G/SPS/N/CHL/710  
1 December  2021 
(21-9041) 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  (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) : Reproduction material  
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 : Modifica la Resolución Nº 5.479 de 2006, que establece 
regulaciones para la importación de material de reproducción que indica, procedente de 
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  (Amendment to Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006 
establishing regulations for the importation of certain reproduction material from the 
United States of America) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7451_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The amendment made in Resolution No. 1.742 of 2019 to 
Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006 establishing regulations for the importation of certain 
reproduction material from the United States of America, is supplemented by the 
following:  
Elimination of the following phytosanitary requirement from point 3 : "If the  Vitis vinifera  
material originates in  a place of production within an area regulated by the USDA/APHIS, 
for Lobesia botrana  (Lep: Tortricidae), the rhytidome  must not be disturbed ." 
This is because of the need to correct  an omission made in the amendments to Resolution 
No. 5.479 of 2006 during the drafting of Resolution No. 1.742 of 2019.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage 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) : 
[ ] 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 " G/SPS/N/CHL/710  
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  − ISPM No. 11: "Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests ", including analysis of 
environmental risks and living modified organisms , give n that a pest risk 
analysis was carried out prior to the establishment of the requirements  
[ ] 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. 5.479 of 2019  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7451_01_s.pdf  
− Resolution No. 1.742 of 2019  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7451_02_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) : 12 November 2 021 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2 021 
[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