G/TBT/N/CHL/580  
23 November  2021 
(21-8837) 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 : Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
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:  
Subsecr etaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores de Chile (Under -Secretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Condensed 
milk, "dulce de leche" an d chocolates  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Propuesta de 
Modificación del Reglamento Sanitario de Alimentos del Ministerio de Salud, sobre Leche 
condensada, Manjar y Chocolates  (Proposed amendment to the Ministry of He alth's Food 
Health Regulations on condensed milk, "dulce de leche" and chocolates). (5 pages, in 
Spanish ; 1 page, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text updates the regulations on condensed milk, 
"dulce de leche" and chocolates and harmo nizes them with international regulations . This 
is required to create alternative reformulations of these products and to reduce sugar 
content by allowing the use of other sweetening ingredients . The use of non -nutritive 
artificial sweeteners will be accep ted in condensed milk and "dulce de leche" . In 
chocolates, a set of regulations has been established in line with the different Codex 
standards dealing with the subject, such as : CAC/GL 66 -2008 Guidelines for the use of 
flavourings ; CODEX S TAN 86  Standard for cocoa butter ; CODEX S TAN 87 -1981 Standard 
for chocolate and chocolate products ; CODEX S TAN 105  Standard for cocoa powders 
(cocoas) and dry mixtures of cocoa and sugars ; and CODEX S TAN 141  Standard for cocoa 
(cacao) mass (cocoa/chocolate liquor) and cocoa cake ; CODEX S TAN 192 -1995, General 
standard for food additives.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Update regulations on condensed milk,  "dulce de leche" and chocolates and 
harmonize with international regulations ; Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of 
human health and safety  
8. Relevant documents : Reglamento Sanitario de Alimentos (RSA) Decreto Supremo 
N°977/1996.  G/TBT/N/CHL/580  
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  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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaria de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
 
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