G/SPS/N/CHL/491
9 January 2015
(15-0159)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Cherry tree ( Prunus avium ) plants, cuttings and twigs. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Canada  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Exenta N° 8700/2014: Modifica Resolución 
N° 6.315 de 2013, que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para plantas, estacas y ramillas de cerezo (Prunus avium), procedentes de Canadá  (Exempt Resolution 
No. 8700/2014 amending Resolution No. 6.315 of 2013, which establishes phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of cherry tree ( Prunus avium ) plants, cuttings and 
twigs from Canada) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/CHL/15_0090_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: As a result of the work carried out within the framework of the 
Agricultural Surveillance Programme, and in order to update the phytosanitary 
requirements for the entry of cherry tree ( Prunus avium ) plants, cuttings and twigs, the 
Agriculture and Livestock Service has, through Exempt Resolution No. 8700/2014, removed the pest Monilinia fructicola  from the additional declaration.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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 No.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1 of 2006, No. 8 of 1988 and No. 
20 of 2004. 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? G/SPS/N/CHL/491 
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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 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) : Date of publication in the Official Journal 
to be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
[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 hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl