G/SPS/N/CHL/539  
12 January  2017 
(17-0226) 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 nat ional 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Seedlings of Ranunculus asiaticus  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners, or  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Member States of the European Union  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
plantines de Ranunculus asiaticus procedentes de los Estados miembros de la Comunidad 
Europe a (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of seedlings of 
Ranunculus asiaticus  from European Community Member States) Language(s) : 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_0273_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. The notified text establishes the following phytosanitary requirements for imports of 
seedlings of Ranunculus asiaticus  from European Communi ty Member States.  
2. The term 'seedling' shall be understood to mean a young herbaceous plant with roots, 
leaves and stems, but no flowers.  
3. Consignments of seedlings must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by 
the plant health authority of the re levant European Community Member State, which 
contains the following additional declarations:  
3.1 The consignment derives from mother plants that were inspected and tested 
(diagnostic method to be indicated) at the optimal time for detecting pests and foun d to be 
free from Tobacco necrosis virus . 
3.2 The consignment is free from the nematodes Aphelenchoides fragariae  and 
Ditylenchus dipsaci  (excluding Chilean populations), as per the results of an official 
laboratory analysis.  
4. The material to be imported mu st come from an officially certified production 
programme or from germplasm nurseries or repositories controlled by the official plant 
health authority of the exporting country.  
5. Consignments must be free of soil.  
6. Accompanying substrates and/or materials us ed to protect the seedlings or preserve 
humidity must comply with current regulations governing the entry of inert substrates 
for plants.  
7. Packaging must be new (repackaging is not permitted), closed, resistant to handling, 
and labelled or marked in accorda nce with the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) 
regulations currently in force.  G/SPS/N/CHL/539  
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  8. For materials modified genetically by modern biotechnology, the importer must declare 
their genetic status and comply with the SAG regulations establishing requirements fo r 
their importation and release into the environment.  
9. SAG officials at the authorized port of entry will inspect the consignments upon their 
arrival in Chile, verify their compliance with the relevant requirements and 
phytosanitary conditions and decide, o n the basis of the accompanying documentation, 
whether their entry should be authorized or whether appropriate measures should be 
adopted in accordance with existing legislation.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant pr otection, [ ] 
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 numbe r 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 Mea sures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 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 a nd 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 entr y 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): 13 March 2 017 
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) available fr om: [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