G/SPS/N/CHL/469  
 
9 April 2014  
(14-2218)  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):  Propagation material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución Exenta N°: 1512/2014. Modifica 
Resolución N°5479 de 2006 que establece regulaciones para la importación de material de reproducción que se indica, procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Exempt 
Resolution No. 1512/2014 amending Resolution No. 5479 of 2006 "Regulations 
governing the importation into Chile of certain propagation material from the United States of America").  
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 3   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_1874_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006. The 
amendment concerns the removal from section 1.2 of the required additional declaration 
for the species Punica granatum  corresponding to the fungus Coniella granati . 
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.   G/SPS/N/CHL/469 
 
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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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución N°5.479 de 2006  (Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006) (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  26 March 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  26 March 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  26 March 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl