G/SPS/N/CHL/645  
24 September  2020 
(20-6482) 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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Small ruminants (sheep and goats)  
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 a 
Chile de pequeños rumiantes (ovinos y caprinos) para la reproducción y deroga la 
Resolución N ᵒ 4.382 de 2013  (Health requirements governing the importation into Chile 
of small ruminants (sheep and goats) for breeding purposes, and abrogation of Resolution 
No. 4.382 of 2013) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_5691_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : In light of available technical information and the 
recommendations of international  reference organization s, the notified text updates the 
domestic regulations establishing health requirements governing the importation into 
Chile of small ruminants (sheep and goats) for breeding purposes . The following criteria 
have been updated:  
1. Country of origin  
2. Establishment of origin  
3. Animal condition s 
4. Pre-shipment quarantine  
5. Transport and shipment  
6. Health certification  
7. Post-entry quarantine  
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/645  
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  8. 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) : Sections 8 and 14 of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] 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 : 
Resolución SAG No. 4.382 de 2013 (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 80 days from the da te of 
circulation of the notification  
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 : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
23 November 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
availabl e) 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