WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/77
4 May 2001
(01-2304)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture and Livestock Service, Ministry of Agriculture
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Meat and bone meal.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  All countries which export these products to Chile.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of the Sanitary
Requirements for the Importation of Meat and Bone Meal (1 page).
5. Description of content:  Amends current provisions with regard to the requirements for
importing these products in connection with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety, [  X ] animal health,
[    ] plant protection, [     ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Emergency measure to protect animal health and the
country's livestock.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify differences:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Agriculture and
Livestock Service Resolution (available in Spanish).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Upon publication in the
Official Journal.
11. Texts available from/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:           