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19 January  2023 
(23-0438)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Subsecretaría de Salud Pública - Ministerio de Salud (MINSAL)  (Under -Secretariat for 
Public Health - Ministry of Health, MINSAL)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority design ated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, SUBREI  - Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores de Chile (Under -Secretariat for International Economic Relations, 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Food for 
human consumption  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Propuesta de 
Modificación del Reglamento Sanit ario de los Alimentos (RSA)DS.977/96, Artículo 120 bis, 
sobre disposición en el rótulo de los símbolos "ALTO EN"  (Proposed amendment to the 
Food Health Regulations (RSA)DS.977/96, Article 120 bis, on the layout of "HIGH IN" 
symbols on labels) (2 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified proposed amendment has been prepared by 
MINSAL, with the aim of updating the graphic layout of labels with more than one "HIGH 
IN" symbol, as provided for in Article 120 of the Food Health Regulations, in o rder to 
make better use of the front of food labels and facilitate the placement of "HIGH IN" 
symbols on imported products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection o f human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
- Reglamento Sanitario de los Alimentos  - Decreto Supremo N°977, de 1996, Ministerio 
de Salud . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - G/TBT/N/CHL/619  
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  10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. TEXTS AVAILABLE FROM : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and 
fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 2827 5250 Fax : (+56) 2 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_Chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://www.minsal.cl/consultas -publicas -vigentes/  
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