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G/SPS/N/CHL/366 
2 September 2011 
 (11-4313) 
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):  In vitro  tissue cultures 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N° 633 de 2003 que establece 
requisitos para la importación de material vegetal como cultivo de tejido in vitro 
(Amendment to Resolution No. 633 of 2003 "Laying down requirements for the 
importation into Chile of plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures") Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  2 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_2879_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends Agriculture and Livestock Service 
Resolution No. 633 of 2003 "Laying down requirements for the importation into Chile of plant material as in vitro  tissue cultures".  The amendm ent concerns the addition of 
Pseudomonas syringae  pv. actinidiae  to the list of certifiable pathogens for the species 
Actinidia  spp. (kiwifruit) under subpa ragraph 4.3:  Fruit trees. 
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/366 
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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:  Resolution 
No. 633 of 2003 "Laying down requirements fo r the importation into Chile of plant 
material as in vitro  tissue cultures" (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) :  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) :  1 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