G/SPS/N/CHL/466  
12 March 2014  
(14-1551)  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): Plants, cuttings and twigs of prunus salicina  (Japanese plum trees), 
punica granatum  (pomegranate trees) and pyrus communis  (European pear trees). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Israel  
5. Title of the notified document: Modifica resolución nº 4214 de 2012 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de plantas, estacas o ramillas de prunus salicina (ciruelo japonés), punica granatum (granado) y pyrus communis (peral europeo), 
procedentes de Israel  (Amendment to Resolution No. 4214 of 2012 establishing 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of plants, cuttings and twigs of prunus salicina  (Japanese plum trees), punica granatum  (pomegranate trees) and pyrus 
communis  (European pear trees) from Israel) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 
3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHL/14_1292_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The presence of Coniella granati  has been reported in the 
country as a result of activities conducted within the framework of the Agricultural and 
Forestry Surveillance Programme of the Agriculture and Livestock Service. This pest has 
therefore been removed from the list of quarantine pests not found in 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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/466 
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  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 No.)  
[ ] 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) : Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
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. Texts 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