G/SPS/N/CHL/510
14 August 2015
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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): Potato ( Solanum tuberosum  L.) tubers  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document: Modifica Resolución N° 1.929 de 2005, que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso para tubérculos de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) destinados a consumo, producidos en la República Argentina  (Amendment to Resolution 
No. 1.929 of 2005 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation of potato 
(Solanum tuberosum  L.) tubers for consumption, produced in the Argentine Republic) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_3197_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The presence of Andean potato weevil ( Phyrdenus muriceus ), 
which is a major quarantine pest for Chile, has been detected in consignments from 
Argentina. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reasons for urgent action: The entry of this 
pest into Chile could put the country's phytosanitary resources at risk. It is therefore 
considered necessary to establish the corresponding provisional measures. 
9. 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 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) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 14 and 20. G/SPS/N/CHL/510 
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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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución N° 1.929 de 2005 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service Resolution No. 1.929 of 2005)  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of applicat ion (as applicable): Upon 
publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl