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2.34.   (...) A new strategy was adopted in 2022 with a view to fostering economic recovery and sustainable development. (...) The new strategy places emphasis on interinstitutional cooperation and sets out four key thematic areas (growth, transformation, sustainability and impact), which underpin the criteria for seeking out and attracting FDI projects.(...)

2.41.   Environmental protection legislation (Law No. 19.300 of 2010) requires an environmental impact assessment for certain investment projects, depending on their nature and possible effects. This requirement applies to both domestic and foreign investors. The Environmental Impact Assessment System exists for this purpose, with a statutory specialist institutional framework and procedures in place. The procedure gives rise to an Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA), which may classify a project as approved, conditionally approved or rejected. If rejected, the project cannot go ahead.(...)

3.2.   (...) no special registration or authorization is required to engage in importation/exportation. However, there are exceptions, as in the case of importers (and exporters) of controlled substances under the Montreal Protocol, who must be duly registered for that purpose.[8] (...)
[8] These The Register of Importers and Exporters of Controlled Substances (which replaced the Register of Importers and Exporters of Ozone-Depleting Substances) is kept by the National Customs Service. Resolution No. 822 of 28 February 2020, National Director of Customs.

3.7.   Imports of certain goods are subject to prior checks (authorization, certification, endorsement or approval) by the competent body, and the importer must obtain the relevant document before processing the DIN (Table 3.1). Prior checks are carried out primarily to protect human, animal and plant health, for environmental or public safety reasons, and to comply with international agreements. (...)

Table 3.1 Goods subject to prior checks before being cleared to enter Chile, 2023
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Goods: Enriched, fissile or radioactive elements or materials, radioactive substances, devices or tools that emit ionizing radiation
Body responsible and legal/regulatory basis: Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission (Decree No. 323 of 18/07/1974, Ministry of the Economy)
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Table 3.1 Goods subject to prior checks before being cleared to enter Chile, 2023
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Goods: Species of wild fauna and flora protected by CITES
Body responsible and legal/regulatory basis: Management authority established pursuant to Article IX of the Convention
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Table 3.1 Goods subject to prior checks before being cleared to enter Chile, 2023
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Goods: Waste and scrap of batteries and accumulators; waste of zinc, lead, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, pharmaceutical products or organic solvents
Body responsible and legal/regulatory basis: Ministry of Health (Sanitary Code, DFL No. 725 of 31/01/1968, Ministry of Public Health; Exempt Resolution No. 714 of 03/08/2002, Ministry of Health)
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Table 3.6 Additional taxes, June 2023
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Tax: Tax on luxury products
Product: Articles made of (...) ivory; jewellery, precious stones; furskins (...)
Rate(%): 15
Tax base: Imports: Customs value plus import duty
Tax base: Domestic products: Selling price at all transaction levels
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3.51.   Chile prohibits the importation of various goods pursuant to its domestic legislation and/or based on its commitments under international agreements. Generally speaking, the purpose of the prohibitions is to protect human, animal and plant health, the environment and public safety. (...)

3.53.   Chile prohibits the importation of endangered animals and plants, in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); of toxic industrial waste, pursuant to the Basel Convention; and of ozone-depleting substances, in line with the Montreal Protocol. The importation of radioactive substances and materials and ionizing radiation-generating equipment is also prohibited, except in the case of authorized materials.(...)