G/SPS/N/CHL/585/Rev.1  
16 January  2019 
(19-0239) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
estacas sin enraizar de Vitis  spp. proveniente de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y 
modifica Resoluciones N°5.479 de 2006, 1.423 de 2010 y 5.073 de 2012 (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Chile of unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings from 
the United States of America, and amendment of Resolutions Nos 5.479 of 2006, 1.423 
of 2010 and 5.073 of 2012) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0293_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings for use as propagation 
material from the United St ates of America.  
This Revision concerns the amendment of the requirements to include "Grapevine vein 
clearing virus" in point 1.1.3 of the document notified on 4 December 2018, in light of 
new scientific information.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/CHL/585/Rev.1  
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No.)  
 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), International 
Plant Protection Convention (IPPC);  
 ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and ISPM 
No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk analysis 
was carried out prior to the establishment of the requirements;  
 ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004), IPPC ; and 
 ISPM No. 34: Design and operation of post -entry quarantine stations for 
plants (FAO, 2010), IPPC;  
 ISPM No. 36: Integrated measures for plants for planting (FAO, 2012), IPPC.  
[ ] 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) : 1 March 2 019 
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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 22 February 2019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.go b.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl