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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/124
10  January 2003
(03-0133)
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):  Swine
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries and regions of origin.  Facilitates trade.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of the
Requirements for the Importation of Swine into Chile  (2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Replaces the paragraph on the laboratory analyses, treatments and
vaccinations required to confirm the clean-health  status of swine for importation into Chile,
thereby facilitating trade.
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 Official Journal.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  2 January 2003
12. Final date for comments:  None
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:G/SPS/N/CHL/124
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13. Texts available from:  [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: