G/SPS/N/CHL/548  
20 July 2017 
(17-3977) Page: 1/3 
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 nat ional 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Samples of products of animal origin or for animal use, with no 
commercial purpose.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevan t or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Regula internación de muestras o productos sin fines 
comerciales de origen o uso animal mediante permiso de importación  (Text regulating the 
entry into Chile of samples or products of animal origin or for animal use that have no 
commercial purpose, and establishing an import permit requirement for such items) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_3299_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. Samples or products with no commercial value or purpose, hereinafter "products", 
shall be understood to mean al l those entering Chile for the following purposes:  
a) promotional, advertising and tasting purposes, or similar, with a view to the 
demonstration of their characteristics or properties;  
b) research, testing, laboratory analysis, field tests, demonstrations, and similar 
activities;  
c) veterinary drugs accompanying an application for the registration of 
pharmaceutical products exclusively for veterinary use or for use when the product 
is not registered in the country;  
d) other purposes determined by the Service.  
2. The prod uct concerned must be presented in a way that shows it will not be used for 
commercial purposes, and the quantity, weight, volume, frequency of importation, and 
characteristics thereof must be consistent with this claim, which will be assessed by 
the Servi ce on a case -by-case basis.  
3. The entry of products will be authorized via the issuing of an import permit, following 
an assessment of the associated risks.  
4. Applications for import permits must be submitted using the official form specified by 
the Service an d include all the information required for the type of product concerned . 
The form is available on the SAG website.  
5. Once all the information required for the import permit has been submitted together 
with proof of payment, the Service must decide  on the ap plication within 10 calendar 
days.  G/SPS/N/CHL/548  
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  6. The import permit will be valid for 60 calendar days from the date of issue and may be 
used only once, unless otherwise indicated . Where permits are requested on a regular 
basis, it is possible to apply for an extended pe rmit, which will cover the recurrent 
entry of products throughout the calendar year.  
7. The products concerned must be destroyed after use, whether via consumption 
(tasting), scientific testing, incineration or other means . SAG may request proof that 
any prod uct remnants have been destroyed.  
8. Import permits are not required for the following products:  
a) purified nucleic acid;  
b) purified antibodies;  
c) cytochromes;  
d) semen extenders;  
e) enzymes;  
f) lactic ferments or cultures;  
g) purified gelatin;  
h) cell lines;  
i) culture media;  
j) plates coated with inactivated antigens;  
k) beta-propiolactone;  
l) tissues fixed in formalin;  
m) fixed histological sections;  
n) saline solutions;  
o) animal serum and plasma for research purposes;  
p) trypsin in its various forms;  
q) products required by SAG for laboratory testing p urposes or other official activities ; 
and 
r) other products indicated and listed on the SAG website.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect terri tory from 
other damage 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 (O IE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 5.8.  
[ ] 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, de scribe, 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 d ate 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.  
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  12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 September 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