. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/342 
17 January 2011 
 (11-0274) 
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):  Phoenix dactylifera  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Iran, Pakistan and Turkey  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero 
No 3347 de 2006 que Establece Requisitos F itosanitarios de Ingreso a Productos de 
Origen Vegetal Desecados de Especies y Orígenes que Indica, para Consumo (Amendment 
to Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 3347 of 2006 "Establishing 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of dried vegetable products of 
certain species and places of origin, for consumption")  Language:  Spanish Number 
of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The notified amendment establishes two further countries of 
origin, Pakistan and Turkey, for the species Phoenix dactylifera , in addition to Iran. 
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/342 
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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:  Agriculture 
and Livestock Service  Resolution No 3.347 of 2006 (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  60 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) :  18 March 2011 
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: 
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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