G/TBT/N/CHL/586  
14 December  2021 
(21-9312) 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 : Ministerio  de Agricultura (Ministry of Agriculture)  
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 indicated 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) : Fertiliz ers 
and biostimulants  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamenta Ley 
N°21.349 Que establece normas sobre composición, etiquetado y comercialización de los 
fertilizantes y bioestimulantes  (Implementing r egulations for Law No. 21.349 , which  
establi shes standards  for the composition, labelling and marketing of fertilizers and 
biostimulants) (42 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the requirements for the National 
Single Register that manufacturers, formulators, producers, marketers or distributors, 
packers, importers and exporters of fertilizers and biostimulants must join.  
It also establishes a classification for fertilizers and biostimulants that details the 
comp osition and quality parameter requirements, as well as the minimum labelling 
requirements, levels of accountability, penalties associated with non -compliance , and the 
sampling and inspection procedure.  
Further d etails can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health ; Protection of the environment.  
8. Relevant documents : Law No. 21.349 establishing standards for the composition, 
labelling and marketing of fertilizers and biostimulants.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Propos ed date of entry into force : - G/TBT/N/CHL/586  
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  10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretar ía de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56)-2- 2827 5250  
Fax: (+56)-2- 2380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
 
https://www.minagri.gob.cl/c onsulta -publica -proyecto -de-reglamento -de-la-ley-n-
21349 -y-resoluciones -complementarias/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/CHL/21_7729_00_s.pdf