Resolución 3.540/2022. Modifica Resolución No. 934, de 2020, que fija exigencias sanitarias para el retorno a Chile de equinos que salen temporalmente (Resolution No. 3.540/2022 amending Resolution No. 934 of 2020 "Health requirements governing the return to Chile of horses that have left the country temporarily") Chile hereby advises that Resolution No. 934 of 2020 "Health requirements governing the return to Chile of horses that have left the country temporarily" has been amended by Exempt Res

Resolución 3.540/2022. Modifica Resolución No. 934, de 2020, que fija exigencias sanitarias para el retorno a Chile de equinos que salen temporalmente (Resolution No. 3.540/2022 amending Resolution No. 934 of 2020 "Health requirements governing the return to Chile of horses that have left the country temporarily") Chile hereby advises that Resolution No. 934 of 2020 "Health requirements governing the return to Chile of horses that have left the country temporarily" has been amended by Exempt Resolution No. 3.540/2022. Amendments have been made to clause 1 concerning "horses that are returning to Chile after leaving the country temporarily, for no longer than 60 days, to participate in competitions or other events and not for breeding purposes", increasing this time-frame to 90 days. This trade-facilitating measure entered into force on 29 June 2022. The measure has been amended because, once the 60-day period expired, the horses were required to return under the definitive admission regime, which involves a lengthy quarantine period, thereby significantly reducing the competitive performance of the horses. The amendment has also been made because the increase in the period during which horses may leave Chile from 60 to 90 days does not entail an increased risk of introducing diseases into the country. Further details on this amendment can be found in the document attached to this notification. The remaining measures notified in document G/SPS/N/CHL/599/Add.3 on the entry into force of Resolution No. 934 of 2020 remain as follows: − If the horses have been away from Chile for longer than 60 days, they must comply with the requirements established for horses entering definitively or under the dual hemisphere shuttle system. − The country or area where the horses were temporarily kept must be declared officially free of African horse sickness by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). − The enclosure where the animals were kept must be free of: o Equine Infectious Anaemia, equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern and Western) and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis for 90 days prior to shipment; o Glanders for six months prior to shipment; o Rabies for 12 months prior to shipment. − Horses must have been kept in an approved enclosure and been under official monitoring during their stay in the country, and had no direct contact with horses outside the competition or been used for breeding activities. − Animals must be clinically healthy at the time of shipment back to Chile. − The transportation of animals to the place of shipment must be officially monitored under the conditions established by the Resolution. G/SPS/N/CHL/599/Rev.2/Add.1 - 2 - − Any treatments for and/or vaccinations against infectious and contagious diseases notifiable to the IOE that were administered during the event must be recorded in the health certificate and include all relevant information. − Animals must bear an official health certificate, issued by the competent health authority in the host country at the time of shipment. The certificate, which must be issued in Spanish and in the official language of the host country, must attest to compliance with the health requirements established in this Resolution. − Animals must be identified by a microchip that complies with ISO Standard No. 11784 and can be read using a reader compatible with ISO Standard No. 11785. Further details can be found in the document attached to notification G/SPS/N/CHL/599/Add.3. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_4525_00_s.pdf