. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/340 
6 January 2011 
 (11-0028) 
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):  Frozen bovine semen 
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:  Resolución N° 7104 de 2010, que Modifica Resolución 
N° 5.786 de 2008, que fija exigencias sanitari as para la internación de semen bovino 
congelado a Chile (Resolution No. 7104 of 2010 Amending Resolution No. 5.786 of 2008 
Establishing health requirements for the im portation into Chile of frozen bovine semen)  
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Amendment to letter (c) of point 1.2.2 on the admission of bulls 
to semen production centres, incorporating diagnos tic tests with a view to facilitating trade. 
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/340 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución 
N° 5.786 de 2008, que fija exigencias sanitari as para la internación de semen bovino 
congelado  (Resolution No. 5.786 of 2008 Establishing health requirements for the 
importation into Chile of frozen bovine semen);  Resolución Nº 3.162 de  2010 que Modifica 
resolución 5.786 de 2008, que fija exigencias s anitarias para la internación de semen 
bovino congelado  (Resolution No. 3.162 of 2010 Ame nding Resolution No. 5.786 of 2008 
Establishing health requirements for the impor tation into Chile of frozen bovine semen) 
(available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  25 November 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  25 November 2010 
[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