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G/SPS/N/CHL/419 
20 December 2012 
 (12-6981) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants, cuttings and twigs of Citrus  spp. (citrus fruit trees), Prunus armeniaca  
(apricot trees) and Prunus persica  (peach trees). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Israel  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
plantas, estacas y ramillas de Citrus spp. (c ítricos), Prunus armeni aca (damasco) y Prunus 
persica (duraznero), procedentes de Israel (Phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation into Chile of plants, cuttings and twigs of Citrus  spp. (citrus fruit trees), Prunus 
armeniaca  (apricot trees) and Prunus persica  (peach trees) from Israel).  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  5 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_4840_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  Establishment of phytosanitary import requirements on the basis 
of the pest risk analysis conducted for quaran tine pests affecting plants, cuttings and twigs 
of Citrus  spp. (citrus fruit trees), Prunus armeniaca  (apricot trees) and Prunus persica  
(peach trees) from Israel.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/419 
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8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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: 
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) :  18 February 2013 
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 Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl