G/SPS/N/CHL/582  
20 November  2018 
(18-7261) 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  (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) : Livestock production facilities  
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° 3.138 de 1999, que establece 
requisito de habilitación para establecimientos de producción pecuaria  que deseen 
exportar animales o sus productos a Chile y Resolución n° 2433 de 2012, que delega 
atribuciones en autoridades del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero y deroga resoluciones que 
indica  (Amendment to Resolution No. 3.138 of 1999 establishing an approval  requirement 
for livestock production facilities that wish to export animals or animal products to Chile, 
and Resolution No. 2433 of 2012 delegating powers to Agriculture and Livestock Service 
authorities and repealing certain resolutions) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_5966_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Since approval constitutes the official mechanism for verifying 
that livestock facilities exporting their products to Chile comply with the sanitary, 
structural and operational requirements that guarantee that the products do not pose a 
risk to human and an imal health, it is necessary to amend Resolutions No. 3.138 of 1999 
and No. 2.433 of 2012.  
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 An imal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CHL/582  
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  [ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard : The notified text is primarily based on Agriculture and Livestock 
Service regulations, Organic Law No. 18.755 on the Agriculture and Livestock Service and 
DFL RRA No. 16 of 1963 on animal health and protection, and on the specific resolutions 
governing the importation into Chile of each livestock product.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution s No. 3.138 of 1999 and No. 2433 of 2012 
(available in Spanish)  
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 
notifi cation and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 19 January 2 019 
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