G/SPS/N/CHL/599  
28 March 2019  
(19-1979) 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) : Horses  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or p racticable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document : Fija exigencias sanitarias para el retorno a Chile de 
equinos que salen temporalmente y deroga Resolución N° 5534 de 2007  (Health 
requirements governing the return to Chile of horses that have left the country 
temporarily, and repeal of Resolution No. 5534 of 2007) Language(s) : Spanish Number 
of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_1319_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes health requirements for horses 
that are returning to Chile after having left the country temporarily for no longer than 60 
days to participate in competitions or other events . It does not apply to horses that have 
left the country for breeding purposes . If horses are away from Chile for longer than 60 
days, they must comply with the requirements establish ed for horses entering definitively 
or under 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 d amage from pests.  
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 Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
− Chapter 4.16 . High health status horse subpopulation  
− Chapter 8.1 . Anthrax  
− Chapter 8.10 . Japanese encephalitis  
− Chapter 8.12 . New world screwworm ( Cochliomyia hominivorax ) and old 
world screwworm ( Chrysomya bezziana ) 
− Chapter 8.14 . Infection with rabies virus  
− Chapter 8.15 . Infection with Rift Valley fever virus  G/SPS/N/CHL/599  
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  − Chapter 8.19 . West Nile fever  
− Chapter 12.1 . Infection with African horse sickness virus  
− Chapter 12.2 . Contagious equine metritis  
− Chapter 12.3 . Dourine  
− Chapter 12.4 . Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern and Western)  
− Chapter 12.5 . Equine infectious anaemia  
− Chapter 12.6 . Infection with equine influenza virus  
− Chapter 12.7 . Equine piroplasmosis  
− Chapter 12.8 . Infection with equid herpesvirus -1 (Equine rhinopneumonitis)  
− Chapter 12.9 . Infection with equine arteritis virus  
− Chapter 12.10 . Infection with Burkholderia mallei  (Glanders)  
− Chapter 12.11 . Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis  
[ ] 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 avail able:  
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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 5 April 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl