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G/SPS/N/CHL/391 
23 May 2012 
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Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Used  vessels, materials, equipment and instruments. 
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 Reglamento que Establece las Medidas de 
Protección, Control y Erradicación de Enferm edades de Alto Riesgo para las Especies 
Hidrobiológicas (Amendment to the Regulations establishing measures to protect against, 
control and eradicate diseases that pose a high risk to hydrobiological species)  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Amendment to Article 47 of Supreme Decree No. 319 of 2001 of 
the Ministry of the Economy, De velopment 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 
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: G/SPS/N/CHL/391 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Approves the 
Regulations establishing measures to protect against, control and eradicate diseases that 
pose a high risk to hydrobiological species.  Repeals Supreme Decree No. 162 of 1985 of 
the Ministry 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) :  80 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) :  22 July 2012 
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