. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/354 
15 April 2011 
 (11-1929) 
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 Nacional de Pesca , SERNAPESCA (National Fisheries 
Service - SERNAPESCA) 
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):  Recursos y productos de origen hidrobi ológico (acuicultura y pesca).  
Alimentos para alimentación de especies hidr obiológicas e insumos para alimentación de 
especies hidrobiológicas.   Resources and products of hydr obiological origin (aquaculture 
and fisheries).  Feedstuffs for hydrobiologi cal species and inputs for such feedstuffs. 
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:  Not applicable.  This notification concerns the new stamp 
used to certify exports of fisheries products  Language(s):  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  The National Fisheries Service of the Ministry of the Economy, 
Development and Tourism of the Republic of Chile will replace its current official stamp 
with the model posted on the following website: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_1190_00_s.pdf . 
The new stamp will be used for all certificates pertaining to exports of fisheries products 
issued as from 1 June 2011. 
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)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  G/SPS/N/CHL/354 
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   [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) 
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] 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:  - 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2011 
[ ] 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
E-mail address:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Pesca, Sernapesca 
Victoria 2832, Valparaíso Chile Tel: +(56 32) 281-9202 
Fax: +(56 32) 281-9200 
E-mail: jrosas@sernapesca.cl