WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/167
22 December 2003
(03-6696)
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):  Royal jelly and propolis
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
regions and countries exporting this product to Chile.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Sanitary Requirements
for the Importation into Chile of Royal Jelly and Propolis  (2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes the sanitary requirements for importing royal jelly and
propolis into Chile.
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 Diario Oficial  (Official Journal).
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  10 February 2004
12. Final date for comments:  1 February 2004
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: