G/SPS/N/CHL/639  
17 June 2020 
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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) : Viscera meal, meat and bone meal, and oils and fats of poultry, 
swine and horses  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affec ted, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : MODIFICA RESOLUCIÓN N° 1748/2017 QUE 
ESTABLECE LAS EXIGENCIAS SANITARIAS PARA LA INTERNACIÓN DE HARINA DE 
VÍSCERAS, HARINA DE CARNE Y HUESO Y ACEITES O SEBOS DE AVES, CERDOS Y 
EQUINOS  (Amendment to Resolution No. 1748/2017 establishing sanitary requirements 
for the importation of viscera meal, meat and bone meal, and oils and fats of poultry, 
swine and horses)  Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_3753_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft contains the following amendments to SAG 
Resolution No. 1748/2017:  
1. The following paragraph is added to point B.i : "The animals' farm of orig in and the 
farms in the surrounding 3 km, have not experienced any outbreaks of diseases of 
significance to the species covered by this Resolution in the 30 days leading up to 
shipment."  
2. The following paragraph is added to point B.ii : "They were made from animals that 
have not been slaughtered to eradicate or control an infectious disease."  
3. The second bullet point in point B.ii is replaced with the following text:  
"Subjected to a minimum temperature of 90°C for at least 60 minutes, stirred 
continuously, or a minimum temperature of 121°C for at least 10 minutes at an 
absolute pressure of 3 bar."  
4. The final paragraph in point E is replaced with the following text:  
− "These results must be shown on the official sanitary certificate."  
− 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 pe sts. G/SPS/N/CHL/639  
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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 15.2.22 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] 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 : Exempt 
Resolution No. 1748 of 2017: http://bcn.cl/200b4  (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/m m/yy) : Approximately 50 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 circulation 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 . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl