WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/102
3 December 2001
(01-6145)
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
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).  Chilled or frozen bovine meat.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to
the extent relevant or practicable:  All countries which export this product to Chile.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Sanitary Requirements for the
Importation of Bovine Meat (6 pages).
5. Description of content:  Establishes the sanitary requirements in relation to the import of
bovine meat into Chile to be met by the country or region of origin, animals, slaughterplants and end products, including meat classification and grading.
6. 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
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [   ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Resolution of
the Agriculture and Livestock Service (in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 January 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
11. Final date for comments:  20 December 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [   ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: