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G/SPS/N/CHL/375/Rev.1 
25 October 2012 
 (12-5824) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision 
 
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):  Equine semen 
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 de semen 
de equino congelado a Chile y Deroga Resolución N° 2.496 de 1994  (Health requirements 
for the importation of frozen equine semen into Chile and abrogation of Resolution 
No. 2.496 of 1994).  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  5 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_4210_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified text repeals Resolution No. 2.496 of 1994 and lays 
down specific health requirements for the importation of equine semen into Chile. 
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 stan dard?  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  G/SPS/N/CHL/375/Rev.1 
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   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:  Agriculture 
and Livestock Service Resolutions No. 2.496 of 1994, No. 3.138 of 1999, No. 1.150 
of 2000 and No. 6.539 of 2011 (available in Sp anish) and OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code recommendations. 
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) :  Date of 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) :  24 December 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl