G/SPS/N/CHL/737  
23 November  2022 
(22-8713) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Forage and grass seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Aprueba texto coordinado y sistematizado de las 
Resoluciones que establecen requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso para semillas forrajeras o 
césped, actualiza requisitos y tratamientos, y deroga Resolución No. 1.011 de 2004 y 909 
de 2004  (Approval of the coordinated and consolidated text of the Resolutions establishing 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of forage and grass seeds, updating of 
requirem ents and treatments, and repeal of Resolutions No. 1.011 of 2004 and No. 909 of 
2004) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS /CHL/22_8055_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified draft measure is to update the 
phytosanitary requirements for the exportation to Chile of forage and grass seeds, such as:  
• Shipments must be covered by the official phytosanitary certificate (original copy) 
issued by the National Plant Protection Organization of the exporting country, which 
must contain the additional declarations required, if any, for each species;  
• Shipments must be free of plant remains;  
• Seed lots must be free of soil.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 2 G/SPS/N/CHL/737  
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  and 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 60 days from the date of 
circulation of the notifica tion 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 January 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl