G/SPS/N/CHL/619  
17 January  2020 
(20-0499) 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) : Equine animals  
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 : Modifica resolución no. 1582/2019 que establece 
exigencias sanitarias para la internación de équidos a Chile bajo el régimen de internación 
definitiva y doble hemisferio  (Amendment to Resol ution No. 1582/2019 establishing 
sanitary requirements for the importation of equine animals into Chile either definitively 
or under the dual hemisphere shuttle system) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 2 
6. Description of content:  
1. The notified text amends paragraph 1.3(ii) of the operative part of the Resolution 
as follows:  
(a) for whole, vaccinated males, the expression " o igual a 1:2 " is replaced by " a 
1:4"; 
(b) for castrated males or females, the expression " o igual " is removed.  
2. In paragraph 1.2(c) of the operative part, the expression " vecinos dentro de un 
radio de 10 Kilómetros " is inserted between the expressions " predios " and " no se 
han presentado ". 
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 seri al 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) : 
- Chapter 12.9. of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
- Chapter 3.5.10. of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial 
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  [ ] 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) : 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 facilit ating 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  
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