G/SPS/N/CHL/629  
20 April 2020 
(20-3117) 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) : Plant propagation material in the form of in vitro  tissue cultures  
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 : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
material vegetal de propagación como cultivo de tejido in vitro, de especies frutales, 
hortalizas, cultivos industriales, ornamentales y forestales, procedentes de todo origen y 
deroga resolución no. 633 of 2003  (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of 
plant propagation material in the form of  in vitro  tissue cultures of fruit-bearing species, 
vegetables, industrial crops, ornamental species and forest species, of any origin, and 
repeal of Resolution No. 633 of 2003) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 24 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2788_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_2788_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes, based on a pest risk analysis for  
quarantine pests, the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of plant propagation 
material in the form of  in vitro  tissue cultures of fruit -bearing species, vegetables, 
industrial crops, ornamental species and forest species.  
Details can be found in the draft Resolution attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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.) : International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CHL/629  
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  [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. 633 of 2003 (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 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 ): 180 days from the date of 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 ): 19 June 2 020; 60 days from the date of publication 
of the notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other bo dy: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl