G/SPS/N/CHL/502  
2 April 2015  
(15-1856)  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): Corn cobs (Zea mays) with husks 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X]  Specific regions or countries: Peru 
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución: Establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios de importación para mazorcas de maíz (Zea mays) con brácteas, destinadas a consumo, procedente de Perú (Draft Resolution: Phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of corn cobs (Zea mays) with husks for consumption from Peru 
 
Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 3  
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_1477_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution establishes phytosanitary import 
requirements on the basis of the pest risk analysis conducted for quarantine pests affecting 
corn cobs (Zea mays) with husks from Peru. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [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.) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11 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:   G/SPS/N/CHL/502 
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  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) : 1 June 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