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G/SPS/N/CHL/397 
13 August 2012 
 (12-4419) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Peas ( Pisum sativum ), beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) and lentils ( Lens culinaris ) 
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 Resolución N° 2.677  de 1999 que establece 
regulaciones de importación para granos y otros productos que indica, destinados a 
consumo e industrialización  (Amendment to Resolution No. 2.677 of 1999 establishing 
import regulations for grains and other products for consumption and processing) 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_3251_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  Amendment to Resolution No. 2.677 of 1999 establishing import 
regulations for grains and other products for consumption and processing.  The notified text 
amends the import requirements for peas ( Pisum sativum ), beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) and 
lentils ( Lens culinaris ). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CHL/397 
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   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:  Resolución 
N° 2.677 de 1999 que establece regulacion es de importación para granos y otros 
productos que indica, destinados a consumo e industrialización  (Resolution No. 2.677 
of 1999 establishing import regulations for gr ains and other products for consumption 
and processing) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 August 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  31 August 2012 
[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 handle 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 Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl