G/SPS/N/CHL/512  
7 October 2015  
(15-5219)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Ornamental plants for planting. 
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: Resolución Exenta N°6779/2015: Modifica Resolución N° 
7214/2014, que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para plantas para plantar de uso ornamental, de especies y tipo que se indica, procedentes de todo origen, y deja sin efecto Resolución que indica  (Exempt Resolution No. 6779/2015 amending Resolution 
No. 7214/2014, which establishes phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of 
certain species and types of ornamental plants for planting, of any origin, and repealing the Resolution indicated) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_3950_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified text amends Resolution No. 7214/2014 with a view 
to postponing, until 1 March 2015, the entry into force of the post-entry quarantine 
requirement for the following species: Chrysanthemum frutencens  (Argyranthemum 
frutescens ), Chrysanthemum máximum , Chrysanthemum morifolium , Chrysanthemum 
parthenium , Cordyline spp., Hedera spp., Hydrangea  spp., Ilex spp. and Nandina 
domestica . This will enable ornamental plant companies to bring their processes into line 
with the measure. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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 st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11 and 20 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHL/512 
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  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: 
Resolución Exenta N°7214/2014  (Exempt Resolution No. 7214/2014)  
http://www.sag.gob.cl/sites/default/files /res_7214_2014_plantas_ornamentales.pdf  
(available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 September 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 September 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2016 
[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 hand le 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 Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl