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G/SPS/N/CHL/367 
7 September 2011  
 (11-4357) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Walnut  (Juglans regia , J. nigra , J. hindsii  and J. major ) propagation material 
and chestnut ( Castanea sativa  and C. crenata ) propagation material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Community Member States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de 
material de propagación de nogal:  Juglans reg ia, J. nigra, J. hindsii, J. major y de 
castaño:  Castanea sativa y Castanea crenata, pr ocedentes de los Estados miembros de la 
Comunidad Europea (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of 
walnut ( Juglans regia , J. nigra , J. hindsii  and J. major ) propagation material and chestnut 
(Castanea sativa  and C. crenata ) propagation material from European Community 
Member States)  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  Pest risk analyses have been conducted for quarantine pests 
affecting plants, cuttings and twigs of the species of walnut Juglans regia , J. nigra , 
J. hindsii  and J. major  and cuttings and twigs of the species of chestnut Castanea sativa  
and C. crenata  from European Community Member States. 
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)  G/SPS/N/CHL/367 
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  [ ] 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 and langua ge(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) :  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) :  6 November 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] 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:  [X] 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