G/SPS/N/CHL/508
5 August 2015
(15-4040)  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):  European walnut ( Juglans regia  L.) plants and twigs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica resolución Nº 5.695, de 2006, que establece 
regulaciones para la importación de plantas y ramillas de nogal europeo (Juglans regia l.) procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Amendment to Resolution No. 5.695 
of 2006, which establishes regulations governing the importation into Chile of European 
walnut ( Juglans regia  L.) plants and twigs from the United States of America)   
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 2  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_3060_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The agricultural surveillance programme of Chile's Agriculture 
and Livestock Service reported the presence in the country of the pest Cacopaurus 
pestis , thereby necessitating an amendment to Article 1.5 of Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 5.695 of 2006.   
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.   
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, 8 and 20 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/CHL/508 
 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 5.695 of 2006 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2015   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2015 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle  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 available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl