G/SPS/N/CHL/597  
7 March  2019 
(19-1400) 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) : Clonal walnut plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent  relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Modifica Resolución Nº 3.878 de 2018, que reconoce 
Centro de Producción Micro Paradox Inc. para la exportación de plantas clonales de nogal 
desde Estados Unidos a Chile de las especies que se indica (Amendment of Resolution 
No. 3.878 of 2018 recognizing the production centre, Micro Paradox Inc., for the 
exportation of certain species of clonal walnut pl ants from the United States to Chile) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
Text available at:  
https://www.sag.gob.cl/sites/default/files/536 -19_microparadox.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_1346_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text updates the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of walnut plant material from the recognized production centre, 
Micro Paradox Inc., in the United States.  
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 standard ? 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No.)  
− International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade;  
− ISPM No. 13: Guidelines for the notification of non -compliance and emergency 
action;  G/SPS/N/CHL/597  
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  − ISPM No. 34: Design and operation of post -entry quarantine stations for 
plants.  
[ ] 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) : 4 February 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 4 February 2 019 
[ ] 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, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl   
13. Text(s) availa ble from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl