G/SPS/N/CHL/428  
8 February 2013  
(13-0663)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Ornamental and exhibition birds. 
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: Language(s): Numb er of pages: Deroga Resolución 
Nº 6.536/2007 que fija exigencias sanitarias para la internación a Chile de aves de 
recreación (Abrogation of Resolution No. 6.536/2007 laying down health requirements 
for the importation into Chile of ornamental and exhibition birds).  
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHL/13_0582_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Resolution No. 6.536 of 2007 has been repealed since the 
health requirements that it establishes for the importation into Chile of ornamental and exhibition birds are included in the applicable general standards in force and in 
Resolution No. 6.259 of 2012, which lays down health requirements for the importation 
into Chile of zoo, wild and exotic animals. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/CHL/428 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución N° 6.259 de 2012 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 6.259 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) : December 2012. 
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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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 Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl