. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/597
23 December 1999
(99-5504)
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 [   ], 2.10.1 [ X ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Products and goods for
medical use
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Approval of
Regulations on the Control of Products and Goods for Medical Use (9 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:   These Regulations constitute the basic standards for controlling
the import, manufacture and marketing of products and goods for medical use, which have
not so far been subject to controls, in order to protect the health of persons using them.  Asestablished in this decree, the various components will be incorporated into the regime by
means of subsequent special decrees.  They will then be subject to the regime and may not
be used in Chile without the relevant authorization.  In general terms, these products will be
inspected on the basis of Chile's official standards or standards set be the Ministry of
Health, upon a proposal by the Institute of Public Health, based on the standards of
international organizations or specialized official bodies abroad.
7.Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human health
8. Relevant documents:   Ministry of Health Decree No. 825, published in the Diarío Oficial
(Official Journal) of 23 August 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: In force
10. Final date for comments:           G/TBT/Notif.99/597
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Department of Foreign Trade,
DECOEX,
Ministry of the Economy,Development and Reconstruction,
Teatinos 120, piso 11, office 22,
Santiago, Chile
Fax:  (562) 697 4905
Tel:  (562) 698 8148
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl