. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/349 
10 March 2011 
 (11-1209) 
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):  Grapevine ( Vitis vinífera ) propagation material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N° 5.479  de 2006 que establece 
regulaciones para la importación de material de reproducción que se indica, procedentes 
de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Amendment to Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006 
establishing regulations governing the impor tation into Chile of certain propagation 
material from the United States of America) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution amends the regulations governing the 
importation into Chile of unrooted grapevine ( Vitis vinífera ) cuttings from the United States 
of America. 
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)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CHL/349 
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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:  Resolución 
N°5.479 de 2006 que establece regulaciones pa ra la importación de material de 
reproducción que se indica, procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Resolution 
No. 5.479 of 2006 establishing regulations governing the importation into Chile of certain 
propagation material from the United States of America). 
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) :  Date of 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) :  9 May 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl