G/SPS/N/CHL/446  
8 November 2013  
(13-6221)  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): In vitro  plant material of Jatropha curcas 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución exenta Nº 6700/2013. Modifica Resolución 
Nº 633 de 2003 que Establece Requisitos para la Importación de Material Vegetal como Cultivo de Tejido in Vitro (Exempt Resolution No. 6700/2013 amending 
Resolution No. 633 of 2003 laying down requirements for the importation into Chile 
of plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures)  Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CHL/13_4511_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Resolution establishes phytosanitary import 
requirements on the basis of the pest risk analysis conducted for quarantine pests 
affecting in vitro  plant material of Jatropha curcas  from all countries and regions of origin. 
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 st andard? 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 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: G/SPS/N/CHL/446 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución Nº 633 de 2003 que Establece Requisitos para la Importación de Material 
Vegetal Como Cultivo de Tejido in Vitro  (Resolution No. 633 of 2003 laying down 
requirements for the importation into Chile of plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures) 
(available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication,  
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2013 
[X] 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 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. Texts 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