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G/SPS/N/CHL/413 
29 October 2012 
 (12-5884) 
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):  Dried  pistachio nuts ( Pistacia vera ) for consumption. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N° 3.347  de 2006 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso a producto s de origen vegetal desecados de especies y 
orígenes que indica, para consumo, y deroga Resoluciones que indica  (Amendment to 
Resolution No. 3.347 of 2006 establishing phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of drie d vegetable products for consum ption of certain species and 
from certain places of origin, and abrogation of certain Resolutions).  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CHL/12_4254_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishment of phytosanitary import requirements on the basis 
of the pest risk analysis conducted for quarantine pests affecting dried  pistachio nuts 
(Pistacia vera ) for consumption from European Community Member 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 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/413 
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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 possible, how and why it deviates from the international 
standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución 
N° 3.347 de 2006 que establece requisitos fitosanita rios de ingreso a productos de origen 
vegetal desecados de especies y orígenes que indica, para consumo, y deroga Resoluciones 
que indica  (Resolution No. 3.347 of 2006 establishing phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of dried ve getable products for consumption of certain 
species and from certain places of origin, and abrogation of certain Resolutions) 
(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) :  28 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