G/SPS/N/CHL/740  
3 February  2023 
(23-0759) 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) : Processed animal products  
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 : Modifica Resolución Exenta No. 91/2022, Que establece 
productos de origen animal que no requieren visto bueno del SAG para su ingreso a Chile  
(Amendment to Exempt Resolution No. 91/2022, specifying animal products not requiring 
approval by the SAG for entry into Chile) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_0890_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified measure amends Exempt Resolution No. 91/2022, 
as follows:  
(I) In Article 1, subparagraph (h) has been amended to remove the words "cattle, horses, 
sheep and pigs";  
(II) In Article 1, the following subparagraphs (k), (l) and (m) have been added:  
k. Ash of cremated animals;  
l. Purified nucleic acids, purified antibodies, cytochromes, semen extenders, 
enzymes, lactic ferments or culture s, purified gelatin, cell lines, culture media, 
plates coated with inactivated antigens, beta -propiolactone, tissues fixed in 
formalin, fixed histological sections, saline solutions and trypsin in its various 
forms;  
m. Products required by SAG for laboratory testing purposes or other official activities;  
(III) A new article has been added:  
"2. All of the above products do not require SAG import processing to enter Chile, 
irrespective of the quantity and route of entry (passenger/mail/courier/freight ). This 
is without prejudice to the specific requirements of the National Customs Service."  
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:  G/SPS/N/CHL/740  
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  [ ] 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) : Volume II of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OMSA).  
[ ] Intern ational 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 : Exempt 
Resolution No. 91/2022  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_0890_01_s.pdf  
(Available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journ al 
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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 2 023 
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