WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/135
13 June 2003
(03-3118)
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 (SAG)
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):   Poultry and poultry products
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Belgium
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Suspension of the
Importation into Chile of Poultry and Poultry Products from Belgium.
6. Description of content:   Suspends the importation into Chile of poultry and poultry
products from Belgium un til the relevant Belgian health authority reports that the c ountry
has recovered its status as free from Avian Influenza and Chile recognizes it as such.
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory fromother damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:   Identification of the
presence of Avian Influenza in Belgium.
9. International standard, guid eline 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:
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Agriculture and
Livestock Service Resolution (available in Spanish).
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):
25 April 2003
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: