G/SPS/N/CHL/754  
25 April 2023 
(23-2926) 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) : Hedgehogs (subfamily : Erinaceinae ) 
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 : Proyecto de Resolución que "Fija exigencias sanitarias 
para el ingreso a Chile de erizos de tierra (subfamilia : Erinaceinae )" (Draft Resolution 
establishing sanitary requirements for the entry into Chile of hedgehogs (subfamily : 
Erinaceinae )). Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_9258_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The requirements included in the draft Resolution concern the 
following:  
• Animal health certificate and the general and animal -specific information that the 
certificate must contain;  
• The health status of the country or area of origin, in which rabies is a notifiable 
disease;  
• The health and veterinary medical control status of the commercial or exhibition 
establishments of origin;  
• The conditions of the animals, such as length of stay in the home or establishment of 
origin, rabies history and requirements, information and timing for internal and 
external antiparasitic treatment;  
• Pre-shipment quarantine conditions at least 10 days prior to shipment, with n o clinical 
signs of rabies, infectious or contagious disease, or parasites . A health certificate 
must also be attached to the official health certificate;  
• Health and welfare conditions of animals at the time of transport;  
• In addition to the requirements es tablished in the notified measure, it is necessary to 
submit the exotic wildlife authorization resolution issued by the Renewable Natural 
Resources Division of the SAG and, when applicable, the CITES certification.  
Further details can be found in the docum ent 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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/754  
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  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) : Chapter 8.14 / Section 8 / Volume II 
of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health 
(OMSA)  
[ ] 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/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 June 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
availa ble) 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