G/SPS/N/CHL/694  
21 September  2021 
(21-6995) 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) : Primates for exhibition centres  
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 a Chile de 
primates para centros de exhibición  (Health requirements for the importation into Chile 
of primates for exhibition centres) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_5880_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Below is a summary of  the main health requirements  
established i n the notified measure : 
Country or area of origin : Must be a Member of the World Organi sation for Animal Health 
(OIE)  and a country or area in which rabies is a notifiable disease  
Origin of the animals : Must have been continuously resident in the zoo or wildlife park of 
origin since birth or for at least 12 months prior to shipment to Chile  
Establishment of origin : The animals must come from a zoo or wildlife park that meets 
the requirements listed in this section of the Resolution . 
Pre-shipment quarantin e: 
− Must be under the supervision of an official or accredited veterinarian for at least 30 
days;  
− The animals must not come into contact with other animals, as detailed in paragraph 
(b) of this section . During this period , the animals must undergo diagnosti c tests and 
obtain negative results for the following diseases : hepatitis B., Salmonella sp., 
Shigella  sp., Yersinia sp., tuberculosis (M. bovis and M. tuberculosis ); 
− The above -mentioned tests must be carried out in diagnostic laboratories that are 
officia l or recognized by the competent health authority or internationally recognized;  
− During the isolation period, the animals must be treated for internal and external 
parasites . Should vaccines or other treatments be administered, the appropriate 
documentation must be attached to the health certificate.  
Transport and shipment : The type of supervision for shipment s, control conditions,  and 
measures taken to ensure the health and welfare of the animals  are established . 
Symptoms of any of the afore mentioned diseases must not be shown during the 48 hours 
leading up to shipment . G/SPS/N/CHL/694  
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  Health certification : The animals must bear an official health cer tificate, issued by the 
competent health authority in the country of origin, subject to the requirements set out 
in this section . 
Post-entry quarantine : The animals must undergo an isolation period under official 
supervision, in the official livestock quar antine station of the SAG or in a location 
authorized by the SAG for this purpose, under the conditions specified in this section . 
Other authorizations : Should the species be listed in one of the relevant appendices, the 
animals must be covered by the R esolution authorizing the entry of live specimens of 
exotic wildlife species on national territory , issued by the SAG Division for the Protection 
of Renewable Natural Resources authorizing , as well as  permits under the  Convention on 
International Trade in End angered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( CITES ). 
Further details 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) : Chapters 6.12, 8.14 and 8.11 of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conventi on (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) : 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) : 20 November 2 021 
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