G/SPS/N/CHL/671/Rev.1  
2 March  2022 
(22-1956) Page: 1/2 
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): Collagen, gelatine, hydrolyzed protein and greaves  
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 requisitos para la internación de colágeno, 
gelatina, proteína hidrolizadas y chicharron es (Requirements for the importation of 
collagen, gelatine, hydrolyzed protein and greaves) Language(s):  Spanish Number of 
pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crn attachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_1860_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The measure lays down the requirement that the products' 
country of origin must be recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as 
having a negligible risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and maintain a 
surveillance programme for the disease in accordance with the recommendations of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
Under the measure, the raw material from which the products derive must originate from 
the products' country of manufacture or have been imported from countries that are 
recognized by the OIE as having a negligible risk of BSE and that maintain a surveillance 
programme for the disease. Furthermore, the raw material from which the products 
originate must come from animals that have been slaughtered in abattoirs approved by the 
competent authority. The animals must have undergone ante - and post -mortem 
inspections and be considered suitable for human consumption.  
With respect to t he measure notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/671, BSE -related 
requirements have been included for controlled risk countries and for microbiological 
product limits.  
See document attached to this notification for details.  
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/671/Rev.1  
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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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 11.5 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 40 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) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  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, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl