Chile on Food and Drugs Law

In an effort to curb child obesity, in mid-2016 the Nutritional Composition of Food Law (Law No. 20.606) went into effect in Chile.

Recently, the Public Health Institute ("ISP" for its acronym in Spanish) issued Resolution No. 3435, according to which it establishes the control regime applicable to, "products in pharmaceutical oral forms...

As of July 2, a Customs Destination Certificate (CDA, in its Spanish acronym) will be required for medical devices that do not have a sanitary registration to be imported into Chile.