G/TBT/N/CHL/616  
12 December  2022 
(22-9221) 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, SUBREI  - 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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Natural 
chemical pesticides from natural extracts of low concern of plant, microbial, animal and 
mineral origin for pest control  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Establece 
condiciones y requisitos para la autorización de plaguicidas natu rales químicos a partir de 
extractos naturales de baja preocupación de origen vegetal, microbiano, animal y mineral 
para el control de plagas  (Conditions and requirements for the authorization of natural 
chemical pesticides from natural extracts of low con cern of plant, microbial, animal and 
mineral origin for pest control) (23 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft regulations for the authorization of natural 
chemical pesticides from natural extracts of low concern specifically e stablish the 
conditions that the active substance(s) (main substance(s) of the extract) and co -
formulant(s) present in the final product must meet in order to be considered of low 
concern . The regulations also describe the specific technical requirements t hat must be 
met for the evaluation and authorization of these inputs by the Agriculture and Livestock 
Service.  
The measure seeks to promote the registration of pesticides based on natural extracts of 
low concern, streamlining  the acquisition and availabili ty of tools required for domestic 
farming , with a greater quantity of products of lower risk to human and animal health and 
the environment.  
The regulations also recognize  the active substances (main substances of the extract) 
authorized in the United Stat es and the European Union.  G/TBT/N/CHL/616  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health  
8. Relevant documents:  
Ley N° 20.089 que crea el Sistema de Certificación de productos Orgánicos Agrícolas  (Law 
No. 20.089 creating the certification system for organic agricultural products)  
Decreto Ley N° 3.557 de 1980, sobre Protección Agrícola  (Decree -Law No. 3.557 of 1980 
on agricultural protection)  
Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolutions Nos. 1.557 of 2014, 9.074 of 2018, 92 of 
2002, 2.195 of 2000, 2.196 of 2000, 5.392 of 2009, 2.198 of 2000, 1.404 of 2003, 1.038 
of 2003, 2.229 of 2001, 6.666 of 2009 and 7.341 of 2012  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
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:  
Subsecretaria 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.sag.gob.cl/sites/default/files/Proyecto -norma -extrac tos.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CHL/22_8420_00_s.pdf