WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/14
13 January 2000
(00-0136)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Ministry of Health
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):   Food products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amends Decree
No. 977 of 1996 of the Ministry of Health (34 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Decree amends Decree No. 977 of 1996 of the Ministry of
Health Approving the Food Health Regulations in order to update and further clarify the
rules in force for food products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human health
8. Relevant documents:   Decree No. 475 of the Ministry of Health dated 12 July 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption: The time necessary for the relevant processing once the
final date for comments has passed.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   12 February 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Departamento de Comercio Exterior
DECOEX
Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción
Teatinos 120
piso 11, oficina 22Fax:  56-2-6974905
Tel:  56-2-6988148
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl