WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/82
22 June 2001
(01-3113)
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).  Cattle and products originating from cattle.  Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All countries which export these products
to Chile, with the exception of those indicated.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Establishment of Preventive
Measures for  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Abrogation of Resolution
(1 page).
5. Description of content:  Amends current provisions with regard to the requirements for
importing cattle and bovine products in connection with bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) and establishes the procedure for inclusion on the list of authorized countries.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety, [  X ] animal health,
[    ] plant protection, [  X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]
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 No. 1,048 of 4 May 2001 (available in Spanish).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  As of date of 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:           