G/SPS/N/CHL/706  
23 November  2021 
(21-8824) Page: 1/3 
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) : 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 a Chile y deroga las Resoluciones que indica  (Establishment of sanitary 
requirements for the entry into Chile of bovine embryos and repeal of the Resolutions 
indicated) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7230_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the sanitary requirements for 
importing bovine embryo s into Chile, in particular the following:  
Identification  
− Bovine embryos imported into the country must supply the information specified in 
Article 1 of the draft Resolution.  
Health status of the country or area of origin  
− The country or area of origin is officially declared free from foot -and-mouth disease 
and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia by the World Organisation for Animal Health 
(OIE) and this sanitary status is recognized by Chile.  
− The country or area meet the OIE conditions to be considered free from the following 
diseases : lumpy skin  disease, epizootic haemorrhagic disease, haemorrhagic 
septicaemia, Rift Valley fever, and this health status has been favourably assessed by 
Chile.  
− The country or area has a negligible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk 
status, a status recognize d by the OIE and in accordance with the OIE guidelines on 
BSE. 
Semen  
- The semen used for embryo production complies with the sanitary requirements of 
Chile.  
Donor  
- The donor was born or has remained continuously in the country for at least six 
months prior t o the collection of embryos destined for Chile.  G/SPS/N/CHL/706  
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  - The donor was inspected on the day of collection and found to be free from any sign 
of infectious disease and has not been exposed during the time frame specified under 
this point.  
− The farm of origin of the donor is officially free from brucellosis and tuberculosis.  
− There has been no clinical evidence of infectious diseases in the farm of origin during 
the time frame specified under this point.  
Embryos  
- The embryos were collected and processed under the co nditions set out in this draft 
Resolution.  
- During the process, the collection team has not operated in areas infected with OIE -
listed diseases.  
- The process of collecting, processing, storing and transporting was carried out in 
accordance with the procedure s approved by the International Embryo Transfer 
Society (IETS) and recommended by the OIE.  
- They were placed in straws, which were marked and identified in accordance with 
Article 1 of the draft Resolution.  
Storage and transport  
- The embryos were stored and handled under the conditions mentioned in this point 
of the draft Resolution.  
Health certification  
- Importantion into the country must be covered by an official health certificate, issued 
by the official health authority of the country of origin, which must  stipulate 
compliance with the health requirements set out in this Resolution.  
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) : Sections 8 and 11 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Heal th 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 Exenta Nº 1.720 de 1995  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_6646_01_s.pdf  (available 
in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Of ficial Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 80 days from the date of 
circulation of the notification  G/SPS/N/CHL/706  
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  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) : 22 January 2 022 
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