G/SPS/N/CHL/488  
 
13 October 2014  
(14-5810)  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):  Olive ( Olea europaea  subsp. europaea ) propagation 
material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución: Modifica Resolución N° 2.425 
de 2007, que establece regulaciones para la importación de material de reproducción de 
olivo (Olea europaea subsp. europaea) procedentes de los estados miembros de la 
Comunidad Europea (Draft Resolution amending Resolution No. 2.425 of 2007 
"Regulations governing the importation into Chile of olive ( Olea europaea  subsp. 
europaea ) propagation material from European Community Member States")   
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 2 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_4560_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  On the basis of a pest risk analysis, the notified draft 
Resolution amends the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of 
rooted and unrooted semi-woody olive ( Olea europaea  subsp. europaea ) cuttings from 
the European Union. 
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 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 number)   
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2. 11 and 20 
[ ] None  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/CHL/488 
 
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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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
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) :  12 December 2014 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl