G/SPS/N/CHL/501
19 March 2015
(15-1573)  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 Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura , SERNAPESCA (National 
Fisheries and Aquaculture 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):  Live aquatic animals 
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:  Resolución Exenta Sernapesca N° 1012/2015. 
Aprueba Programa Sanitario General de Comp artimentos Libres de Enfermedades de 
Alto Riesgo (EAR) (Exempt Resolution No. 1012/2015 of the National Fisheries and 
Aquaculture Service approving the general he alth programme on high-risk disease-free 
compartments)   
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 7  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_1298_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The aim of the programme described in Exempt Resolution 
No. 1012/2015 of the National Fisheries and Aqua culture Service is to establish sanitary 
compartmentalization as a health management tool for the prevention, control and 
eradication of diseases affecting hydrobiological species under official control throughout 
the national territory, for the purpose of international trade.  
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 st andard?  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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Aquatic Animal Health Code, Section 
4, Chapters 4.1 (Zoning and compartm entalisation) and 4.2 (Application of 
compartmentalisation)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHL/501 
 
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  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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  11 March 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  11 March 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  11 March 2015 
[ ] 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 May 2015  
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:      
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl