. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CHL/172 
3 May 2011 
 (11-2263) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHILE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Website addresses, if available) of agency or au thority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Resources and products 
of hydrobiological origin (aquaculture and fish eries).  Feed for hydrobiological species and 
inputs of such feed. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Manual de Ingresos/
Procedimientos y Requisitos aplicables a produc tos pesqueros y productos alimenticios que 
solicitan ingreso a Chile (Import Manual/Procedures and require ments applicable to fishery 
products and food products seeking entry in to Chile) (10 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:  
Administrative procedures and requirements gove rning the entry or importation into Chile 
of fishery products for human or animal consumption intended either for domestic 
consumption or for processing in Chile for re-exportation. 
Requirements for certification that the fishery products have been obtained in compliance 
with the national and international fishery regula tions applicable in the country of origin, as 
well as with the international regulations to which Chile is a party. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To control the entry into Chile of hydrobiol ogical products and by-products and feed for 
hydrobiological species and to protect animal life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:   National Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA) Exempt Resolutions 
(Resoluciones Exentas ) No. 2796 of 24 December 2009 and No. 96 of 10 February 2010 
("http://www.sernapesca.cl/index.php?option= com_content&task=view&id=944&Itemid=8
92"). G/TBT/N/CHL/172 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:  80 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification 
30 days from the date of adoption and 
publication 
10. Final date for comments:   26 June 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Departamento de Acceso a Mercados 
Dirección General de Relacion es Económicas Internacionales 
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores 
Teatinos 180, piso 11, Santiago 
Tel.: (+56) 2 827-5491 Fax: (+56) 2 380-9494 
E-mail: tbt_chile@direcon.cl
;  cvasquez@direcon.cl  
Text available at: 
"http://www.sernapesca.cl/index.php?option= com_remository&Itemid=246&func=startdo
wn&id=4715 " 
and 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/CHL/11_1303_00_s.pdf