G/TBT/N/CHL/535  
2 October  2020 
(20-6715) 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) : Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Consulta Pública 
de Modificación del Decreto Supremo N°977/96, Ministerio de Salud, Reglamento 
Sanitario de los Alimentos, Título II de los Alimentos, Párrafo II de la Rotulación y 
Publicidad, Artículos 106 Y  107 (Public Consultation on Amendment to Supreme Decree 
No. 977/96, Ministry of Health, Food Health Regulations, Section II on Food, Paragraph 
II on Labelling and Advertising, Articles 106 and 107) (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Amendme nt to Supreme Decree No. 977/96, Ministry of Health, 
Food Health Regulations, Section II on Food, Paragraph II on Labelling and Advertising, 
Articles 106 and 107.  
The terms used in Article 106 (15) and (18) and Article 107 (g) have led to confusion and 
misinterpretation, so it is proposed to replace the problematic  terms . The proposed 
amendment has been refer enced  in the Codex Alimentarius, General standard for the 
labelling of pre -packaged food CXS 1 -1985. Adopted in 1985 . Amended in 1991,1999, 
2001, 2003,  2005, 2008 and 2010 . Revised in 2018 . Point 2 . Definition of terms.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
• General standard for the labelling of pre -packaged food CXS 1 -1985. Adopted in 
1985. Amended in 1991,1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2010 . Revised in 
2018.  
• Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977/96 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : - G/TBT/N/CHL/535  
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  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:  
Subsecretaría 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  
https://www.minsal.cl/consultas -publicas -vigentes/  
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