites during the 48 hours prior to 
shipment;  
o The animals must be covered by an official health certificate meeting the 
conditions set out in point 1.9;  
o Additional requirements in th e event of entry into zones or regions free from 
certain diseases.  
Lastly, the steps taken upon arrival in the country are indicated:  
− After being authorized to enter the country, the animals will be transported directly 
to the slaughterhouse in sealed mean s of transport.  
− If any transmissible disease is detected, the Agriculture and Livestock Service may 
order the animals to be returned or slaughtered, as applicable;  G/SPS/N/CHL/600  
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  − If the Agriculture and Livestock Service deems it necessary, the animals will be 
subjected t o diagnostic testing upon arrival at the slaughterhouse.  
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 Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 8 and 14  
[ ] 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:  
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 date 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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 19 August 2 019 
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