G/SPS/N/CHL/557  
17 November 2017  
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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  (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): Bovine meat  
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: Modifica la Resolución 833/2002 que fija exigencias 
sanitarias para la internación de carnes de bovino a Chile (Amendment to 
Resolution  No. 833/20 02 establishing sanitary requirements governing the importa tion into 
Chile of bovine meat)  Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The notified Amendment replace s the text of paragraph 2.4.4  of 
Resolution No. 833 of 20 March 2002 establishing sanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Chile of bovine meat ( "Only boneless meat cuts free of lymph glands, 
ground and minced meats , and hamburgers may be imported")  with the following text:  
"2.4.4. Only boneless meat cuts, ground and minced meats,  trimming s and 
hamburgers free of lymph glands may be imported."  
The notified Amendment  also replac es the text of paragraph 3.4.4  of Resolution No. 833 of 
20 March 2002 est ablishing sanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of 
bovine meat ( "Only boneless meat cuts other than minced meat, hambu rgers and ground 
meat in all  forms and cuts may be imported ") with the following text:  
"3.4.4. Only boneless meat cut s other than minced meat, trimming s, hambu rgers 
and ground meat in all  forms and cuts may be imported."  
The amendment of Resolution No. 833/2002 is not based on an y international technical 
standard and is intended to add "trimming s" to the products mentio ned in the previous 
version .  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety,  [X] animal health,  [  ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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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) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter  number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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 833/2002 - Fija exigencias sanitarias para la internación de carnes de bovino 
(Resolution No. 833/2002 establishing sanitary requirements governing the importation 
into Chile of bovine meat): http://bcn.cl/1veby  (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 October 2017  
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy): 11 November 2017, 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 when the notification is 
published.  
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