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G/SPS/N/CHL/421 
4 January 2013 
 (13-0024) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Kiwi fruit ( Actinidia  spp.) pollen 
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° 4.912, de 2004, que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso para polen de las especies que indica, en el sentido de 
establecer medida de emergencia para prevenir  el ingreso de Pseudomonas syringae pv. 
actinidiae a través de la ví a polen de Actinidia spp.   (Amendment to Resolution No. 4.912 
of 2004, "Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of pollen of certain species", establishing emergency measures to prevent Pseudomonas syringae  pv. 
actinidiae  introduction by Actinidia  spp. pollen).  Language(s):  Spanish Number of 
pages:  2 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_4933_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  Following an assessment of new scientific information on 
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae  (PSA), Resolution No. 4.912 of 2004 is being 
amended to establish em ergency measures to prevent the intr oduction into Chile of this pest 
by Actinidia  spp. pollen.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Adoption of measures to 
prevent the introduction by pollen of the pest Pseudomonas syringae  pv. actinidiae  (PSA). G/SPS/N/CHL/421 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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 
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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
14 December 2012 
 [ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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