G/SPS/N/CHL/657  
15 December  2020 
(20-9085) 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) : Grains, seeds and other products for processing  
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 la 
resolución que establece regulaciones de importación para granos y otros productos que 
indica, destinados a consumo e industrialización, actualiza tratamientos y deroga 
Resolución Nº2.677/1999  (Approval of the coordinated and consolidated text of the 
Resolution establishing import regulations for grains, seeds and other indicat ed products 
for consumption and processing, updating treatments and repealing Resolution No. 
2.677/1999) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 15 
https://membe rs.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_7733_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The regulations establishing phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of grains, seeds and other products for processing have been consolidated 
into a single legal do cument, with a view to ensuring ease of understanding for users and 
the phytosanitary authority of the country of origin.  
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 and 
20 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CHL/657  
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  [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 : Deroga 
Resolución N°2.677/1999  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_5595_01_s.pdf  (available 
in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 December 2 020 
Proposed d ate of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 December 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 10 December 2 020 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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: s ps.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: s ps.chile@sag.gob.cl