G/SPS/N/CHL/456  
13 January 2014  
(14-0111)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Seeds of the following forage plants: Bituminaria bituminosa , Cullen 
australasicum , Dorycnium hirsutum , and Hedysarum coronarium . 
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 Resolución Nº 1.011 de 2004 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso para semillas forrajeras o césped  (Amendment to 
Resolution No. 1.011 of 2004 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation 
into Chile of forage plant or grass seeds) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_0104_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Pest risk analyses have been conducted for quarantine pests 
affecting seeds of forage plants. This has made it possible to establish the relevant phytosanitary requirements for the following species: Bituminaria bituminosa , Cullen 
australasicum , Dorycnium hirsutum , and Hedysarum coronarium . 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/456 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[ ] 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 Official Journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 40 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. 
[X] 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 hand le 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 availabl e) of other body: 
E-mail: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl