G/SPS/N/CHL/529  
1 September  2016 
(16-4629) Page: 1/2 
Commi ttee 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 nat ional 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Maize ( Zea mays ), quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ) and annatto ( Bixa 
orellana ). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.  
5. Title of the notified document : Modifica Resolución Nº 2.677 de 1999 que establece 
regulaciones de importación para granos y otros productos, destinados  a consumo e 
industrialización  (Amendment to Resolution No. 2.677 of 1999 establishing import 
regulations for grains, seeds and other products for consumption and processing) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CHL/16_3585_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends Agriculture and Livestock Service 
Resolution No. 2.677 of 1999 by adding  the following specie s and requirements for the 
countries of origin mentioned:  
1. Seed/grain : Maize ( Zea mays ), Origin : Uruguay, Requirement : No additional 
declarations required . 
2. Seed/grain : Quínoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ), Origin : Ecuador, Requirement : No 
additional declarations req uired. 
3. Seed/grain : Annatto ( Bixa orellana ), Origin : Peru, Requirement : No additional 
declarations required.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? 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. 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) Nos. 1, 2 and 20  G/SPS/N/CHL/529  
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation co nform 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° 2.677 de 199 9 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 2.677 of 1999)  
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 circu lation 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) : 31 October 2 016 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other bod y: 
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
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