G/SPS/N/CHL/689  
11 August  2021 
(21-6172) 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) : Raw hides and skins from bovine animals, horses, goats, sheep and 
swine  
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 exigencias sanitarias para la importación de cueros 
y pieles brutos de bovinos, equinos, caprinos, ovinos, porcinos a Chile y deroga las 
Resoluciones Exentas Nros.  2.732, 2.733 y 2.734 de 1994 y 3.833 de 2002 (Sanitary 
requirements for the importation into Chile of raw hides and skins from bovine animals, 
horses, goats, sheep and swine, and repeal of Ex empt Resolutions Nos. 2.732, 2.733 and 
2.734 of 1994 and 3.833 of 2002) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS /CHL/21_5141_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft measure establishes health requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of raw hides and skins from bovine animals, horses, 
goats, sheep and swine:  
1. It considers that SAG recognizes the country's health authority with regard to a 
number of aspects;  
2. On the health status of the country or area of origin of the hides or skins in relation to 
the following diseases : foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, African swine 
fever (ASF), classical swine fever (CSF), sheep pox and goat pox, peste des petits 
ruminants  virus and anthrax;  
3. Treatment options are identified that products must undergo if they do not come from 
countries free from those diseases;  
4. Requirements  for rearin g, slaughtering, infrastructure and recognition of abattoirs and 
ante- and post -mortem inspection;  
5. Not contain elements other than hide or the products used in its preparation or 
treatment;  
6. It states that transport must be carried out in such a way as to e nsure that health and 
hygiene conditions are maintained;  
7. Information to be contained in the official certificate issued by the health authority at 
the time of shipment;  
8. Requirements for checks and inspections of hides or skins on arrival in the country;  
9. Tanned, semi -tanned, wet -blue or pickled hides or skins of all species shall be exempt 
from inspection by SAG upon arrival at the corresponding border control, and health 
certification shall not be required . G/SPS/N/CHL/689  
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  Further details can be found in the document attac hed 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:  
[ ] 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) : Chapters 8, 11, 15 and 14 of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conv ention (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) : 10 October 2 021 
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