G/SPS/N/CHL/688  
10 August  2021 
(21-6145) 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 , 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) : Dairy produce, for animal and human consumption  
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 las exigencias sanitarias para la internación a 
Chile de leche y productos lácteos, para consumo animal y humano, y deroga la Resolución 
Exenta N° 1194 de 2001  (Health requirements for the importation into Chile of dairy 
produce, for animal and human consumption, and abrogation of Exempt Resolution No. 
1194 of 2001) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_5113_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft measure establishes health requirements 
governing the imp ortation into Chile of dairy produc e, for animal and human consumption:  
1. The requirements are applicable  to all dairy produc e, except for that listed in 
Resolution No. 3.081/2006 or the Resolution replacing it;  
2. Health status favourably assessed by Chile regarding Rift Valley fever and lumpy skin 
disease or product subjected to pasteurization or another mitigation treatment ; 
3. Requirements for establishments of origin , including : 
− The establishment in which the dairy produc e is processed must be authorized by 
the competent health authority of the country of origin and must be authorized by 
SAG, and must have a properly implemented traceability programme;  
− Additionally, in the case of products for animal feed, the provisions of Resolution 
No. 5.025/2009, which establishes the scope of the quality assurance programme 
for factories or manufacturers producing foodstuffs and supplements for animals 
and for factories producing ingredients of animal origin for animal feed , must be 
fulfilled;  
4. Health requirements for the establishments of origin of the raw material, in relation to 
foot-and-mouth disease, freedom from brucellosis ( Brucella  spp.) and tuberculosis 
(Mycobacterium  tuberculosis ) or pasteurized or subjected to anot her mitigation 
treatment;  
5. Specific heat treatments for milk or maturation treatments for milk used to 
manufacture  dairy produc e, as appropriate . In addition, maintaining the health and 
safety conditions of the treated product;  
6. Products for animal feed must  comply with the requirements established in Resolution 
No. 7.885/2017, which establishes maximum levels of contaminants in inputs for 
animal feed;  G/SPS/N/CHL/688  
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  7. Requirements for the packaging to be used and the information it must contain;  
8. Conditions for washing and di sinfecting means of transport, verified by the competent 
authority;  
9. On certification that complies  with the requirements indicated in the draft Resolution 
and in the language of the country of origin and destination.  
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.  
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 Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Section 8 and 11 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)  
[ ] 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 N° 3.081/2006 Exime de presentación de monografías de procesos a 
productos con ingredientes de origen animal que se indica  
− Resolución N°  5.025/2009 que establece alcances del Programa de Aseguramiento de 
Calidad en fábricas o elaboradoras de alimentos y suplementos para animales y 
fábricas de ingredientes de origen animal destinado a alimentación animal  
− Resolución N° 7.885/2017 que estable ce máximos de contaminantes en insumos 
destinados a la alimentación animal  
(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 da te 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 : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2 021 
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