G/TBT/N/CHL/428  
4 January  2018 
(18-0015) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Relations), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Microbial 
pesticides (ICS : 65.10 0) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución 
Exenta que establece condiciones y requisitos para autorizar plaguicidas microbianos  
(Exempt Resolution establishing the conditions and requirements for the authorization of  
microbial pesticides) , (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the technical requirements and 
conditions for the assessment and authorization of microbial pesticides, in view of the 
growing need of the production sector to use such inputs . It establishes : definitions, 
categories and prior requirements ; technical and documentary requirements for the 
identification of the microorganism and its active metabolic products ; biological pro perties  
and use, analytical metho ds, safety information ; and purpose and behaviour in the 
environment, effect on non -target organisms, and data regarding application.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of misleading practices,  and consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents : Ley N° 20.089 que crea el Sistema de Certificación de productos 
Orgánicos Agrícolas  (Law No. 20.089 creating the certification system for organic 
agricultural products);  
Decreto Ley N°. 3.557 de 1980 sobre Protección Agrícola  (Decree Law No. 3.557 of 1980 
on agricultural protection);  
Resoluciones del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero N° 1.557 de 2014, 92 de 2002, 2.195 de 
2000, 2.196 de 2000, 5.392 de 2009, 2.198 de 2000, 1.404 de 2003, 1.038 de 2003, 
2.229 de 20 01, 6.666 de 2009 y 7.341 de 2012 (Resolutions of the Agriculture and 
Livestock Service Nos 1.557 of 2014, 92 of 2002, 2.195 of 2000, 2.196 of 2000, 5.392 of 
2009, 2.198 of 2000, 1.404 of 2003, 1.038 of 2003, 2.229 of 2001, 6.666 of 2009 and 
7.341 of 2012)   G/TBT/N/CHL/428  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Relations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 -22827 -5250 
Fax: (+56) 2 -22380 -9494 
Email: Tbt_Chile@direcon.gob.cl  
https://www2.sag.gob.cl/sag_al_dia/consultas_publicas/res_plaguicidas_microbianos.docx  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/CHL/18_0002_00_s.pdf