G/SPS/N/CHL/773  
13 November  2023 
(23-7609) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved : Chile 
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) : Frozen bovine embryos  
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 de 
embriones bovinos congelados a Chile y deroga las resoluciones que indica (Sanitary 
requirements for the entry into Chile of frozen bovine embryos and repeal of the 
Resolutions indicated) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https: //members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_13411_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes sanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of frozen bovine embryos produced in vivo or in vitro and repeal of 
Exempt Resolutions No. 1.688 of 1992, No. 1.465 of 1995 and No. 1.720 of 1995, which 
establish sanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of bovine embryos.  
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) : Chapters 4.9 and 4.10 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OMSA)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internati onal standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the G/SPS/N/CHL/773  
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  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 pub lication 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) : 12 January 2 024 
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