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G/SPS/N/CHL/406 
4 October 2012 
 (12-5372) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Forage and grass 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:  Modifica Resolución Nº 1.011 de 2004 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso  para semillas forrajeras o césped (Amendment to 
Resolution No. 1.011 of 2004 "Phytosanitary requi rements for the importation into Chile of 
forage and grass seeds").  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_3921_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  Amendment to Resolution No. 1.011 of 2004 "Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Chile of forage and grass seeds", as follows: 
I. In the table under Article 1, the entry for the species Buchloe dactyloides , 
"Seeds have been treated against Tilletia buchleana  with any of the following 
fungicides on an alternating basis:  Beno myl, Thiram, Carbendazim, Thiabendazole 
or another suitable product", has been replaced by the following: 
 "No additional declarations required". 
II. The following paragraphs have been deleted from the table under Article 1: 
1. The second paragraph of the entry for the species Lupinus albus , 
L. angustifolius , L. parviflorus  and Lupinus luteus :  "Seeds have been treated 
against Diaporthe woodii  with any of the following fungicides on an 
alternating basis:  Benomyl, Carboxin, Thiabendazole, Benomyl + Thiram, Carbendazim or another suitable product"; 
2. The second paragraph of the entry for the species Medicago sativa , 
M. polymorpha  and M. truncatula  var. truncatula :  "The consignment is free 
from Apion tenue  (Col.  Apionidae)"; G/SPS/N/CHL/406 
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  3. The second paragraph of the entry for the species Trifolium  spp.:  
"The consignment is free from Apion africans , Apion aestivum  and 
Apion virens  (Col. Apionidae)".  
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 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 number)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possibl e, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución 
Nº 1.011 de 2004 que establece requisitos fitos anitarios de ingreso para semillas forrajeras 
o césped  (Resolution No. 1.011 of 2004:  "Phyt osanitary requirements for the importation 
into Chile of forage and grass seeds") (available in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 October 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  15 October 2012. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  15 October 2012 
[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 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