G/SPS/N/CHL/777  
12 December  2023 
(23-8498) 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) : Frozen bovine semen  
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 : Establece exigencias sanitarias para la internación de 
semen congelado de bovinos a Chile y deroga Resolución No 5618 de 2013  (Establishment 
of sanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of frozen bovine semen and repeal 
of Resolution No.  5618 of 2013) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_14482_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes specific sanitary requirements for 
the importation into Chile of frozen bo vine semen . In addition, it repeals Exempt 
Resolution No.  5618 of 2013 establishing sanitary requirements for the importation into 
Chile of frozen bovine semen.  
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:  
[ ] 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 4.7, 4.8, 8. 3, 8.4, 8.7, 8.8, 
8.12, 8.14, 8.16, 8.19, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.8, 11.9 and 11.11 of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inter national standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/CHL/777  
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  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 February 2 024 
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