G/SPS/N/CHL/680/Rev.1  
5 October  2021 
(21-7475) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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) : Swine casings  
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 importación de tripas 
de cerdo y deroga Resolución Exenta Nº 3.275 de 1994  (Sanitary requirements governing 
the importation of swine casings,  and repeal of Exempt Resolution No. 3.275 of 1994) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_6338_00_s.pd f 
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes the following sanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Chile of swine casings . The following 
amendments should be noted in relation to the measure originally notified:  
− Swine casings imported from countries or areas free from foot -and-mouth disease may 
come from both vaccinated and unvaccinated animals.  
− Swine casings may come from animals that have been imported into the country that is 
exporting the casings to Chile, provided that the sanitary requirements established by 
Chile for breeding swine are fulfilled.  
− Separate treatments are established for the inactivation of the foot -and-mouth disease, 
classical swine fever and African swine fever viruses, with the most stringent treatment 
being carried out when two or more of these diseases are present in the country or 
area. 
Further details can be found in the document attached to this n otification.  
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/680/Rev.1  
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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) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code:  
− Chapter 5.4, Article 5.4.6  
− Chapter 5.7, Article 5.7.3  
− Chapter 8.8, Article 8.8.38  
− Chapter 15.1, Article 15.1.24  
− Chapter 15.2, Article 15. 2.24 
[ ] 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) : 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) : Three months after 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 publication 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