G/SPS/N/CHL/496
9 January 2015
(15-0170)  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): Japanese cherry tree ( Prunus serrulata ) propagation material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Exenta N° 8389/2014: Modifica la Resolución 
N° 5.073 de 2012, que elimina la plaga Monilinia  fructicola como requisito fitosanitario 
para la importación de material de propagación de cerezo japonés (Prunus serrulata), procedente de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  (Exempt Resolution No. 8389/2014, which 
amends Resolution No. 5.073 of  2012 by removing the pest Monilinia fructicola  from the 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of Japanese cherry tree ( Prunus 
serrulata ) propagation material from the United States of America) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/CHL/15_0114_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Agriculture and Livestock Service Exempt Resolution No. 
8389/2014 amends the phytosanitary requirements governing the entry into Chile of plants, cuttings and twigs of Japanese cherry tree ( Prunus serrulata ) from the United 
States of America, by removing the pest Monilinia fructicola  from Resolution No. 5.073 of 
2012. 
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.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1 of 2006, No. 8 of 1988 and No. 20 of 2004. G/SPS/N/CHL/496 
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  [ ] 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) : Date of publication in the Official Journal 
to be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
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. Text(s) 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