G/SPS/N/CHL/636  
29 May 2020 
(20-3866) 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  (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) : Alfalfa hay and straw and other fodder crops  
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 para la internación de heno y paja 
de alfalfa u otras forrajeras, sus productos y subproductos destinados a alimentación 
animal  (Requirements for the importation of alfalfa hay and straw and other fodder crops, 
their products and by -products, for animal feed) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_3427_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_3427_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document authorizes the importation of alfalfa hay,  
straw, pellets and cubes and other fodder crops, their products and by -products, for 
animal feed, under the  following  conditions : 
− For n on-dehydrated or heat -treated hay and straw : mandatory presentation of a 
health certificate, stating that the product comes from a foot -and-mouth disease -
free country or area, with or without vaccination, following the completion of a pest 
risk analysis by the Agricultural Protection Division of the Agriculture and Livestock 
Service and establishment of the phytos anitary requirements authorizing the 
importation of these products.  
− For pellets and  industrially dehydrated and heat -treated hay, straw and cubes : 
mandatory presentation of a health certificate, indicating that the products' centre 
reached a minimum temper ature of 80°C, for at least 10 minutes, during the 
manufacturing process.  
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/636  
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  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) : 
Article 8.8.28 on foot -and-mouth disease  
[ ] 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 : 
Resolución exenta No. 3589/2012 del Servicio Agricola y Ganadero  (available in Spanish)  
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 ): 30 days from the date of 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 ): 28 July 2 020 
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