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3.79.   Generally speaking, Chile does not prohibit exports or apply quantitative restrictions to them. The few prohibitions or restrictions applied are to protect human health, the environment and cultural heritage, and to comply with international conventions (Montreal Protocol, CITES, UNESCO conventions, etc.). (...) Furthermore, while Chile does not have an export licensing regime, there are certain products that require certifications, authorizations or endorsements in order to be exported.[90]
[90] These products include: (...) enriched fissile or radioactive elements or materials, radioactive substances, devices or tools that emit ionizing radiation (Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission); (...); specimens of wild fauna or their by-products, certified bean seeds (SAG); fisheries products, meat of king crabs, snow crabs, prawns and abalone, and gracilaria seaweed (National Fisheries Service); species of wild fauna and flora protected under CITES; and pharmaceuticals and cosmetics (Institute of Public Health). See Compendium of Customs Regulations, Annex 40: https://www.aduana.cl/compendio-de-normas-anexo-40/aduana/2007-02-22/114703.html.

3.84.   ProChile's[The Directorate-General of Export Promotion] mission is to contribute to the country's sustainable development through the internationalization of Chilean companies and the promotion of their offer of goods and services. (...)

3.118.   In addition, CORFO[the Production Development Corporation] has several programmes to support specific activities, such as artisanal fishing, renewable energy and forestry and agricultural activities. (...)

3.124.   (...) The CNTOC[The National Commission on Technical Barriers to Trade] is composed of public institutions related to the drafting, adoption and implementation of standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, including (...) the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), (...)

3.129.   The preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations and/or conformity assessment procedures shall follow the following steps: (a) the Ministry or agency with regulatory authority shall publish, by means of a notice in the national media or on its website, the proposed technical regulation or conformity assessment procedure; (b) the notice shall include, at a minimum, an extract from the draft technical regulation or conformity assessment procedure and a link to its full text; (c) a report shall be included explaining the objective of the planned measure and the existence of applicable international standards on the subject; (d) the notice shall be published far enough in advance of the date of adoption of the measure to allow written comments to be made for at least 60 days, which must be analysed and taken into account; and (e) the technical regulations and/or conformity assessment procedures shall provide for a reasonable period of not less than six months between the date of their adoption and their application. The above steps may be omitted in cases where urgent problems of safety, health, environmental protection or national security arise or threaten to arise.(...)

3.130.   The Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) is one of the entities responsible for providing technical support in the preparation of certain technical regulations, such as those governing organic products (...)

3.133.   Between January 2015 and early March 2023, Chile submitted 535 notifications to the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, (...) The objective of the majority of the technical regulations notified (101) was protection of human health or safety, and they mainly concerned foodstuffs, household appliances, building materials, vehicles, toys, pharmaceutical products and cosmetics, among others. The remaining objectives include quality requirements (47); environmental protection (46); labelling (27); prevention of deceptive practices (16); protection of plant or animal life or health (10); and others (9). The government authorities involved in preparing the measures notified included the Ministries of Health, Economic Affairs, Housing and Urban Planning, Transport and Telecommunications, and the Environment.(...)

3.134.   During the period under review, Members raised six new trade concerns regarding Chilean technical regulations in the TBT Committee, relating to (...) technical specifications for the design of energy efficiency labels for washing machines (ID 654) (Republic of Korea); (...)

3.137.   (...) In the field of accreditation, the Institute[the National Standardization Institute (INN)] is a founding member of the InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) and, since 2010, is a signatory member of the IAAC's Multilateral Recognition Agreements (MLA/MRA) for the accreditation of: certification bodies for quality management systems (ISO 9001), certification bodies for environmental management systems (ISO 14001), testing laboratories, clinical laboratories and calibration laboratories. (...) The INN is similarly a full member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and a signatory member of the IAF's MLA for the accreditation of quality management systems certification bodies (ISO 9001) and environmental management systems certification bodies (ISO 14001) and, since 2016, the accreditation of inspection bodies.(...)

3.142.   The INN [the National Standardization Institute] may invite those organizations and individuals with an interest in the subject under consideration to participate in the public consultation. The public consultation period for a draft standard is set by the Standards Committee, taking into account, among other factors, whether the draft standard is a revision, or whether there are reasons of safety, health or risk of environmental damage. (...)