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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/281 
31 July 2008  
 (08-3641)  
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CHILE
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Nacional de Pesca  (National Fisheries 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):  Roe of Salmonidae species 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries exporting Salmonidae roe to Chile. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolución N° 1803 de 
2008 del Servicio Nacional de Pesca, que "establece con carácter provisional medidas 
alternativas y adicionales de protección y control para evitar la introducción de 
enfermedades de alto riego a través de  las ovas de las especies salmónidas"  (National 
Fisheries Service Resolution No. 1803 of 2008 "provisionally establishing alternative and additional protection and control measures to prevent the introducti on of high-risk diseases 
through the roe of Salmonidae species") (available in Spanish, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The notified text sets forth alte rnative health certification 
requirements with regard to pancreas di sease and additional health certification 
requirements in respect of Infectious Salm on Anaemia for Salmonidae roe destined for 
Chile. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [   ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Precautionary 
emergency measures are necessary due to the increased prevalence and distribution of 
pancreas disease in roe-supplying countries and the introduction and spread of the 
Infectious Salmon Anaemia causal agent which may have entered Chile in imported roe. 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/CHL/281 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  National Fisheries 
Service Resolution No. 1803/2008 (available in Spanish). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  July 2008 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ]  National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
National Fisheries Service 
Aquaculture Unit 
Fax:  +(56) 32 819 280 E-mail: acuicultura@sernapesca.cl
 
 agallardol@sernapesca.cl  
13. Texts available from:  [   ]  National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point or address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
National Fisheries Service 
Aquaculture Unit 
Fax:  +(56) 32 819 200 E-mail: acuicultura@sernapesca.cl
 
 agallardol@sernapesca.cl