G/SPS/N/CHL/611  
25 November  2019 
(19-8010) 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): Bovine animals suitable for breeding.  
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: Fija exigencias sanitarias para la internación a chile de 
bovinos aptos para la reproducción y deroga resolución exenta n º 1487 de 20 de agosto 
1992 (Health requirements for the importation into Chile of bovine animals suitable for 
breeding and repeal of Exempt Resolution No. 1487 of 20 August 1992) Language(s): 
Spanish Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_6457_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution establishes specific health 
requirements for the importation into Chile of bovine animals suitable for breeding.  
It covers a number of aspects, including the following:  
− The d efinition of bovine animals for breeding;  
− Details concerning t he androgenic examination to be performed on all male animals;  
− Requirements to be met by the exporting country or area, and exporting and 
neighbouring farms,  for different diseases, and pedigree and animal identification 
requirements  (paragraphs 1.2 to 1.6 ); 
− Requirements concerning  the rearing of bovine  animals and diagnostic tests, 
treatments or vaccinations for different diseases  (paragraphs 1.9 to 1.13 ); 
− Specific requirements  for loading and transport ing animals  (paragraphs 1.14 to 1.17); 
− Requirements to be met upon the arrival of animals in the country, such as official 
health certificat ion; 
− Repeal of  the Resolution.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety,  [X] animal health,  [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect t erritory 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) : G/SPS/N/CHL/611  
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  [X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
− Chapter 8.8. Infection with foot -and-mouth disease virus;  
− Chapter 11.4. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy;  
− Chapter 11.9. Infection with lumpy skin disease virus;  
− Chapter 11.7. Ha emorrhagic septicaemia;  
− Chapter 11.10. Theileriosis;  
− Chapter 8.7. Infection with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus;  
− Chapter 8.9. Heartwater;  
− Chapter 8.15. Infection with Rift Valley fever virus;  
− Chapter 11.3. Bovine genital campylobacteriosis;  
− Chapter 11 .6. Enzootic bovine leukosis;  
− Chapter 11.8. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/ infectious pustular 
vulvovaginitis;  
− Chapter 11.11. Trichomonosis;  
− Chapter 8.3. Infection with bluetongue virus;  
− Chapter 8.4. Infection with Brucella abortus , B. melitensis  and B. suis;  
− Chapter 8.11. Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis  complex;  
− Chapter 8.13. Paratuberculosis;  
− Chapter 8.14. Infection with rabies virus.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM 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 80 days from the date of 
circulation of the notification.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from dat e 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 ): 23 December 2019  
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 Notificatio n Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl