G/SPS/N/CHL/610  
18 October  2019 
(19-6811) 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) : Amphibians  
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 de anfibios 
para laboratorios de investigación o diagnóstico y para centros de exhibición a Chile  
(Health requirements for the importation int o Chile of amphibians for use in  
research or diagnostic laboratories or exhibition centres) . Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 4 
6. Description of content : The following is a brief summary of the health requirements for 
importing amphibians into the country:  
a. The amphibians must come from a country, zone or compartment declared free of 
infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans  
and the genus Ranavirus , or, if the amphibians come from a country, zone or 
compartment not declared free of such infection, diagnostic tests must be performed 
and return negative results for the following pathogenic agents (specify the diagnostic 
test performed for each agent) : Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis,  Batrachochytrium 
salamandrivoran s and the genus Ranavirus . 
b. They must come from laboratories, research centres, exhibition centres, breeding 
centres or hatcheries established and authorized in the country of origin (specify, as 
applicable).  
c. They must be quarantined at origin, under official supervision, for at least 21 days, 
during which time no signs of diseases affecting the species may be observed and 
diagnostic tests for the agents indicated in point 2(a) must be performed in 
accordance w ith the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals or, if the 
relevant diagnostic method is not set out in that Manual, with another OIE publication 
in effect . Diagnostic tests not provided for in the OIE recommendations may be used 
subject to a pr ior satisfactory assessment by the Service.  
d. Diagnostic tests must be performed in an official laboratory, one authorized by the 
competent health authority of the country of origin or one on the OIE list of reference 
laboratories.  
e. The animals must be transported from the establishment of origin to the place of 
shipment in washed and disinfected vehicles sealed by the competent health 
authority, without coming into contact with animals not being exported, and with all G/SPS/N/CHL/610  
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  necessary measu res being taken to ensure sanitary conditions and the welfare of the 
animals.  
f. The containers used to transport the animals must be cleaned and disinfected prior 
to use and constructed so as to prevent the spillage of water or seepage of liquids 
during tran sport.  
g. There must be a way to view the contents of the containers.  
h. During the 48 hours prior to shipment, the animals must not show any clinical signs 
of infectious or contagious diseases that can affect their species and there must be 
no evidence of paras itic diseases.  
Also included are requirements that the importer must satisfy prior to the entry of the 
animals into the Republic of Chile, other measures applicable to the animals once they 
arrive in the country and management measures at the destination e stablishment.  
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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial 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) : Aquatic Animal Health Code, Chapters 
8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 . Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals, Section 2.1 : 
Diseases of Amphibians . 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] 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:  
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 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 ): 17 December 2 019 
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