G/SPS/N/CHL/692  
16 August  2021 
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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) : Cereal seeds  
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 : Resolución Exenta Nº : 4932/2021, Aprueba texto 
coordinado y sistematizado de la resolución que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de 
ingreso para semillas de cereales, agrega requisitos fitosanitarios para las especies 
Triticum monococcum y Hordeum chilense y deroga Resolución N° 1.012 de 2004  
(Exempt Resolution No. 4932/2021 approving the coordinated and consolidated text of 
the Resolution establishing phytosanitary req uirements for the importation of cereal 
seeds, adding phytosanitary requirements for the species Triticum monococcum  and 
Hordeum chilense , and repealing Resolution No. 1.012 of 2004) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_5195_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : This measure establishes phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of cereal seeds, as follows:  
1. Phytosanitary requirements that must be included in the official phytosanitary 
certificate, the additional declarations that the certificate must contain according to 
species, and the types of treatments accepted;  
2. Other  phytosanitary requirements, such as that the shipment must be free of soil and 
plant remains, and requirements for packaging and its labelling or marking;  
3. Seeds must comply with the requirements of Decree Law No. 1.764 of 1977, which 
sets standards for research, production and trade in seeds, and its Regulations, and 
with the regulations for the control of plant species considered to be weeds, in 
shipments of seeds of any species or origin entering the country;  
4. For materials modified genetically by modern biotechnology, the importer must 
declare their genetic status and comply with SAG regulations establishing 
requirements for their importation and release into the environment;  
5. Germplasms and samples must be subject  to the same requirements as commercial 
consignments . Exceptionally, special conditions for the importation of these materials 
may be considered and at the express request of the interested parties;  
6. Inspection carried out by SAG at the point of entry to en sure physical and 
documentary compliance with the phytosanitary requirements established for the 
imported shipment and actions in the event of detection of listed pests or non -listed 
pests that are potentially quarantine pests;  G/SPS/N/CHL/692  
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  7. The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of seeds of the following species : 
Triticum monococcum  L. and Hordeum chilense , shall enter into force upon publication 
of this Resolution in the Official Journal;  
8. The phytosanitary requirements for the import ation of seeds of species covered by 
this Resolution, not listed in Resolve No. 9, shall enter into force three months after  
publication in the Official Journal.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
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 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.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), 
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk 
analysis was carried out prior to the establishment of requirements  
[ ] 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) : Approximately 80 days from the date of 
circulation of the notification  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 
1. The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of seeds of the following species : 
Triticum monococcum  L. and Hordeum chilense , shall enter into force upon publication 
of this Resolution in the Official Journal;  
2. The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of seeds of species covered by 
the Resolution attached to this notification, not listed in Resolve No. 9, shall enter 
into force three months after publication in the Official Journal.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2 021 
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  G/SPS/N/CHL/692  
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  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