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G/SPS/N/CHL/362 
25 July 2011 
 (11-3765) 
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):  Seeds of industrial crop species Salicornia bigelovii , Salicornia europaea  and 
Stevia rebaudiana . 
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 Nº 2.858 de 2008 que Establece 
Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Internaci ón de Semillas de especies de Cultivos Industrial 
de los Orígenes que Indica (Amendment to Resolution No. 2.858 of 2008 establishing 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of industrial crop seeds of certain origins)  
Language(s):  Spanish  Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_2493_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amends Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 2.858 
of 2008 which establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of industrial crop 
seeds of Salicornia bigelovii , Salicornia europaea  and Stevia rebaudiana . 
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/362 
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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:  Resolución 
Nº 2.858 de 2008, del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock Service 
Resolution No. 2.858 of 2008) (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) :  23 September 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, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl