G/SPS/N/CHL/725  
16 March  2022 
(22-2321) 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): Seeds of industrial crops  
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: Modifica Resolución Nº 2.834 de 2003, que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso para semillas de especies de cultivos i ndustrial 
(Amendment to Resolution No. 2.834 of 2003 establishing phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation into Chile of seeds of industrial crops) Language(s):  Spanish Number 
of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_2255_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified document amends Resolution No. 2.834 of 2003 
by replacing Article 1 on the " Glycine max  (soya bean)" species and its entry requirements 
and additional declarations to be specified in the phytosanitary certificate, to read as 
follows:  
"The consignment has been inspected and is free from Heterodera glycines . 
 The consignment has undergone a disinfection treatment with any of the following 
fungicides or combinations thereof, or another suitable product: Benomyl, 
Benomyl+Thiram, Carbendazim, Tiabendazol.  
 The consignment has undergone a fumigation treatment agai nst Bruchidius  spp., 
Callosobruchus analis , Callosobruchus chinensis  and Callosobruchus maculatus  (Col. 
Bruchidae), in accordance with the specifications established in paragraph 6 of Resolution 
No. 2.834 of 2003."  
For further information, please see the a ttached document and the Resolution indicated 
in point 9 of 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 dam age 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) : G/SPS/N/CHL/725  
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  [ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
applicatio n of phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004)  
[ ] 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: 
Resolution No. 2.834 of 2003  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_2255 _01_s.pdf  
(available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 80 days from the date of 
circulation of the notification  
11. Proposed date of entry  into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2022  
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