G/SPS/N/CHL/ 543 
 
11 April 2017  
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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):  Pollen and other reproductive plant materials for 
propagation purposes  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución 5.561 de 2012, que Establece 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación para Polen y otros M ateriales Vegetales 
Reproductivos Destinado a Propagación, de Especies y Orígenes que Indica  (Amendment 
to Resolution No. 5.561 of 2012 establishing phytosanitary requirements governing  the 
importation into Chile of pollen and other reproductive plant mate rials of certain species 
and from certain places of origin for propagation purposes ) Language(s):  Spanish  
Number of pages:  2 
Text available at:  
http://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_1789_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Resolution No. 5.561 of 2013, establishing requirements 
governing  the importation  into Chile of pollen and other reproductive plant materials for 
propagation purposes , has been  amended as follows :   
1. Addition to Article 1 of pollen of Helleborus spp.  from European Community Member 
States , with the following  phytosanitary  import requirements : 
 Species: Helleborus spp.  Type of ma terial: Po llen. Origin: European Community 
Member Sta tes. Requirements: No add itional declaration .  
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 Organi sation 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, 2, 11 and 20 G/SPS/N/CHL/5 43 
  
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[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 Offic ial Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 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:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  
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.  Addres s, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl