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G/SPS/N/CHL/409 
10 October 2012 
 (12-5499) 
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):  Plants, cuttings and twigs of citrus fruit ( Citrus  spp.) trees, apple ( Malus  spp.) 
trees, apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ) trees, wild cherry ( Prunus avium ) trees, myrobalan 
(cherry) plum ( Prunus cerasifera ) trees, sour cherry ( Prunus cerasus ) trees, European 
(garden) plum ( Prunus domestica ) trees, almond ( Prunus dulcis ) trees, St. Lucie or 
Mahaleb cherry ( Prunus mahaleb ) trees, peach ( Prunus persica ) trees, nectarine ( Prunus 
persica var. nucipersica ) trees, Chinese or Japanese plum ( Prunus salicina ) trees and pear 
(Pyrus  spp.) trees, and unrooted vine ( Vitis spp.) cuttings. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  South Africa  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
material de propagación de las especies que indica, procedentes de Sudáfrica 
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the impor tation into Chile of certain propagation 
material from South Africa)  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  10 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_3979_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  A pest risk analysis has been  conducted for quarantine pests 
affecting the following propagation material from South Africa:  plants, cuttings and twigs of citrus fruit ( Citrus  spp.) trees, apple ( Malus  spp.) trees, apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ) trees, 
wild cherry ( Prunus avium ) trees, myrobalan (cherry) plum ( Prunus cerasifera ) trees, 
sour cherry ( Prunus cerasus ) trees, European (garden) plum ( Prunus domestica ) trees, 
almond ( Prunus dulcis ) trees, St. Lucie or Mahaleb cherry ( Prunus mahaleb ) trees, peach 
(Prunus persica ) trees, nectarine ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ) trees, Chinese or 
Japanese plum ( Prunus salicina ) trees and pear ( Pyrus  spp.) trees, and unrooted vine 
(Vitis spp.) cuttings.  This has made it possible to establish the relevant phytosanitary 
import requirements. G/SPS/N/CHL/409 
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  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 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:  
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) :  9 December 2012 
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 Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl