G/SPS/N/CHL/472  
 
7 May 2014  
(14-2828)  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):  Industrial crop seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución Nº 2.858 de 2008 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios para la internación de semillas de especie de cultivo industrial de los orígenes que indica (Amendment to Resolution No. 2.858 of 2008 laying down 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of industrial crop seeds from 
certain places of origin).   
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 2   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_2278_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends Article 1 of Resolution No. 2.858 of 
2008 by the addition, for the species Jatropha curcas , of the country of origin Mexico, 
together with the corresponding phytosanitary import requirement.  
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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)   
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/CHL/472 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución Nº 2.858 de 2008 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 2.858 of 2008) (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  80 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:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 July 2014 
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