. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/352 
15 April 2011 
 (11-1927) 
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):  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 p a n i s h  
Number of pages:   2 
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 removal of 
Peach rosette phytoplasma from the list of certifiable plant pathogens for the species 
Prunus davidiana  (Chinese wild peach) under subparagraph 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/352 
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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 langu age(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) :  16 March 2011 
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 
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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