G/SPS/N/CHL/435  
9 July 2013  
(13-3611)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Seeds of Diospyros lotus , Diospyros kaki  and Diospyros virginiana.  
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 Resoluciones N° 3.305 y N° 3.306 de 2003, 
Que establecen requisitos para el ingreso de semillas de especies frutales desde cualquier origen y desde Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, respectivamente  (Amendment to 
Resolutions No. 3.305 and No. 3.306 of 2003 wh ich lay down requirements governing the 
importation into Chile of seeds of fruit species from all countries and regions of origin and 
from the United States of America, respectively) Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHL/13_2611_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Establishment of phytosanitary import requirements on the basis 
of the pest risk analysis conducted for quarantine pests affecting the seeds of Diospyros 
lotus, Diospyros kaki  and Diospyros virginiana.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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 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 No.)  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/CHL/435 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resoluciones N° 3.305 y N° 3.306 de 2003, Que establecen requisitos para el ingreso de 
semillas de especies frutales desde cualquier origen y desde Estados Unidos de 
Norteamérica  (Resolutions No. 3.305 and No. 3.306 of 2003 which lay down requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of seeds of fruit species from all countries and regions of origin and from the United States of America) (available in Spanish) 
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) : 7 September 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) of other body: 
E-mail: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl