G/SPS/N/CHL/782  
31 January  2024 
(24-0741) 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) : Walnut plant material  
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 : Resolución Exenta No 240/2024, Modifica Resolución 
No 508 de 2022 que reconoce centro de producción  Micro Paradox Inc. para la exportación 
de plantas clonales de nogal desde Estados Unidos a Chile de las especies que se indica 
(Exempt Resolution No. 240/2024, amending Resolution No. 508 of 2022 recognizing the 
production centre, Micro Paradox Inc., for the exportation of certain species of clonal 
walnut plants from the United States to Chile) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crn attachments/2024/SPS/CHL/24_00894_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document amends Resolution No. 508 of 2022 
which recognizes the production centre, Micro Paradox Inc., for the exportation of clonal 
walnut plants from the United States of America to Chile, incorporating a new type of 
walnut plant material, corresponding to green bare root plants.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
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, 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 
34 and 36  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regul ation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CHL/782  
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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) : 25 January 2 024 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 January 2 024 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 25 January 2 024 
[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, [ ] National Enquir y 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 Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl