G/SPS/N/CHL/574  
16 July 2018 
(18-4429) 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 : Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health)  
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) : Poultry meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All tra ding partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document : Modificación del artículo 291 del Reglamento Sanitario 
de los Alimentos, Decreto Supremo n° 977/96 del Ministerio de Salud, para incorporar en 
la gestión de los riesgos microbiológicos relacionados con la carne de aves de corral el 
mejoramiento de la información sobre la preparación segura de estas  (Amendment to 
Article 291 of the Food Health Regulations, Ministry of Health Supreme Decree No. 977/96 
incorporating  the impr ovement of information on the safe preparation of poultry meat into 
the management of the microbiological risks related to such meat) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 2 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_3713_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Text on the risk management recommendations displayed on 
labelli ng has been added to Article 291 . The text added to and amending Article 291 is 
presented in italics to facilitate understanding.  
ARTICLE 291 - Chilled, refrigerated or frozen poultry, whole or in pieces, for retail sale 
through a self -self-service system,  shall be marketed in individual packaging that must 
comply with the provisions on packaging and labelling contained in these Regulations . 
Packaged poultry shall be labelled with the words "CONSUME FULLY COOKED" clearly 
displayed on the front of the packag ing. This message shall also be displayed on the 
cabinets in which raw poultry meat is sold in bulk, in a format that is easy to read for 
consumers . Slaughtered refrigerated or frozen poultry may be marketed with its offal, 
provided that the offal is packa ged in sealed plastic bags and placed inside the chest 
cavity.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/574  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) CAC/GL 78 -2011 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial  or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] 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 : Decreto 
Supremo N° 977/96 del Ministerio de Salud  (Ministry of Health Supreme Decree No. 
977/96) (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 14 September 2 018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] Natio nal 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