G/SPS/N/CHL/460  
20 January 2014  
(14-0270)  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): Horses  
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: Establece exigencias sanitarias para la internación de 
equinos bajo el régimen de admisión temporal y Deroga Resolución Nº 1.808 de 1990 (Health requirements governing the importatio n of horses into Chile under the temporary 
admission regime and abrogation of Resolution No. 1.808 of 1990).  
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_0264_00_s.pdf   
6. Description of content: The notified text lays down specific health requirements 
governing the importation of horses into Chile under the temporary admission regime for a 
period of less than six months to take part in competitions or shows. 
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 number of Codex 
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/460 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución N° 1.808 de 1990 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 1.808 of 1990) (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2014 
[ ] 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 email address 
(if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl