G/SPS/N/CHL/ 542 
 
10 April  2017 
(17-1929) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Ph ytosanitary 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):  Plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practic able: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N° 633 de 2003, que establece 
requisito para la importación de material vegetal como cultivo de tejido in vitro  
(Amendment to Resolu tion No. 633 of 2003 establishing requirements for the 
importation into Chile of plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures ) Language(s):  
Spanish  Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  Resolution No. 633 of 2003, establishing requirements for the 
importation  into Chile of plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures , has been amended as 
follows : 
1. The following species and certifiable plant pathogens have been added to Article  4.3 
- Fruit trees :  
 Species: Prunus spinosa. Certifiable plant pathogens : Candidatus Phytoplasma 
prunorum ; Xylella fastidiosa ; Little cherry virus ; and Plum pox virus.  
2. The following species and certifiable plant pathogens have been added to Article  4.3 
- Crops and vegetables : 
 Species: Duboisia myoporoides  and Duboisia leichhardtii . Certifiable plant pathogens : 
No additional declaration . 
3. The following have been added to Article  4.3 - Ornamental plants  - B.: 
 Species: Echinacea spp. ; Eucomis  spp.; Dionaea muscipula ; and Scilla spp. 
Certifiable plant pathogens : No additional declarati on.  
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 standard?  If so, id entify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plan t Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : G/SPS/N/CHL/5 42 
  
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  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 po ssible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(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) : 60 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) : 9 June  2017  
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. Text(s)  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