WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/31
8 January 1999
(99-0041)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Agriculture and Livestock Service
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Bovine
semen
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Modified Sanitary Requirements
for Importing Bovine Semen into Chile (2 pages)
5. Description of content:   Adaptation of the existing regulations for the import of bovine
semen into Chile to the international standard s of the OIE, with regard to recommendations
on BSE.
6. Objective and rationale: Human and animal health
7. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   It exists.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Resolution of
the Agriculture and Livestock Service, available in Spanish.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  11 February 1999.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  11 February 1999.
11. Final date for comments:  20 January 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Agriculture and Livestock Service
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:            