G/SPS/N/CHL/695  
21 September  2021 
(21-6998) 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) : Animals of the Ailuridae , Ursidae , Cyclopedidae  and 
Myrmecophagidae  families for exhibition centres  
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 
animales de la familia ailurid ae, ursidae, cyclopedidae y myrmecophagidae para centros de 
exhibición  (Health requirements for the importation into Chile of animals of the Ailuridae , 
Ursidae , Cyclopedidae  and Myrmecophagidae  families for exhibition centres) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number o f pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_5883_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : A summary of the main health requirements established in the 
notified measure is provided below.  
Country or area of origin : It must be a member of the World Organisation for Animal 
Health (OIE) and a country or area in which rabies is a notifiable disease.  
Origin of the animals : The animals must have remained in the zoo or wildlife park of origin 
continuously since birth, or at least in the 12 months prior to shipment to Chile.  
Establishment of origin : The animals must come from a zoo or park for wi ld animals that 
meets the requirements listed in the notified Resolution.  
Pre-shipment quarantine:  
− The animals must be kept in quarantine under the supervision of an official or 
accredited veterinarian for at least 30 days;  
− The animals must not come into c ontact with other animals;  
− During the isolation period, the animals must undergo two treatments against internal 
and external parasites;  
− In cases where other vaccines and treatments are administered, the health certificate 
must be attached along with the r elevant documents.  
Transport and shipment : The notified text establishes the type of shipment control, the 
characteristics of the means of contro l, and measures to maintain the sanitary conditions 
and ensure the welfare of the animals . During the 48 hours prior to shipment, the animals 
must not show any of the clinical signs mentioned in the text.  
Health certification : The animals must be covered by an official health certificate, issued by G/SPS/N/CHL/695  
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  the competent health authority in the country of origin.  
Post-entry  quarantine : The animals must be kept in isolation, under official supervision, at 
the SAG official livestock quarantine station or at an establishment authorized by the SAG 
for such purposes.  
Other authorizations : The animals must enter under the Resoluti on authorizing the 
introduction into the national territory of live specimens of exotic wildlife species, issued by 
the SAG Division for the Protection of Renewable Natural Resources . A CITES permit is also 
required when the species is listed in one of the  CITES appendices.  
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 Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 8.14 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)  
[ ] Inter national 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) : 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) : 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) : 20 November 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