. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/CHL/370 
23 September 2011  
 (11-4607) 
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):  Natural fibres of Cocos nucifera and Musa textilis  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Philippines  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N°4.380  de 2007 que establece 
Regulaciones para la importación de fibra natural de especies y orígenes que indica  
(Amendment to Resolution No. 4.380 of 2007 establishing regulations  for the importation 
of natural fibres of certain species and places of origin)  Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_3060_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  The notified amendment to  Resolution No. 4.380 of 2007 has 
been made in the light of the pest risk analyses conducted for quarantine pests affecting 
natural fibres of Cocos nucifera and Musa textilis  from the Philippines.  These analyses 
have made it possible to establish the rele vant phytosanitary import requirements. 
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/370 
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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 4.380 de 2007, que establece Regulaci ones para la importación de fibra natural 
de especies y origenes que indica (Resolution No. 4.380 of 2007 establishing regulations 
for the importation of natural fibres of certain  species and places of origin) (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) :  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) :  22 November 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail:  sps.chile@sag.gob.cl