G/SPS/N/CHL/644  
21 September  2020 
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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) : Animals of the order Rodentia  
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 N. 692/2019, que establece 
exigencias sanitarias para la internación a chile de animales del orden rodentia destinados 
a zoológicos, fines comerciales y animales de compañía  (Amendment to Resolution No. 
692/2019 establishing health requirements for the entry into Chile of animals of the order 
Rodentia  to be used in zoos, for commercial purposes or as pets) Langu age(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_5553_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Agriculture and Livestock S ervice Exempt Resolution No. 692 
of 2019 establishing health requirements for the entry into Chile of animals of the order 
Rodentia  to be used in zoos, for commercial purposes or as pets and repealing Resolution 
No. 2.875 of 2019 has been amended as follow s: 
Point 3.3 of the Resuelvo  section has been removed, and points 4.2 and 4.3 below have 
been added to point 4 on establishment of origin:  
"4.2 The zoo or establishment of origin of the animals for commercial purposes maintains 
a special surveillance and control programme for rabies and has not presented any cases 
of this disease in the 12 months leading up to shipment.  
4.3 Any pet rodents were kept at a known address, where no cases of rabies had been 
recorded for at least 12 months prior  to shipment, during the six months leading up to 
their shipment and were separated from rabies -susceptible animals."  
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/644  
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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 Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Section 8, Chapter 8.14. of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] 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 th e date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
20 November 2 020 
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