G/SPS/N/CHL/546  
5 July 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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) : Fresh meat of bovine animals , chilled and frozen.  
4. Regio ns or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Colombia  
5. Title of the notified document : Adopta medidas provisionales, en relación a la 
importación de carne fresca de bovino desde Colombia  (Provisional measures adopted in 
relation to the importation into Chile of fresh meat o f bovine animals from Colombia)  
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_3061_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. The notified text repeals the sanitary recognition of Colombia as free of f oot-and-
mouth disease (FMD) with vaccination, awarded pu rsuant to Exempt Resolutions 
No. 5.538 and No. 5.533 of the SAG, which establish FMD -free areas with 
vaccination, and which together cover the whole of Colombian territory.  
2. It provisionally adopts a s anitary measure suspending the importation into Chile 
from Colombia of chilled  and frozen fresh meat of bovine animals processed as of 
28 May 2 017.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action : The importation of 
meat of bovine animals from Colombia poses a risk to Chile's sanitary status.  G/SPS/N/CHL/546  
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  9. 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)  8.8 and 8.8.7  
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : The 
sanitary measure has been provisionally adopted to suspend the importation into Chile 
from Colombia of chilled and  frozen fresh meat of bovine animals processed as of 2 8 May 
2017. 
[ ] Trade facilitating me asure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle 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. Text(s) 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