G/SPS/N/CHL/763  
31 July 2023 
(23-5183) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Non-human primates  
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 : Fija exigencias sanitarias para la internación a Chile de 
primates no humanos para centros de investigación o enseñanza, divulgación, 
reproducción o cría  (Health requirements f or the importation into Chile of non -human 
primates for research or teaching, outreach and reproduction or breeding centres) 
Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_11369_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes health requirements for the 
importation into Chile of non -human primates for research or teaching, outreach and 
reproduction or breeding centres . These requirements concern aspects such as the 
country or area of origin, the origin of the animals, the establishment of origin, pre -
shipment quarantine, transport and shipping, sanitary certific ation, post -entry quarantine 
and other authorizations.  
Further details of the draft measure can be found in the document attached to this 
notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
 Chapters 5.9, 6.12, 8.11 and 8.14 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the 
World Organisatio n for Animal Health  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHL/763  
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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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 80 days from the d ate 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) : 29 September 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl