G/SPS/N/CHL/516  
 
16 November 2015  
(15-6059)  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 numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Mushrooms for propagation and consumption 
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° 7.424 de 2013, Que Establece 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para el Ingreso de Hongos para Propagación y Consumo, Procedentes de Cualquier Origen  (Amendment to Resolution No. 7.424 of 2013 
"Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of mushrooms of any origin 
for propagation and consumption")  
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 1  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_4581_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishment of requirements governing the importation into 
Chile of Trametes versicolor  mushrooms for propagation and consumption on the basis 
of the pest risk analysis conducted for quarantine pests affecting this species. 
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 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 number)  
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11 and 20 
[ ] None  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/CHL/516 
 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Agriculture and Livestock Service Exempt Resolution ( Resolución exenta ) No. 7.424 of 
2013 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  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 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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 Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl