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G/SPS/N/CHL/386 
4 May 2012 
 (12-2391) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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):  Live bovine, ovine and caprine 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:  Suspende en forma transitoria la importación a Chile de 
animales vivos de las especies bovinas, ovinas y caprinas de los países afectados por el virus Schmallenberg  (Temporary suspension of the importation into Chile of live bovine, 
ovine and caprine animals from countries affected by the Schmallenberg virus) 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Temporary suspension, as a preventive measure, of the 
importation into Chile of live bovine, ovine and caprine animals from countries where the 
presence of the disease known as the Schmallenberg virus has been confirmed. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Given that the scientific 
information available on this disease is lim ited and very unreliable, the adoption of 
measures to prevent the entry of the virus into Chile has been considered necessary. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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/386 
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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:  
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
10 April 2012.  The notified measure will rema in in force until the official veterinary 
services of the affected countries attest that no outbreaks of the disease have been recorded 
on their territory, the risk analysis conducte d by the Chilean Agriculture and Livestock 
Service indicates a negligible risk of transm ission of the Schmallenberg virus, and all 
existing standards have been met. 
 [ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl