G/SPS/N/CHL/500  
5 March 2015  
(15-1257)  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): Fresh cherries ( Prunus avium ), plums ( Prunus domestica and Prunus 
salicina ), peaches ( Prunus persica ) and nectarines ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución: Establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios para la importación de frutos frescos destinado a consumo de carozos, procedentes de la República Argentina  (Draft Resolution: Phytosanitary requirements for 
the importation of fresh stone fruit for consumption from the Argentine Republic) 
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_1050_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes phytosanitary import requirements 
for fresh cherries ( Prunus avium ), plums ( Prunus domestica and Prunus salicina ), peaches 
(Prunus persica ) and nectarines ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ) from Argentina, on the 
basis of the pest risk analysis (PRA) conducted for quarantine pests. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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 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)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM No. ) ISPM Nos. 1 and 
20. 
[ ] None   G/SPS/N/CHL/500 
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   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) : 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) : 4 May 2015 
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 Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl