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:

Animals must be covered by an official health certificate, issued by the competent health authority in the country of origin at the time of shipment. The certificate, which must be issued in Spanish and in the official language of the country of origin, must attest to compliance with the relevant health requirements and be in line with the model approved by the Service;

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, for the following diseases*:

5.3.1.  ^**Rabbit haemorrhagic disease: Haemagglutination inhibition test or indirect ELISA or competitive ELISA, or at least two immunizations with an inactivated virus, the most recent immunization having taken place within the six months prior to shipment. The diagnosis date, diagnostic technique or vaccine must be indicated;

5.3.2.  ^**Tularemia: PCR;

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 above-mentioned diseases, no diagnostic tests will be necessary.

^* Where animals have been vaccinated, relevant vaccination details must be provided: Date of vaccination, vaccine producer, series number, control number and expiry date.

^** Diagnostic protocols must be attached.

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.