G/SPS/N/CHL/581/Rev.1  
14 October  2019 
(19-6600) 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  (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) : Laboratory rodents  
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 : Modifica Resolución Exenta n° 809 de 2003 que fija 
exigencias sanitarias para la internación a Chile de roedores de laboratorio  (Amendment 
to Exempt Resolution No. 809 of 2003 establishing health requirements for the 
importation into Chile of laboratory rodents) Language(s) : Spanish Number of  
pages : 3 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_5595_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution amends Exempt Resolution No. 
809 of 2003 establishing health requirements for the importation into Chile  of laboratory 
rodents, through:  
1.- The replacement of point 1 by the following:  
The animals must come from barrier colonies and must be free of viral diseases such as 
ectromelia, Sendai virus and lymphocytic choriomeningitis, and from the following 
bacterial diseases : salmonella, tularemia, leptospirosis, pseudotuberculosis and rat -bite 
fever. Furthermore, the laboratories from which the animals come must have had no 
cases of the following zoonotic diseases : California encephalitis virus, A rgentine 
haemorrhagic fever (Junín virus) and Bolivian haemorrhagic fever (black typhus).  
2.- The replacement of point 2 by the following:  
During the 30 days prior to shipment, the animals must have undergone a coproparasitic 
test and direct observation us ing a black background to detect external parasites (lice : 
Polyplax serrata and mites such as Miobia musculi , Radfordia affinis , Miocoptes 
musculinus  and Psorergates simplex ), in order to establish whether they are free of 
diseases of this type.  
3.- The re moval of point 3.  
4.- The replacement in point 4 of the word " embarque " (shipment) by the word 
"despacho " (dispatch).  G/SPS/N/CHL/581/Rev.1  
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  5.- The inclusion of the following points 9 and 10:  
9.- Upon entry into the country, the parties concerned must submit, together with the 
health certificate, the exotic wildlife authorization resolution issued by the Renewable 
Natural Resources Division of the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG).  
10.- If the species to be imported is listed in the appendices of the Convention on 
Internat ional Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the parties 
concerned must comply with the requirements established by the Convention and the 
relevant regulations in force.  
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) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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 N°  809 del año 2003 que fija exigencias sanitarias para la internación 
a Chile de roedores de laboratorio  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_ 5595_01_s.pdf  (available 
in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 50 days from the date of circulation of this 
notification  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 days from the date of adoption  
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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 30 days from the date of publication of the revision  
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 emai l address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl