. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/295 
19 March 2009 
 (09-1375) 
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):  Dry bamboo canes and articles of dry bamboo 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de internación para 
cañas secas de bambú y artículos de bambú secos y deroga Resolución N° 627 de 1982 y 
modifica Resolución N° 1.465 de 1981 (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Chile of dry bamboo canes and articles of dr y bamboo, Abrogation of Resolution No. 627 
of 1982 and Amendment to Resolution No. 1.465 of 1981) Language:  Spanish Number 
of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends and updates the requirements for the 
importation into Chile of dry bamboo canes and articles of dry bamboo. 
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 N°) International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 26 
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CHL/295 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:   (cont'd) 
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:  Draft  
Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution (3 pages, in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 days after publication in the Official Journal 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  May 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  30 April 2009 
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: