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G/SPS/N/CHL/376 
9 November 2011 
 (11-5780) 
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):  Kiwifruit ( Actinidia spp.) reproductive material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución Nº 2.269 de 2007 que establece 
regulaciones para la importación de material  de reproducción de kiwi (Actinidia spp.) 
procedente de los Estados miem bros de la Comunidad Europea (Amendment to Resolution 
No. 2.269 of 2007 establishing regulations governing the importation into Chile of kiwifruit (Actinidia  spp.) reproductive material from European Community Member States).  
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CHL/11_3766_00_s.pdf
6. Description of content:  The notified text amends Resolution No. 2.269 of 2007 by the 
addition of the following new paragraph after Article 1.2: 
1.3 The material was derived from mother plants that were inspected and tested 
(diagnostic method to be specified) at the optimal time and found free from Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae.  
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 standa rd?  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/376 
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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 2.269 de 2007 que establece regulaciones para la importación de material de 
reproducción de kiwi (Actinidia spp.) pro cedente de los Estados miembros de la 
Comunidad Europea (Resolution No. 2.269 of 2007 establishing regulations governing the 
importation into Chile of kiwifruit ( Actinidia  spp.) reproductive material from European 
Community Member States) (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) :  8 January 2012 
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