G/SPS/N/CHL/465/Rev.1  
12 June 2014  
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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):  Imported horses   
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 de 
equinos a Chile bajo el régimen de internac ión definitiva y doble hemisferio y deroga 
resolución Nº 6.214 de 2006 (Health requirements for the importation of horses into 
Chile either definitively or under the dual -hemisphere shuttle system and repeal of 
Resolution No. 6.214 of 2006)  
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 5   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_2697_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Specific health requirements for the importation of horses 
into Chile either definitively or und er the dual-hemisphere shuttle system. 
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapters 12.1 to 12.11 of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/CHL/465/Rev.1 
 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(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) :  30 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) :  11 August 2014 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:     
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl