. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/330 
19 August 2010 
 
 (10-4391) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHILE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Salud, División de Políticas Públicas Saludables y 
Promoción, Departamento Alimentos y Nutrición  (Ministry of Health, Public Health Policy 
and Promotion Division, Food and Nutrition Department) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Milk and milk products, gelatin and co llagen, protein-free tallow, dicalcium 
phosphate, deboned meat, blood and blood by-products from bovine animals 
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:  Decreto Supremo que establece requisitos para la 
importación de productos deriv ados de bovinos destinados al  uso y consumo humano, de 
tejidos que puedan contener el agente de la Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina (EEB) 
(Supreme Decree laying down requirements govern ing the importation into Chile of bovine 
products for human use or consumption a nd tissues which could contain the bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent) Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified Decree is to update national standards and 
bring them into line with World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommendations to 
prevent the introduction of tissues which could contain the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent into products for human use or consumption. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CHL/330 
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  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:  Supreme 
Decree ( Decreto Supremo ) No. 20 of 2009 (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  60 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) :  As from the date of 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) :  18 October 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: