G/SPS/N/CHL/597/Rev.1  
11 February  2022 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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) : Clonal walnut plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Exenta Nº 508/2022, Reconoce Centro de 
Producción Micro Paradox Inc. para la exportación de plantas clonales de nogal desde 
Estados Unidos a Chile de las especies que se indica y deroga Resolución Nº 3.878 exenta, 
de 2018 (Exempt Resolution No. 508/2022 recognizing the production centre Micro 
Paradox Inc. for the exportation of certain species of clonal walnut plants from the United 
States to Chile and repealing Exempt Resolution No.3.878 of 2018) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_ 1568_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) is the authority 
responsible for safeguarding the country's plant and animal health, and is authorized to 
establish phytosanitary requirements for imports of regulated ar ticles entering the 
country, in order to prevent the introduction and spread of regulated pests in national 
territory . Accordingly , Chile notifies the entry into force of Exempt Resolution No. 
508/2022, which repeals Exempt Resolution No. 3.878 of 2018 rec ognizing the production 
centre Micro Paradox Inc. for the export ation of certain species of clonal walnut plants 
from the United States to Chile, recognizes the production centre Micro Paradox Inc. and, 
among other decisions, incorporates and authorizes th ree types of walnut vegetable 
materials not already authorized by Resolution No. 3.878 of 2018.  
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/597/Rev.1  
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  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.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: "Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade"  
− ISPM No. 13: "Guidelines for the notification of non -compliance and 
emergency action"  
− ISPM No. 34: "Design and operation of post -entry quarantine stations for 
plants"  
[ ] 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) : 25 January 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2 022 
[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: sps.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: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl