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G/SPS/N/CHL/414 
15 November 2012 
 (12-6292) 
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 Rubus fruticosus  (blackberry), 
Rubus idaeus  (raspberry) and Vaccinium corymbosum  (blueberry). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  New Zealand  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación 
para plantas, estacas y ramillas de Rubus  fruticosus (Mora), Rubus idaeus 
(Frambueso) y Vaccinium corymbosum (Ar ándano), procedentes de Nueva Zelandia  
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the im portation into Chile of plants, cuttings 
and twigs of Rubus fruticosus  (blackberry), Rubus idaeus  (raspberry) and 
Vaccinium corymbosum  (blueberry) from New Zealand).  Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  Establishment of phytosanitary import requirements on the basis 
of the pest risk analysis conducted for quaran tine pests affecting plants, cuttings and twigs 
of Rubus fruticosus  (blackberry), Rubus idaeus  (raspberry) and Vaccinium corymbosum  
(blueberry) from New Zealand. 
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/414 
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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) :  14 January 2013 
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 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