. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/321 
24 February 2010 
 (10-1067) 
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):  Prunus dulcis , P. mahaleb , P. cerasus , P. avium , P. domestica , P. salicina , 
P. cerasifera , P. armeniaca , P. persica  and P. persica  var. nucipersica 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° 3.435  de 2004 que establece 
regulaciones para la importaci ón de plantas, estacas y ramillas de las siguientes especies 
de carozo Prunus dulcis, P. mahaleb, P. cerasu s, P. avium, P. domestica, P. salicina, 
P. cerasifera, P. armeniaca, P. persica y P. persica var. nucipersica, procedentes de 
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Amendment to Resolution No. 3.435 of 2004 
establishing regulations governing the importation into Chile from the United States of America of plants, cuttings and twigs of the following stone fruit species:  Prunus dulcis , 
P. mahaleb , P. cerasus , P. avium , P. domestica , P. salicina , P. cerasifera , P. armeniaca , 
P. persica  and P. persica  var. nucipersica ).  Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The notified text seeks to eliminat e the Peach latent mosaic viroid 
(PLMVd) pest from imports into Chile of plan ts, cuttings and twigs of the above-mentioned 
species. 
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)  G/SPS/N/CHL/321 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  International 
Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 2 
[ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución  
(Resolution) No. 3.435 of 2004 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Immediately 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
[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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) 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: