G/SPS/N/CHL/544  
18 May 2017 
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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 nat ional 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Rabbits and hares.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions o r countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece exigencias sanitarias para la internación a 
Chile de conejos y liebres mascotas o animales de compañia  (Health requirements for the 
entry into Chile of pet rabbits and hares) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_2285_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified measure reads as follows:  
1. This te xt establishes specific health requirements for the entry into Chile of pet rabbits 
and hares;  
2. For the purposes of entering Chile, animals are considered to be pets in the following 
circumstances:  
a. They travel in a group of no more than five animals;  
b. They a re accompanied by, and travel in the same means of transport as, their 
owner or the person responsible for them during their journey;  
c. They are sent by their owners with a pet transport service;  
d. They are acquired abroad with a view to being made pets;  
e. They are not to be used for reproduction purposes and/or in commercial 
transactions, i.e. : sales, transfers of ownership, exhibitions or other lucrative 
activities;  
f. They have been neutered, whether male or female, and have certification to prove 
this; 
3. Health ce rtification:  
Animals must be covered by an official health certificate, issued by the competent 
health authority in the country of origin at the time of shipment . The certificate, which 
must be issued in Spanish and in the official language of the country of origin, must 
attest to compliance with the relevant health requirements and be in line with the 
model approved by the Service;  
4. Animal origin:  
4.1. Rabbits and hares entering Chile must have been born and raised in the country 
or area of origin, or have remained in captivity for at least 60 days prior to 
export;  
4.2. No clinical cases of tularemia, myxomatosis or rabbit haemorrhagic disease must 
have occurred in the area of origin in the 90 days prior to shipment;  G/SPS/N/CHL/544  
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  4.3. Rabbits destined for laboratories mu st have been raised in barrier colonies ; 
importers must demonstrate their status as research or diagnostic laboratories 
and meet the requirements that ensure the animals are properly looked after;  
5. Pre-shipment isolation:  
5.1. Animals must have been kept in  isolation for 21 days under veterinary 
surveillance ; during this time, there must not have been any reports of clinical 
signs consistent with Tularemia or other communicable infectious or contagious 
diseases that affect the species;  
5.2. During the isolat ion period, animals must have been treated for internal and 
external parasites with products of proven efficacy authorized by the competent 
health authority;  
5.3. During the isolation period, animals must not have come into direct contact with 
other animal s of the same species, and must have been tested, with negative 
results, and/or vaccinated or treated, where appropriate, for the following 
diseases*:  
5.3.1.  **Rabbit haemorrhagic disease : Haemagglutination inhibition test or 
indirect ELISA or competitive ELISA, or at least two immunizations with an 
inactivated virus, the most recent immunization having taken place within the six 
months prior to shipment . The diagnosis date, diagnostic technique or vaccine 
must be indicated;  
5.3.2.  **Tularemia : PCR; 
5.3.3.  Internal and external parasites : Treatment with broad -spectrum 
antiparasitics authorized by the competent health authority . The date of 
treatment must be indicated;  
5.4. Diagnostic tests must have been conducted in an official laboratory or one 
recognized by the health authority of the place of origin;  
5.5. Where the country is free from the above -mentioned diseases, no diagnostic tests 
will be necessary.  
* Where animals have been vaccinated, relevant vaccination details must be provided : Date of 
vaccinatio n, vaccine producer, series number, control number and expiry date.  
** Diagnostic protocols must be attached.  
6. Shipment requirements:  
6.1. Pet animals must be covered by an official health certificate in Spanish, issued at 
the time of shipment by the compet ent health authority of the country of origin, 
attesting that the shipment meets health requirements and that the animals have 
been neutered, and indicating the country and address of origin, the name of the 
owner, pet identification details, the number of  animals travelling, the address of 
their destination, their mode of transportation, and their point of entry into Chile;  
6.2. On the day they embarked for their journey to Chile, the animals must not have 
shown any clinical signs of the infectious or cont agious diseases that can affect 
their species, or any signs of the presence of external parasites, and must be in a 
good condition for exportation;  
6.3. During transportation, all relevant steps must have been taken to ensure the 
sanitary conditions requir ed by Chile and the well -being of the animals;  
7. Conditions for entry into Chile:  
7.1. Upon their arrival in the country, animals must undergo post -entry quarantine at 
the Lo Aguirre quarantine station run by the Agriculture and Livestock Service, or 
at anot her establishment approved by the Service, for a minimum period of ten 
days, which may be extended, if deemed necessary by the Service;  
7.2. During the post -entry quarantine period, animals may undergo any diagnostic 
tests or treatment that the Service dee ms necessary, at the cost of the interested 
party;  
7.3. The exotic wildlife authorization resolution issued by the Renewable Natural 
Resources Division of the SAG must be submitted for all types of animals;  
7.4. Where the species to be imported is included  in the appendices of the Convention 
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 
the requirements of this Convention and existing regulations must be met;  
7.- Resolution No. 6.851/2012, which amends Resolution No. 396 of 1 993 laying down 
health requirements for the entry into Chile of rabbits and hares, is hereby repealed.  G/SPS/N/CHL/544  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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 Heal th (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code : 
Chapters 13.1 and 13.2.  
[ ] 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:  
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) : 17 July 2 017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notificatio n 
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 e mail address (if available) of other body:  
Email:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl