G/SPS/N/CHL/567  
1 February  2018 
(18-0725) 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) : Food in general  
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 : Consulta pública "Propuesta de actualización de los 
límites máximos de residuos de plaguicidas en alimentos, Resolución 33/2010 y sus 
modificaciones, asociadas al Artículo 162 del Reglamento Sanitario de los Alimentos", 
Decreto Supremo n° 977/96 del Ministerio de Salud  (Public consultation "Proposed update 
of the maximum residue levels of pesticides in food, Resolution No. 33/2010 and 
amendments thereto, associated with Article 162 of the Food Health Regulations", 
Supreme Decree No. 977/96 of the Ministry of Health) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 149 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_0629_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text provides for the inclusion of new foods,  in 
light of national consumption of such foods, based on the results of the National 
Consumption Survey, Ministry of Health (MINSAL) 2010, and covers crops/foods associated 
with the pesticides specified in the registry of the Agriculture and Livestock Ser vice (SAG) . 
In short, the text covers 173 foods, subgroups and groups, of which 88 are new.  
In order to consolidate and facilitate the identification of food s, each one is assigned a 
code, in accordance with the Codex Alimentarius classification included i n the document 
"Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds", Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards 
Programme, Codex Alimentarius Commission, 1993.  
The text includes pesticides that have been registered (authorized) at national level by the 
Agriculture and Lives tock Service (SAG), and establishes the maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for a total of 164 pesticides and the extraneous maximum residue limits (EMRLs) 
for six pesticides.  
It specifies that pesticides must be authorized by the SAG in order to be used at nati onal 
level. It also includes restrictions concerning prohibited pesticides, a s well as rat and rabbit 
poison residues . 
It establishes the maximum residue levels for all possible combinations of pesticides/foods, 
whether produced domestically or imported . The text establishes a se ries of prioritized 
criteria, with the aim of establishing the maximum residue level for the combinations of 
pesticides/foods listed in this Resolution and for combinations that do not have a definite 
maximum residue level.  G/SPS/N/CHL/567  
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  It includes the maximum residue levels established by the Codex Alimentarius, the 
European Union and the United States of America.  
Only the Codex maximum residue levels have been updated at this stage.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] anim al health , [ ] plant protection , [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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 ) Codex Maximum Residue Limits and CAC/MISC 4 -1989 
"Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds"  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapt er 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 : 
Comments form (available in Spanish)  
https://members.wto.or g/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_0629_01_s.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 90 days as of the date of 
circulation.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Nine months after 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 ): 2 April 2 018 
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