G/SPS/N/CHL/438  
8 August 2013  
(13-4220)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Semen of small ruminants (sheep and goats).  
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: Fija exigencias sanitarias para la internación de semen 
de pequeños rumiantes (ovinos y caprinos) a Chile y deroga Resolución N° 5.895 de 2010 (Health requirements governing the importation into Chile of the semen of small ruminants 
(sheep and goats), and abrogati on of Resolution No. 5.895). Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 5 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHL/13_3152_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the health requirements governing 
the importation into Chile of the semen of small ruminants (sheep and goats). 
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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: G/SPS/N/CHL/438 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución N° 5.895 de 2010 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 5.895 of 2010) (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon  publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 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) : 7 October 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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 Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl