G/SPS/N/CHL/504  
 
3 June 2015  
(15-2902)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Ornamental aquatic 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: Proyecto de Resolución: Establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios de importación para plantas para plantar de especies acuáticas de uso ornamental, procedentes de todo origen (Draft Resolution establishing phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Chile of ornamental aquatic plants for planting, of 
any origin)  
Language(s): Spanish   Number of pages: 5  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_2226_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution establishes phytosanitary import 
requirements on the basis of the pest risk analyses conducted for quarantine pests affecting aquatic plants for planting.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/CHL/504 
 
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  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) : 2 August 2015  
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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