G/SPS/N/CHL/520  
10 February 2016  
(16-0874)  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): Seeds for fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and medicinal plant 
species 
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 N° 7.386 de 2014 Que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas de especies hortícolas, chacras, aromáticas y medicinales, procedentes de todo origen  (Amendment to Resolution No. 
7.386 of 2014 establishing phytosanitary requ irements governing the importation into 
Chile of seeds, of any origin, for fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and medicinal plant species) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CHL/16_0553_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: 1. The notified text amends Resolution No. 7.386 of 2014 
establishing phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of seeds, of any origin, for fruit and vegetable crops and aromatic and medicinal plant species, as 
follows: 
1.1. In Article 1, the following additional declaration is added for seeds of Citrullus lanatus , 
Cucumis melo , Cucumis sativus , Cucurbita maxima , Cucurbita moschata , Cucurbita pepo  
and Lagenaria siceraria : "The consignment is from a nursery that was inspected and 
analysed (indicate diagnostic technique) during the active growth period and found to be free from Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)" or "The consignment is free from Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV ) as per the results of official laboratory 
analysis (indicate diagnostic technique used)". 
1.2. In Article 1, the additional declaration for the species Daucus carota is replaced with 
the following: "The consignment is from a nursery that was inspected and analysed 
(indicate diagnostic technique) during the active growth period and found to be free from 
Candidatus  Liberibacter solanacearum and Xanthomonas hortorum  pv. carotae  (= X. 
campestris  pv. carotae )" or "The consignment is free from Candidatus Liberibacter 
solanacearum and Xanthomonas hortorum  pv. carotae  (= X. campestris  pv. carotae ) as 
per the results of official laboratory analysis (indicate diagnostic technique used)".   G/SPS/N/CHL/520 
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  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 No.)  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 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución N° 7.386 de 2014 Que establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de 
semillas de especies hortícolas, chacras, aromáticas y medicinales, procedentes de todo origen  (Resolution No. 7.386 of 2014 establishing phytosanitary requirements governing 
the importation into Chile of seeds, of any origin, for fruit and vegetable crops and 
aromatic and medicinal plant species) (available in Spanish) 
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) : 10 April 2016 
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 Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl