G/SPS/N/CHL/433  
8 July 2013  
(13-3608)  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): Used clothing, toys and vehicles 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Establece requisitos fitosanitarios para el control de 
Halyomorpha halys (Orden Hemiptera, Fam. Pe ntatomidae) y Deroga Resolución que indica 
(Phytosanitary measures for the control of Halyomorpha halys (Order: Hemiptera, family : 
Pentatomidae ) and abrogation of Resolution) Language: Spanish Number of pages: 4 
 Text available from: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHL/13_2608_00_s.pdf (http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHL/13_2608_00_s.pdf )  
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution establishes phytosanitary measures for 
the control of Halyomorpha halys  (Order: Hemiptera , family: Pentatomidae ), a quarantine 
pest for Chile which has been intercepted at entry points into the country in shipments of 
used clothing, toys and vehicles from the United States of America, and which makes these goods dangerous to plants. 
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 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.)  
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/CHL/433 
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  international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución N°1101 del 24 de febrero de 2012 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture 
and Livestock Service Resolution No. 1101 of 24 February 2012) (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) : 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) : 6 September 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
E-mail: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
E-mail: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl