G/SPS/N/CHL/495
9 January 2015
(15-0168)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Propagation material of Prunus dulcis , P. mahaleb , P. cerasus , P. 
avium , P. domestica , P. salicina , P. cerasifera , P. armeniaca , P. persica  and P. persica  var. 
nucipersica . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or [X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Exenta N° 8958/2014: Modifica Resolución 
N° 3.435 de 2013, que elimina la plaga Monilinia  fructicola como requisito fitosanitario 
para el material de propagación de Prunus dulc is, P. mahaleb, P. ce rasus, P. avium, P. 
domestica, P. salicina, P. cerasifera, P. armeniaca, P. persica y P. persiva var. nucipersica, procedente de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  (Exempt Resolution No. 8958/2014, which 
amends Resolution No. 3.435 of  2013 by removing the pest  Monilinia fructicola  from the 
phytosanitary requirements for propagation material of Prunus dulcis , P. mahaleb , P. 
cerasus , P. avium , P. domestica , P. salicina , P. cerasifera , P. armeniaca , P. persica  and P. 
persica  var. nucipersica from the United States of America) Language(s): Spanish 
Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/CHL/15_0096_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: Within the framework of the Agricultural Surveillance Programme 
and as part of the updating of the phytosan itary requirements governing the entry into 
Chile of plants, cuttings and twigs of the species Prunus dulcis , P. mahaleb , P. cerasus , P. 
avium , P. domestica , P. salicina , P. cerasifera , P. armeniaca , P. persica  and P. persiva  var. 
nucipersica  from the United States of America, it was decided that the pest Monilinia 
fructicola  should be removed from the list of quarantine pests for Chile. 
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. 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 G/SPS/N/CHL/495 
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  Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1 of 2006, No. 8 of 1988 and No. 
20 of 2004. 
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication in the Official Journal 
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. 
[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 hand le 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 Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl