G/SPS/N/CHL/490
18 December 2014
(14-7340)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Chilled or frozen pork 
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 N° 3.397, de 1998, que fija 
exigencias sanitarias para la internación de carnes de cerdo enfriadas o congeladas (Amendment to Resolution No. 3.397 of 1998 es tablishing sanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of chilled or frozen pork). Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 2 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_5475_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: As the Agriculture and Livestock Service has the authority to 
adopt measures to maintain the appropriate level of protection, it has amended Resolution 
No. 3.397 of 1998 establishing sanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of 
chilled or frozen pork.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal heal th, [ ] 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)  Chapters 5.3 and 8.7 of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM 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 G/SPS/N/CHL/490 
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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) : 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) : 16 February 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl