G/SPS/N/CHL/625  
7 April 2020 
(20-2767) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures   
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (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) : Plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures  
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 : Modifica la resolución No. 633 DE 2003, que establece 
requisitos para la importación de material vegetal como cultivo de tejido in vitro  
(Amendment to Resolution No. 633 of 2003 establishing requirements for the importation 
of plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 
2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2468_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document amends Resolution No. 633 of 2003 
establis hing requirements for the importation into Chile of plant material as in vitro  tissue 
cultures, as follows:  
1.1. The species Malus domestica  and its requirements are to be removed from 
section  4.3, Fruit trees, and replaced by:  
SPECIES : 
Malus spp. 
CERTIFIABLE PLANT PATHOGENS : 
'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'  
Cherry rasp leaf virus  
Erwinia amylovora  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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. I SPM No.) : International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and 20  G/SPS/N/CHL/625  
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  [ ] 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) : 40 days from the date of circulation of 
the notification  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[.] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notifica tion and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 6 May 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl