Notifications for Chile (618 notifications)

Since approval constitutes the official mechanism for verifying that livestock facilities exporting their products to Chile comply with the sanitary, structural and operational requirements that guarantee that the products do not pose a risk to human and animal health, it is necessary to amend Resolutions No. 3.138 of 1999 and No. 2.433 of 2012.

The notified Resolution establishes the health requirements governing the entry into Chile of laboratory rodents: 1. Laboratory rodents imported into the country must be covered by an official certificate issued by the competent health authority in the country of origin. The certificate must specify the country, species, establishment of origin, number and identification of the animals (breed, sex, age, marks and brands), and the consignee and the identification of the means of transport. 2. The animals must come from specific-pathogen-free (SPF) barrier colonies. The rodents must be frequently monitored and be free of clinical signs of viral diseases such as ectromelia, Sendai virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, California encephalitis virus, Argentine haemorrhagic fever (Junín virus) and Bolivian haemorrhagic fever (black typhus), and the following bacterial diseases: salmonella, tularemia, leptospirosis, pseudotuberculosis and rat-bite fever. 3. The animals must come from colonies that are frequently monitored and are free of internal and external parasites that may affect laboratory rodents, including the following species: Polyplax serrata, Myobia musculi, Radfordia affinis, Myocoptes musculinus and Psorergates Simplex. 4. The animals must have undergone external and internal antiparasitic treatment within the 30 days preceding the shipment. 5. Upon shipment, the animals must not present with signs of disease or show evidence of external parasites. 6. Transportation from the place of origin to the place of shipment must be carried out under official control in clean and disinfected vehicles, which must not enter into contact with animals that are not being exported. 7. Importers shall demonstrate their status as research or diagnostic laboratories and meet the requirements that ensure the animals are properly looked after. 8. Upon entry into the country, the exotic wildlife authorization resolution issued by the Renewable Natural Resources Division of the Agriculture and Livestock Service must be submitted, together with the health certificate. 9. Where the species to be imported is included in the appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the requirements of this Convention and existing regulations on the matter must be met. 10. The notified text repeals Exempt Resolution No. 809 of 2003 of the Agriculture and Livestock Service establishing health requirements governing the entry into Chile of laboratory rodents.

In light of the notification by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, and given that the importation of bovine meat from Colombia therefore poses a potential risk to Chile's health status, a health measure has been provisionally adopted to suspend the importation into Chile from Colombia of chilled and frozen fresh meat of bovine animals.

With respect to notification G/SPS/N/CHL/439 and its addenda, the Republic of Chile hereby advises that Exempt Resolution No. 5.110 of 23 August 2018 has been published, amending Resolution No. 4.382 of 2013 through the inclusion of a new article, 7 bis: "7 bis. In addition to the provisions of this Resolution, the specific requirements set by the Service for areas officially declared free of sheep diseases present in the country must be met". https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_5403_00_x.pdf

The text below will be added to the original text of Article 97 ("Food for export that does not meet the standards established in these regulations shall have the designation 'Z' printed prominently and indelibly on its packaging. Such food may not be marketed in Chile"): "As set forth in the Codex Alimentarius Code of Ethics (CAC/RCP 20-1979, as updated), no food (including re-exported food) should be in international trade which: a) has in or upon it any hazard in an amount which renders it dangerous, harmful or otherwise injurious to health, taking into account the application of risk analysis principles; or b) is adulterated in such a way that it is rendered unfit for human consumption; or c) is adulterated; or d) is labelled or presented in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive; or e) is prepared, processed, packaged, stored, transported or marketed under unsanitary conditions; or f) has an expiration date or shelf life, where applicable, which does not leave sufficient time for distribution in the importing country".

The following specific health requirements are established for the entry into Chile of specimens of the order Rodentia to be used in zoos, for commercial purposes or as pets. The draft resolution addresses the following points and develops them further: "2. Definition of pet; 3. Animal origin; 4. Establishment of origin; 5. Pre-shipment isolation; 6. Shipment requirements; 7. Arrival of animals in Chile; 8. Repeal of Resolution No. 2.875 of 2007, which established health requirements for the entry into Chile of guinea pigs."

The notified text repeals Resolution No. 6.056 of 2009, which established health requirements for the importation into Chile of pet dogs, cats and ferrets and repealed Resolutions No. 1.484 and No. 1.689 of 1992. The present Resolution establishes health requirements for the importation into Chile of the species of pets indicated (pets being considered as animals imported in groups of no more than five). Hybrid animals that are a cross between a domestic species and a pure or hybrid wild species are not considered to be pets. Pure or hybrid wild species are excluded from the scope of this Resolution. Animals must be covered by an original official health certificate, granted by the official health authority of the country of origin, that shows full compliance with the health requirements set out in the Resolution. The official health certificate must be in Spanish and the language of the country of origin. A European Union passport, issued in Spanish or English, may be used for pet animals from EU member countries, provided that all the health requirements established in the Resolution have been met. The official health certificate will be valid for a period of ten days, although this period may be extended depending on travel conditions, and must include all the information specified in the Resolution.

The Republic of Chile hereby advises that the Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution "amending Resolution No. 3.081 of 11 July 2006 exempting certain products containing ingredients of animal origin from the submission of production process monographs", the draft version of which was notified on 13 April 2018 through the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/CHL/572, was issued on 31 August 2018 pursuant to Exempt Resolution No. 5.326 and entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal on 11 September 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_4850_00_s.pdf

The Republic of Chile hereby advises that the Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution establishing health requirements for the entry into Chile of pet rabbits and hares, the draft version of which was notified through the World Trade Organization on 18 May 2017 in document G/SPS/N/CHL/544, was issued on 21 August 2018 pursuant to Resolution No. 5066 and entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal on 25 August 2018.

Chile hereby advises that Resolution No. 4.028 of 2017, "Provisional measures adopted in relation to the importation into Chile of fresh meat of bovine animals from Colombia", notified on 5 July 2017 through the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/CHL/546, has been repealed. The entry into Chile of bovine meat from Colombia is hereafter authorized pursuant to Resolution No. 4.263, which entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal on 8 August 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_4727_00_s.pdf

The Republic of Chile hereby advises that the Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution "regulating the entry into Chile of samples of products of animal origin or for animal use that have no commercial purpose, and establishing an import permit requirement for such items", the draft version of which was notified on 20 July 2017 through the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/CHL/548, was issued on 26 July 2018 pursuant to Resolution No. 4.467 and entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal on 8 August 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_4726_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the draft Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution notified on 27 April 2018 in document G/SPS/N/CHL/573 has been amended to include the following: "3.7 Rabies vaccines: 3.7.1 Animals over three months old have been vaccinated against rabies using an inactivated polio vaccine approved by the official health authority for use on felines, at least one month prior to the date of shipment for animals having received a first vaccination, and for a maximum period of 12 months, or The animals have undergone a rabies neutralising antibody titration test with a result of at least 0.5 UI/ml, no more than six months prior to shipment. 4. Shipment requirements 4.5 Mandatory submission of the exotic wildlife authorization resolution issued by the Renewable Natural Resources Division of the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG)". Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_4464_00_s.pdf

The notified text repeals Resolution No. 6.724 of 2017 amending Resolution No. 633 of 2003, which establishes requirements for the importation of plant material as in vitro tissue cultures, of any origin, as an emergency measure against the pest Xylella fastidiosa, notified through the WTO in document G/SPS/N/CHL/564. In addition to the requirements for the importation of the indicated species, the notified text establishes the following: For shipments from countries that, according to their surveillance systems, are free from Xylella fastidiosa, it is not necessary to comply with section 4.3 for this pest. It is sufficient for the competent phytosanitary authority to provide an additional declaration as part of the phytosanitary certificate, stating that "The plants are free from Xylella fastidiosa, according to the results of the surveillance activities carried out in (country name to be indicated)". The species for which the pathogen to be certified is Xylella fastidiosa must undergo post-entry quarantine (in vitro and ex vitro). The species must be authorized by a resolution on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with the resolutions governing the post-entry quarantine process. The duration of the ex vitro quarantine period shall depend on the amount of time required for the plant material to reach the necessary and appropriate development stage in order to carry out the laboratory diagnostic tests for the detection of Xylella fastidiosa.

Chile hereby advises that the text corresponding to the entry into force of the measure notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/542 is Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 8224 of 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_4123_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the requirements established in the draft Resolution notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/566 entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal on 27 July 2018. Text available at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_4124_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the text corresponding to the entry into force of the measure notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/568 is Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 3638 of 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_3979_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the text corresponding to the entry into force of the measure notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/556 is Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 1800 of 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_3981_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the text corresponding to the entry into force of the measure notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/569 is Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 2464 of 2018. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_3980_00_s.pdf

Chile hereby advises that the text corresponding to the entry into force of the measure notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/571 is Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 3638 of 2018.

1. The notified text establishes the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of caper (Capparis spinosa) plants from Argentina. For the purpose of this Resolution, bare-rooted Capparis spinosa plants shall be understood to mean young herbaceous plants with roots, leaves and stems, and without flowers. 2. In order to enter the country, shipments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the Argentine phytosanitary authority, which shall contain an additional declaration stating that the plant material to be imported comes from an officially certified production programme or from germplasm nurseries or repositories controlled by the Argentine phytosanitary authority. 3. Furthermore, the material must comply with the following phytosanitary requirements which will be verified during the phytosanitary inspection at the point of entry: a. Shipments must be free of soil, flower buds and flowers. b. Accompanying substrates and/or materials used to protect the seedlings or preserve humidity must comply with current regulations governing the entry of inert substrates for plants. c. Packaging must be new (repackaging is not permitted), closed, resistant to handling, and labelled or marked in accordance with the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) regulations currently in force. 4. For materials modified genetically by modern biotechnology, the importer must declare their genetic status and comply with SAG regulations establishing requirements for their importation and release into the environment. 5. Each shipment will be inspected by the SAG at the point of entry for the physical and documentary inspection of the established phytosanitary requirements. Where pests are detected during inspection, phytosanitary risk management measures will be applied in accordance with the identified risk.