G/TBT/N/CHL/676  
15 April 2024 
(24-3119) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Oficina de Estudios y Políticas Agrarias , ODEPA (Office for Agricultural Research and 
Policy) - Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile  (Ministry of Agriculture of Chile)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, SUBREI (Under -Secretariat for 
International Economic Relations) - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  (Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Eggs 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO DE 
LEY QUE MODIFICA EL CÓDIGO SANITARIO, CON EL OBJETO DE E STABLECER NORMAS 
SOBRE LA TRAZABILIDAD DEL HUEVO Y LA CERTIFICACIÓN DE HUEVOS DE GALLINA 
FELIZ O LIBRE  (Draft Law amending the Health Code in order to establish rules on egg 
traceability and the certification of free -range eggs)  (1 page, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Draft Law seeks to amend the Health Code 
contained in Decree -Law No.  725 of 1967 of the Ministry of Health by incorporating  a new 
Paragraph  III (on eggs) into Title II (on food stuffs ) of Book IV (on pharmaceuticals, 
foodstuffs , cosmetics and medical products ). The Draft Law provides  as follows:  
"Article  105 undecies : Egg packaging or boxes must provide information on the origin of 
the product and the treatment the eggs have received, as well as on th e rearing of, and 
the drugs  and treatments administered to, the he ns. This information will be provided  
through a QR code , or another equivalent electronic means, stamped on the packaging.  
The proper certification must be in place to sell eggs as  free range.  
A regulation will set out the details with respect to the content and form of the information 
to be provided under this Article, as well as  the form of and requirements for the 
certifica tion mentioned  in the preceding subparagraph.  
This Article will not apply to micro and small producers . A regulation will establish the 
criteria for determining  the quality of micro and small producers. ". 
Transitional provision : This Draft Law will enter i nto force nine months after its publication 
in the Official Journal.  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Draft Law amending the Health Code contained in Decree -Law No.  725 of 1967 
of the Ministry of Health,  
• Reglamento Sanitario de los Alimentos , approved by Decree No. 977 of 1996 of 
the Ministry of Health.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales , SUBREI  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5491  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
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