G/SPS/N/CHL/651  
18 November  2020 
(20-8312) 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) : Propagation material, such as underground structures for the 
vegetative propagation of ornamental varieties of the species Gladiolus spp. (other than 
Gladiolus segetum ) and cuttings of the species Eucalyptus dunnii . 
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 las resoluciones que indica, en el sentido de 
eliminar las plagas thaumastocoris peregrinus y uromyces transversalis presentes en el 
país (Amendment to the indicated Resolutions, removing the pests Thaumastocoris 
peregrinus  and Uromyces transversalis, which are present in the country) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_70 45_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends Agriculture and Livestock Service 
Resolution No. 3.418 of 2002 by eliminating the phrase "The consignment is free from 
Uromyces tranversalis ". It also amends Agriculture and Livestock Service  Resolution No. 
2.312 of 2012 by replacing point 1.2 of Article 1 with the following phrase : "The 
consignment has undergone insecticide immersion treatment for the control of 
Ctenarytaina spatulata (Hem. : psyllidae), which must be indicated on the phytosan itary 
certificate in the section on treatment, specifying the product and dose used".  
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/651  
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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 
− ISPM No. 20 
[ ] 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) : 11 May 2 020 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 2 020 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 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) : 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of othe r 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