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G/SPS/N/CHL/395 
7 August 2012 
 (12-4353) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Seeds of fruit species 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resoluciones N° 3.305 y N° 3.306, ambas 
de 2003 que establecen requisitos para el ing reso de semillas de especies frutales desde 
cualquier origen y desde Estados Un idos de norteamérica, respectivamente  (Amendment 
to Resolutions No. 3.305 and No. 3.306 of  2003 laying down requirements governing the 
importation into Chile of seeds of fruit species from all countries and regions of origin and from the United States of America, respectively.)  Language(s):  Spanish Number of 
pages:  2 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_3124_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  An assessment of new scientific information on the pests 
Candidatus Liberibacter spp. and Xylella fastidiosa , which suggests that they are 
transmissible through seeds, established the n eed for preventive action to be taken.  
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CHL/395 
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  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:  Resoluciones 
N° 3.305 y N° 3.306 de 2003 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolutions Nos. 3.305 and 3.306 of 2003) (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 October 2012 
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 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