G/SPS/N/CHL/704  
19 November  2021 
(21-8745) 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) : Drone bee semen  
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 semen 
de zánganos a Chile y deroga la Resolución que indica (Establishment of sanitary 
requirements for the entry into Chile of drone bee semen and repeal of the Resolution 
indicated) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7219_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes sanitary requir ements governing 
the entry into Chile of the semen of drone bees of the species Apis mellifera . These 
concern:  
The health status of the country, area or centre of origin:  
− The drone bee semen imported into Chile must come from countries or areas where 
the presence of African or Africanized bees has never been recorded, subject to 
approval by Chile, or from centres that can scientifically attest to the absence of 
Africanizati on therein.  
The production centre of origin:  
− The semen must come from centres that have officially been under the control of the 
health authority of the country of origin for at least the previous two years;  
− The centre must have control programmes for diseases affecting bees;  
− There can be no cases of any honey bee pathology in the three months prior to the 
extraction of the semen.  
Certification:  
− The semen must be accompanied by an official health certificate, obtained in advance 
and issue d upon shipment by the competent authority in the country of origin, 
confirming its compliance with the sanitary requirements laid down in the draft 
Resolution, as well as  indicating the country and establishment of origin, including the 
name and address o f the production centre ; the consignee ; the genetic line of the 
semen exported to Chile ; the additives used during semen dilution ; identification of 
the capillary specimens of semen exported to Chile ; and identification of the means 
of transport.  G/SPS/N/CHL/704  
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  Further d etails 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) : Section 9 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] 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 : Exempt 
Resolution No. 2269 of 1996  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CH L/21_7219_01_s.pdf  (available 
in Spanish ) 
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) : 18 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