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Preliminary draft revision of the Emission Standard for motorcycles: The notified preliminary draft revision of the Emission Standard for motorcycles establishes the Euro 3 standard for all motorcycles entering Chile

Preliminary Draft Emission Standard for Non-Road Mobile Machinery: Given the need to reduce emissions of non-road mobile machinery entering the country, the draft standard establishes mandatory maximum emission levels for such machinery, equivalent to Stage IIIA or Tier 3 as from 2019 and Stage 5 or Tier 4 as from 2022.

The notified text establishes the requirement to declare the physico-chemical composition of fertilizers that are imported into and marketed in Chile. Under this text, fertilizer manufacturers, importers and distributors are required to declare, on product containers or labels, or in the relevant descriptive and dispatch documents or invoices in the case of solid fertilizers in bulk, the physico-chemical composition of the product as regards fertilizing elements and accompanying elements such as heavy metals.

Preliminary Draft Emission Standard for Boilers: The notified regulation establishes emission limits for particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides for boilers with a thermal power greater than or equal to 75 thermal kilowatts

Technical report - Minimum energy efficiency standard - Air-conditioning equipment

Regulations on the classification, labelling and notification of chemical substances and mixtures

Amendment to Exempt Resolution No. 2.796 of 2009 establishing conditions and requirements for authorizing entry into the country of hydrobiological resources and the products thereof, and the procedure for accrediting their lawful origin

Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of seeds, of any origin, of certain fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and medicinal plant species, and repeal of previous resolution
The notified Resolution establishes requirements for the importation of seeds of certain fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and medicinal plant species. Imports of the seeds concerned must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant Protection Organization of the country of origin, which must contain the additional declarations required, if any, for each species

Health requirements for the entry into Chile of pet rabbits and hares
The notified measure reads as follows:
1. This text establishes specific health requirements for the entry into Chile of pet rabbits and hares;
2. For the purposes of entering Chile, animals are considered to be pets in the following circumstances:
a. They travel in a group of no more than five animals;
b. They are accompanied by, and travel in the same means of transport as, their owner or the person responsible for them during their journey;
c. They are sent by their owners with a pet transport service;
d. They are acquired abroad with a view to being made pets;
e. They are not to be used for reproduction purposes and/or in commercial transactions, i.e.: sales, transfers of ownership, exhibitions or other lucrative activities;
f. They have been neutered, whether male or female, and have certification to prove this;
3. Health certification:
4. Animal origin:
4.1. Rabbits and hares entering Chile must have been born and raised in the country or area of origin, or have remained in captivity for at least 60 days prior to export;
4.2. No clinical cases of tularemia, myxomatosis or rabbit haemorrhagic disease must have occurred in the area of origin in the 90 days prior to shipment;
4.3. Rabbits destined for laboratories must have been raised in barrier colonies; importers must demonstrate their status as research or diagnostic laboratories and meet the requirements that ensure the animals are properly looked after;
5. Pre-shipment isolation:
5.1. Animals must have been kept in isolation for 21 days under veterinary surveillance; during this time, there must not have been any reports of clinical signs consistent with Tularemia or other communicable infectious or contagious diseases that affect the species;
5.2. During the isolation period, animals must have been treated for internal and external parasites with products of proven efficacy authorized by the competent health authority;
5.3. During the isolation period, animals must not have come into direct contact with other animals of the same species, and must have been tested, with negative results, and/or vaccinated or treated, where appropriate
5.3.3. Internal and external parasites: Treatment with broad-spectrum antiparasitics authorized by the competent health authority. The date of treatment must be indicated;
5.4. Diagnostic tests must have been conducted in an official laboratory or one recognized by the health authority of the place of origin;
5.5. Where the country is free from the certain diseases (mentioned in the notification), no diagnostic tests will be necessary.
6. Shipment requirements:
6.1. Pet animals must be covered by an official health certificate in Spanish, issued at the time of shipment by the competent health authority of the country of origin, attesting that the shipment meets health requirements and that the animals have been neutered, and indicating the country and address of origin, the name of the owner, pet identification details, the number of animals travelling, the address of their destination, their mode of transportation, and their point of entry into Chile;
6.2. On the day they embarked for their journey to Chile, the animals must not have shown any clinical signs of the infectious or contagious diseases that can affect their species, or any signs of the presence of external parasites, and must be in a good condition for exportation;
6.3. During transportation, all relevant steps must have been taken to ensure the sanitary conditions required by Chile and the well-being of the animals;
7. Conditions for entry into Chile:
7.1. Upon their arrival in the country, animals must undergo post-entry quarantine at the Lo Aguirre quarantine station run by the Agriculture and Livestock Service, or at another establishment approved by the Service, for a minimum period of ten days, which may be extended, if deemed necessary by the Service;
7.2. During the post-entry quarantine period, animals may undergo any diagnostic tests or treatment that the Service deems necessary, at the cost of the interested party;
7.3. The exotic wildlife authorization resolution issued by the Renewable Natural Resources Division of the SAG must be submitted for all types of animals;
7.4. Where the species to be imported is included in the appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the requirements of this Convention and existing regulations must be met;

7.- Resolution No. 6.851/2012, which amends Resolution No. 396 of 1993 laying down health requirements for the entry into Chile of rabbits and hares, is hereby repealed.

List of ingredients authorized for use in the production of foodstuffs and supplements for animals
The draft measure establishes the following key provisions:
Point 3. The production, importation, exportation, storage, distribution, sale and transportation of foodstuffs for animals will only be permitted where such foodstuffs contain ingredients belonging to the groups listed in point 5 of this Resolution. The use of ingredients not listed in point 6 will be permitted where it has been demonstrated that they do not affect animal health, the safety of products obtained from animals, or the environment, and that they comply with the guarantees established therefor; such ingredients will be authorized by resolution.