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G/SPS/N/CHL/387 
10 May 2012 
 (12-2513) 
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):  Plants, cuttings and twigs  of Prunus Salicina  (Chinese or Japanese plum 
trees), Punica granatum  (pomegranate trees) and Pyrus communis  (European pear trees) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Israel  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación 
de Plantas, Estacas o Ramillas de Prunus sa licina (Ciruelo japonés), Punica granatum 
(Granado) y Pyrus communis (Peral eu ropeo), procedentes de Israel (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into  Chile of plants, cuttings and twigs  of Prunus 
Salicina  (Chinese or Japanese plum trees), Punica granatum  (pomegranate trees) and Pyrus 
communis  (European pear trees) from Israel) 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 Prunus Salicina  (Chinese or Japanese plum trees), 
Punica granatum  (pomegranate trees) and Pyrus communis  (European pear trees) from 
Israel.  
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/387 
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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 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) :  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) :  9 July 2012 
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