. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/315 
27 November 2009  
 (09-5994) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Mini potato tubers for propagation. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Member States of the European Communities.  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
mini tubérculos de papa (Solanum tuberosum) d estinados a la propagación, procedente de 
los Estados miembros de las Comunidades Europeas   (Phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of mini potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tubers for 
propagation from Member States of the European Communities) Language:  Spanish 
Number of pages:  2. 
6. Description of content:  The notified text lays down the requirements for the importation 
into Chile of mini potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tubers, for propagation originating in any 
Member State of the European Communities. 
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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  International 
Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 2  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CHL/315 
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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:  None 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  70 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. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  26 January 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  Add ress, fax number and e-mail address 
(if  vailable) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: