G/SPS/N/CHL/702  
10 November  2021 
(21-8516) 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) : Processed meat products of bovine animals, sheep, pigs and poultry  
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 productos cárnicos procesados de bovinos, ovinos, porcinos y aves y deroga las 
Resoluciones Exentas Nº 24/2000 y Nº 1.552/2008 (Establishment of sanitary 
requirements for the importation into Chile of processed meat products of bovine animals, 
sheep, pigs and poultry , and repeal of Exempt Resolutions No. 24/2000 and No. 
1.552/2008) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7083_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The draft Resolution lays down sanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of processed meat products of bovine animals, sheep, pigs and 
poultry.  
− Processed meat products are defined and divided into four categories : raw fre sh, raw 
mature, raw acidified and cooked;  
− General conditions for the four categories are established, including:  
• Favourable assessment by the health authority of the country of origin;  
• Sanitary certificate;  
• Sanitary requirements for the animals from which the products originate;  
• Sanitary requirements for the raw material with which the products are 
processed;  
• Requirements for the establishments of origin;  
• Specific conditions are laid down for the entry of pro ducts, according to the 
category of product, animal species and associated risk diseases;  
• Sanitary requirements are established in relation to the health status of the 
countries of origin, or for compliance with the treatments described;  
• Etc. 
Further detai ls can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
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/702  
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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 Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 15 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:  
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 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 : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2 022 
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