G/TBT/N/CHL/465  
16 January  2019 
(19-0244) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales , Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores  (Directorate -General of International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
Agricultural pesticides  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Modifica 
Resolución N° 1.557, de 2014 del SAG que establece exigencias para la autorización de 
plaguicidas  (Amendment to Resolution No. 1.557 of 2014 of the Agriculture and Livestock 
Service (SAG ) establishing requirements for the authorization of pesticides) (3 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution optimizes the assessment and 
authorization process for pesticides, and increases the period of validity established by 
SAG Resolution No. 1.557 of 2014 for pesticides authorized on basis of their identity and 
for pesticides authorized on the basis of an equivalent technical grade active substance.  
The amendments to SAG Resolution No. 1.557 of 2014 establishing requireme nts for the 
authorization of pesticides, will be available on the SAG website: http://www.sag.gob.cl/ . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and safety ; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health ; Protection of the environment ; Requirements for the authorization of pesticides  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Decreto Ley N°. 3.557 de 1980 sobre Protección Agrícola ; 
• Resoluciones del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero N° 1.557 de 2014, 92 de 2002, 
2.195 de 2000, 2.196 de 2000, 5.392 de 2009, 2.198 de 2000, 1.404 de 2003, 
1.038 de 2003, 2.229 de 2001, 6.666 de 2009 y 7.341 de 2012 . G/TBT/N/CHL/465  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publicat ion in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 15 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2-22827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 9494  
Email: Tbt_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
 
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