G/SPS/N/CHL/607  
29 August  2019 
(19-5575) Page: 1/2 
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 number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Unrooted Ficus carica  cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
esquejes sin raíz de Ficus carica  procedentes de México  (Phytosanitary import 
requirements for unrooted Ficus carica  cuttings from Mexico) . Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_4779_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Phytosanitary import requirements are set forth for unrooted 
Ficus carica  cuttings from Mexico.  
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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No.)  
− International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), International Plant 
Protection Convention (IPPC)  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and 
ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for  quarantine pests, given that a pest risk 
analysis was carried out prior to the establishment of the requirements  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system 
(FAO,  2004), IPPC  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHL/607  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the r elevant 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:  
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 ): 28 October 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl