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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/CHL/363 
8 August 2011  
 (11-3977) 
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 numbe r(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 practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N°6.214 de 2006 que fija exigencias 
sanitarias para la internación de equinos en  forma definitiva y de doble hemisferios a Chile  
(Amendment to Resolution No. 6.214 of 2006 establishing health requirements for the 
importation of horses into Chile either defin itively or under the dual hemisphere shuttle 
system)  Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  2 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_2639_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment to Sections III and IV of Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 6.214 of 2006 establishing health requirements for the importation 
of horses into Chile either 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 
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/363 
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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:  Resolution 
No. 6.214 of 2006 establishing health requireme nts for the importation of horses into Chile 
either definitively or under the dual hemis phere shuttle system and repealing certain 
Resolutions (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  15 August 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl