G/SPS/N/CHL/538  
5 January 2017  
(17-0052) 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 nat ional 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Seeds of certain  fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and 
medicinal plant species.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent releva nt or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución 7675/2016 : Establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas de especies hortícolas, chacras, aromáticas y 
medicinales, procedentes de todo origen y deroga resolución que indica  (Resolution 
No. 7675/2016 : Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of seeds, of any 
origin, of certain  fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and medicinal plant species, and 
repeal of previous resolution ) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 26 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_0052_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The no tified Resolution establishes requirements for the 
importation of seeds of certain fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and medicinal plant 
species . Imports of the seeds concerned must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate 
issued by the National Plan t Protection Organization of the country of origin, which must 
contain the additional declarations required, if any, for each species.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/pla nt pest or disease, [ ] 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)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No. ) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1 and 20.  
[ ] None  
Does th is proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CHL/538  
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  [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) : 23 December 2 016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 December 2 016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 23 December 2 016 
[X] Trade facilitatin g measure  
 The intensity of the measure has been reduced for quarantine bacteria . In this case, 
the additional declaration should read as follows : "The consignment is from a nursery 
that was inspected during the active growth period . Where any symptoms were  
detected, the nursery was analysed (indicate diagnostic technique) and found to be 
free from (indicate name of bacteria)";  
 Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus  has been added for seeds of four species : 
Citrullus lanatus , Cucumis melo , Cucumis sativus , and Lagenaria siceraria . The WTO 
has already been notified of this amendment;  
 Three new species have been added : Lepidium meyenii , Pastinaca sativa  and Wasabia 
japónica . These species do not require any additional declarations.  
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 email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.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