G/SPS/N/CHL/579  
9 October  2018 
(18-6234) 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 with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Food for export that does not meet the standards established in the 
Food Health Regulations  
4. Regions or coun tries 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 del artículo 97 del Reglamento Sanitario 
de los Alimentos, Decreto  Supremo n° 977/96 del Ministerio de Salud de Chile  
(Amendment to Article 97 of the Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977/96 
of the Ministry of Health of Chile) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_5269_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content : The text below will be added to the original text of Article 97 
("Food for export that does not meet the standards established in these regulations shall 
have the designation 'Z' printed prominently and indelibly on its packaging . Such food 
may not be marketed in Chile "): 
"As set forth in the Codex Alimentarius Code of  Ethics (CAC/RCP 20 -1979, as updated), 
no food (including re -exported food) should be in international trade which:  
a) has in or upon it any hazard in an amount which renders it dangerous, harmful or 
otherwise injurious to health, taking into account  the application of risk analysis 
principles ; or 
b) is adulterated in such a way that it is rendered unfit for human consumption ; or 
c) is adulterated ; or 
d) is labelled or presented in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive ; or 
e) is prepared, processed, pac kaged, stored, transported or marketed under unsanitary 
conditions ; or 
f) has an expiration date or shelf life, where applicable, which does not leave sufficient 
time for distribution in the importing country ". 
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/579  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commissio n (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) Codex Alimentarius Code of Ethics (CAC/RCP 
20-1979, as updated)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter 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 
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 90 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 ci rculation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 8 December 2 018 
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