G/SPS/N/CHL/590  
4 January  2019 
(19-0054) Page: 1/3 
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) : Underground structures for the vegetative propagation of 
ornamental 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 resolución N° 3.418, de 2002, que dispone 
requisitos de internación  para estructura subterráneas de reproducción vegetativa de 
especies ornamentales  (Amendment to Resolution No. 3.418 of 2002 establishing 
requirements for the importation into Chile of underground structures for the vegetative 
propagation of ornamental spe cies) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0059_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends Resolution No. 3.418 of 2002 
establishing requirements for the importation into Chile of underground structures for the 
vegetative propagation of ornamental species, by replacing point 9 with the following:  
9. The followin g species will not require additional declarations on phytosanitary 
certificates in order to enter the country:  
 Species (scientific name)  
Agapanthus spp.  Gloxinia spp  
Albuca spp.  Haemanthus spp.  
Alstroemeria spp.  Hersea spp  
Amarcrinum spp.  Homeria spp.  
Amarine spp.  Hosta spp.  
Ammocharis spp.  Ixia spp  
Amorphophallus spp.  Ixilirion spp.  
Babiana spp.  Leucocoryne spp.  
Bapelrusia spp.  Liatris spp.  
Bloomeria spp.  Littonia spp.  
Brodiaea spp.  Melasphaerola spp.  
Bulbine narcissifolia  Moraea spp.  
Bulbinella spp.  Muscari spp  
Caladium spp.  Nuphar spp.  
Camassia spp.  Roscoea spp.  
Chasmante spp.  Romulea spp  
Chlidanthus fragans.  Scadoxus funiceus  
Comassia spp.  Schizostylis cocinea  G/SPS/N/CHL/590  
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  Crinum spp.  Sparaxis spp  
Crocosmia aurea.  Tecophilaea spp.  
Cyrtanthus spp.  Trillium spp.  
Dichelostemma spp.  Triteleia (=Brodiaea spp)  
Dierama spp.  Tritonia spp.  
Eucomis spp.  Tulbaghia violacea  
Ferraria spp.  Veltheimia bracteada  
Gloriosa spp.  Watsonia spp. (except Watsonia bulbillifera)  
 Zephyranthes robusta  
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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimen tarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No.) 
 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), International 
Plant Protection Convention (IPPC);  
 ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and ISPM No. 
11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk analysis was 
carried out prior to the establishment of the requirements;  
 ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytos anitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004), IPPC ; and 
 ISPM No. 36: Integrated measures for plants for planting (FAO, 2012), IPPC.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whene ver possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Resolución N° 3.418 de 2002  (available in Spanish)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0059_01_s.pdf  
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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 5 March 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National E nquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl   G/SPS/N/CHL/590  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl