G/SPS/N/CHL/462  
11 March 2014  
(14-1471)  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): Various types of ornamental plant materials for planting: plants, 
plants in pots, seedlings and cuttings. 
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: Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
plantas para plantar de uso ornamental, de especies y tipo de material que se indica, procedentes de todo origen y deroga resoluciones N° 1.877 de 2001 y N° 6.318 de 2013  
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of certain ornamental 
plants for planting, species and types of material, of any origin, and repeal of Resolutions Nos. 1.877 of 2001 and 6.318 of 2013) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 62 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_1201_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified resolution establishes phytosanitary requirements 
for the following types of plant materials for planting: plants, plants in pots, seedlings and 
cuttings. The following plant parts are excluded  from the scope of the resolution: seeds, 
underground structures (bulbs, corms, rhizom es and tubers), cut flowers and branches, 
and in vitro  propagation materials, which must comply with the Agriculture and Livestock 
Service regulations laying down import requirements for such products. 
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/462 
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  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:   
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) : 10 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl