G/SPS/N/CHL/535  
19 December  2016 
(16-6895) 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 wit h the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Various milk -related foods.  
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 : Modificación de los Artículos 198, 203, 206, 207 y 235 
del Reglamento Sanitario de los Alimentos, Decreto Supremo N° 977/96 del Ministerio de 
Salud  (Amendment to Articles 198, 203, 206, 207 and 235 of the Food Health Regulatio ns, 
Supreme Decree No. 977/96 of the Ministry of Health) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CHL/16_5204_00_s.pdf  
6. Desc ription of content : The Articles concerned have been amended to take into account 
technological developments ; to give greater consistency to requirements in relation to the 
risk Chile is seeking to prevent ; to bring criteria into line with regulations not applied for 
the importation of milk products into Chile ; and to eliminate generic concepts and 
requirements not associated with suitability for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] 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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
stand ard or related text ) 
 General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms, CODEX STAN 206 -1999 
 Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products, CAC/RCP 57 -2004 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chap ter 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 
internation al standard:   G/SPS/N/CHL/535  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : The 
Codex Alimentarius and the US Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR 1240.61) were used 
as references.  
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 Jo urnal.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2 017 
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