WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/27
18 November 1998
(98-4605)
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):  Pet food
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Sanitary Requirements for
Importing Pet Food into Chile (2 pages)
5. Description of content:   Establishes the zoosanitary requirements, treatment and analysis
to which pet food must be subjected in order to be imported into Chile.
6. Objective and rationale:  Animal health
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
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:  15 December 1998
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  15 December 1998
11. Final date for comments:  10 December 1998
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:            