WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/53
24 January 2000
(00-0270)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture and Livestock Service
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Seeds for feedstuff or grass.
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:     
All exporters of these products to Chile.  
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Modifies Sanitary Requirements
for the Importation of Seeds for Feedstuff and Grass (10 pages)
5. Description of content:  Establishes requirements for the importation of seeds for feedstuff
and grass.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Resolution of
the Agriculture and Livestock Service (available in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  180 days following publication in the Official Journal
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days following publication in the Official Journal
11. Final date for comments:  10 March 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           