G/SPS/N/CHL/664  
28 January  2021 
(21-0763) 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) : Accompanied and personal luggage containing animal products, 
products for pet consumption, pharmaceutical products exclusive ly for veterinary use and 
other products  
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 condiciones sanitarias para el ingreso de 
Chile, equipaje acompañado y de uso personal, de productos de origen animal, productos 
para consumo de animales de compañía, productos farmacéuticos de uso exclusivamente 
veterinarios y otros productos  (Sanitary requirements f or the entry into Chile , as  
accompanied and personal luggage , of animal products, products for pet consumption, 
pharmaceutical products exclusively for veterinary use and other products) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_0678_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes sanitary requirements for the entry 
into Chile , as accompanied and personal luggage , of animal products, products for pet 
consumption, pharmaceutical products exclusively for veterinary use and other products . 
In particular, these requirements stipulate that:  
a) The entry of homemade food containing meat, tri pe, offal or processed meat products 
is prohibited, with the exception of amphibian, reptile and guinea pig meat (raw, 
cooked, with bone in, boneless);  
b) Homemade food containing milk, milk products or eggs may enter freely;  
c) The entry of homemade animal products, products for pet consumption and 
pharmaceutical products exclusively for veterinary use is prohibited;  
d) Animal products for human consumption, pack aged and labelled in established 
businesses, must be considered as processed products;  
e) All animal products, products for pet consumption and pharmaceutical products 
exclusively for veterinary use of Chilean origin that are required to re -enter the 
country must have been packaged in Chile, display a legible label and be factory -
sealed.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  G/SPS/N/CHL/664  
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  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, 14 and 15 of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health  (OIE) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (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 40 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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of publication of the 
notification  
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 . Addre ss, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl