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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/CHL/369 
20 September 2011  
 (11-4523) 
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):  Tuberous roots of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N°4.658  de 2006 que establece 
requisitos para el ingreso de vegetales fresco s, para consumo, procedentes de Argentina 
(Amendment to Resolution No. 4.658 establishing requirements  for the importation into 
Chile of fresh vegetables for consumption from Argentina)  Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_3012_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  Amends Resolution No. 4.658 of 2006 by adding phytosanitary 
import requirements for tuberous roots of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) from Argentina. 
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 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/369 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución 
N°4.658 de 2006, que establece requisitos para el ingreso de vegetales frescos, para 
consumo, procedentes de Argentina y D eroga Resoluciones N°138 de 1999 y N°3175 
de 2000  (Resolution No. 4.658 establishing requirements for the importation into Chile of 
fresh vegetables for consumption from Arge ntina and repealing Resolutions No. 138 
of 1999 and No. 3175 of 2000) (available in Spanish) 
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) :  19 November 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl