. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/355 
26 April 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd 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:  1 
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends 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 dua l hemisphere shuttle system.  The amendment 
concerns the removal of subparagraph 5(b) from Chapter III on Pre-shipment conditions 
and the removal of West Nile Fever from Sec tion IV.4 of the model health certificate.  
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/355 
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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:  Resolución 
N° 6.214 de 2006 que Fija exigencias sanitarias pa ra la internación de equinos en forma 
definitiva y de doble hemisferios a Chile y Deroga Resoluciones que indica (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) :  29 March 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 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