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G/SPS/N/CHL/410 
19 October 2012 
 (12-5711) 
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):  Fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  United States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica resolución nº 1.411 de 2001 que establece 
requisitos de ingreso de frutos frescos de uva de mesa (Vitis vinifera) desde el Estado de 
California de Estados Un idos de Norteamérica (Amendment to Resolution No. 1.411 
of 2001 establishing requirements governing the entry into Chile of fresh table grapes (Vitis vinifera ) from the State of California, United States).  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_4135_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Resolution No. 1.411 of 2001 "Establishing requirements 
governing the entry into Chile of fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) from the State of 
California, United States" has been amended to include Planococcus ficus  
(Hem. Pseudococcidae) in Article 1A(i), after Homalodisca coagulata , Erythroneura  spp. 
(Hem. Cicadellidae). 
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)  G/SPS/N/CHL/410 
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   [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:  Agriculture 
and Livestock Service Resolution No. 1.41 1 of 2001 establishing requirements governing 
the entry into Chile of fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) from the State of California, 
United States (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) :  18 December 2012 
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