RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CHL/1
29May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2025)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CHILE
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Agricultural andLivestock Service, Ministry ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Bovine animals,
bovine semen, bovine embryos, bovine products andby-products from abattoirs
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: "Supplements theSanitary
Requirements fortheImportation ofBovine Animals, Semen, Embryos andAbattoir
Products from Countries Affected byBSE", 2pages
5. Description ofcontent: Supplements thesanitary regulations applicable toimports of
bovine animals, bovine semen, bovine embryos andabattoir products from countries
affected byBSE.
6. Objective andrationale: Provisional measures fortheprotection ofanimal health
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): New evidence concerning theriskoftransmission of
BSEtohumans.
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: IOEZooSanitary Code, Chapter 3.2.13, higher level ofprotection
thanoffered bytheStandard.
9. Relevant documents: Resolutions Nos. 1487, 3249, 2443, 1945, 1593, 1720, 2004,
395,1376, 1598, 1735 and1599 establishing sanitary requirements fortheimportation
ofanimals, semen, embryos, meatandmeatby-products
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 24April 1996
11. Texts available from/comments to: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax
number ofother body: