G/TBT/N/CHL/573  
13 September  2021 
(21-6755) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicate d if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores de Chile (Under -Secretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Seeds 
5. Title, number of pages an d language(s) of the notified document : Establece 
Requisitos de Calidad (Germinación y Pureza), Designación de la Variedad y Malezas No 
Cuarentenarias Reglamentarias para la Importación de Semilla  (Quality requirements 
(germination and purity), variety nam e and regulated non -quarantine weeds for the 
importation of seeds ) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified measure  establishes quality requirements 
(germination and physical purity), variety name and regulated non -quarantine weeds f or 
the importation of seeds.  
Seeds entering the country must comply with the requirements laid down in the 
Resolution covering the measure, without prejudice to the existing provisions on plant 
health.  
It should be noted that the draft does not introduce new requirements,  but rather , 
expands on some  existing requirements that are currently subject to interpretation, with 
a view to strengthening and clarifying  the standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of animal or plant life or health  
8. Relevant documents:  
- Ley N° 18.755 Orgánica del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  
- Decreto Ley N° 1.764 de 1977 del Ministerio de Agricultura que fija Normas para la 
Investigación, Producción y Comercio de Semillas  
- Decreto Supremo Nº 188 de 1978 del Ministerio de Agricultura  G/TBT/N/CHL/573  
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  - Resolución N° 733 de 1998 que establece requisito de designación de variedad en 
importación y exportación de material de propagación  
- Resoluc ión N° 3080 de 2003 que establece criterios de regionalización en relación a las 
plagas cuarentenarias para el territorio de Chile  
- Resolución N° 3139 de 2003 que establece regulaciones para el control de especies 
vegetales consideradas como malezas, en l os envíos de semillas de cualquier especie u 
origen que ingresan al país ; SAG 
- Resolución N° 7688 de 2013 que establece lista de malezas no cuarentenarias 
reglamentadas para el comercio de semillas ; SAG 
- Resolución Nº1833 de 2016 que establece requisitos  para la comercialización de semillas 
corrientes ; SAG 
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaria de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2- 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56)-2- 2380 94 94 
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
 
http://www.sag.cl/quienes -somos/consulta -publica  
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