WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/157
12 September 2003
(03-4770)
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 (SAG)
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):   Ratitae and fertile eggs thereof
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries exporting these products to Chile.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Sanitary Requirements
for the Importation into Chile of Ratitae and Fe rtile Eggs Thereof  (3 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Establishes the requirements for importing Ratitae and fertile eggs
thereof into Chile.  Repeals Agriculture a nd Livestock Service (S AG) Resolution No. 1654 of
1995.
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Agriculture and
Livestock Service Resolution  (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  30 October 2003
12. Final date for comments:  15 October 2003
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:
13. Texts available from:  [     ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: