G/TBT/N/CHL/620  
23 January  2023 
(23-0560) 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 (Article 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) : 
Agricultural pest icides  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Modifica 
Resolución N° 1.557, de 2014 del SAG que establece exigencias para la autorización de 
plaguicidas  (Amendment to SAG Resolution No. 1.557 of 2014 establishing requirements 
for the authorization of pesticides) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : This document notifies that Resolution No. 7128/2022 
introduced amendments to Resolution No. 1557/2014 "Establishing requirements for the 
authorization of pesticides", w hich in substance incorporates one more option for the 
evaluation and authorization of pesticides for agricultural use, for those that have already 
undergone the process for recognition of the registration or authorization of an active 
substance identical to a pesticide already authorized by the relevant authority in the 
United States of America or the European Union, adding the requirements and conditions 
necessary to qualify for recognition.  
The authorization of these pesticides by SAG under this mechanis m will be on the 
condition that the registration or authorization of the active substance in the United States 
of America or the European Union remain in force.  
Recognition as an option was already available in the regulations on the authorization of 
semio chemical pesticides (Resolution No. 2082/2022), and this amendment extends to 
all pesticides regulated by Resolution No. 1557/2014, in accordance with the principle of 
applicability.  
The amendments to SAG Resolution No. 1.557 of 2014 establishing requireme nts for the 
authorization of pesticides are available on the website of the Library of the National 
Congress of Chile http://www.sag.gob.cl/ . G/TBT/N/CHL/620  
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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 ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Decreto Ley N°.  3.557 de 1980, sobre Protección Agrícola  
• Resoluciones del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero N° 1.400 de 2015, 1,557 de 2014, 
7.542 de 2000, 5.392 de 2000, 6.666 de 2009, 1.297 de 2000, 1.404 de 2003, 
1.038 de 2003, 2.229 de 2001, 2.195 de 2009, 2.196 de 2000 y 9.074 de 2018 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 14 December 2 022 
Proposed date o f entry into force : 14 December 2 022 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available at : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría 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://bcn.cl/3b6k4  
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