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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/311/Rev.11 
19 August 2009 
 (09-3953) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
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):  Amaranth seeds for consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución Nº 2.677 de 1999 que establece 
regulaciones de importación para granos y otros productos, destinados a consumo e 
industrialización  (Amendment to Resolution No. 2.677 of 1999 establishing regulations 
governing the importation into Chile of seed s and other products for consumption and 
processing) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The notified text lays down phyt osanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of amaranth seeds for consumption originating in 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 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 N°)  International 
Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 2 
[ ] None 
                                                      
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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:  - 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  70 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) :  60 days from the date of circulation of the notification 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  40 days from the date of circulation of the notification 
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:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: