G/SPS/N/CHL/486  
 
8 October 2014  
(14-5720)  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 numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Quercus ilex  plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
de plantas de Quercux ilex inoculadas con Tuber melanosporum, procedentes de los Estados Miembros de la Comunidad Europea (Phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of Quercus ilex  plants inoculated with Tuber melanosporum  from 
European Community Member States)   
Language(s):  Spanish   Number of pages: 3   
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_4482_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution lays down phytosanitary requirements 
for the importation into Chile of Quercus ilex  plants  inoculated with the mycorrhizal 
fungus Tuber melanosporum  from the European Union. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [X] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  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 number)   
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2. 11 and 20 
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/CHL/486 
 
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  international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(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) :  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) :  Upon 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) :  7 December 2014 
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 Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl