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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/344 
27 January 2011 
 (11-0447) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHILE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Subsecretaría de Pesca, Departamento de Acuicultura  
(Undersecretariat for Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture) 
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):  Hydrobiological species 
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:  Reglamento de internación de especies de primera 
importación.  Deja sin efecto D.S N°730 de 1995 del Ministerio de Economía, 
Fomento y Reconstrucción (Regulation governing the first-time importation of 
hydrobiological species into Chile.  Abrogati on of Supreme Decree No. 730 of 1995 of the 
Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction) Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  13 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation establishes the procedure governing the 
importation of hydrobiological species entering Chile for the first time.  It revokes Supreme 
Decree No. 730 of 1995 of the Ministry of th e Economy, Development and Reconstruction. 
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/344 
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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:  Articulo 13 
inciso 1° de la Ley General de Pesca y Acuicultura, D.S N° 730 del Ministerio de 
Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción (Article 13.1 of the General Law on Fisheries and 
Aquaculture, Supreme Decree No. 730 of the Mi nistry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction) (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) :  Upon 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) :  28 March 2011 
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: 
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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