G/SPS/N/CHL/474  
 
27 May 2014  
(14-3158)  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):  Fresh cut chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum  sp.) flowers  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries:  Ecuador  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolución exenta Nº:3625/2014. Modifica resolución 
N° 3.197 de 1996, en el sentido de establecer requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de flores frescas cortadas de crisantemo (Chrysanthemum sp.), procedentes 
de Ecuador, aprueba protocolo, y Deroga resolución N°1.411 de 2013 (Exempt 
Resolution No. 3625/2014 amending Resolution No. 3.197 of 1996 with the inclusion of phytosanitary import requirements for fresh cut chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum  sp.) 
flowers from Ecuador, approving the relate d protocol, and repealing Resolution No. 
1.411 of 2013) 
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 2   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_2485_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution establishes phytosanitary measures 
agreed bilaterally in the framework of a working protocol with Ecuador with a view to lifting the restriction on the importation into Chile of cut chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum  sp.) flowers.    
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)  
International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants  and the application of phytosanitary 
measures in international trade; and ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary G/SPS/N/CHL/474 
 
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  import regulatory system. 
[ ] 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°1.411 de 2013, del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 1.411 of 2013) (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Date of publication in the Official 
Journal to be determined 
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) :  Not applicable 
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