WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/98
31 October 2001
(01-5340)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Fresh avocado pears
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Establishes entry requirements for
the Hass variety of fresh avocado pears ( Persea americana ) from the towns indicated in the
State of Michoacán, United States of Mexico (3 pages).
5. Description of content:  Recognizes the sanitary situation in the towns indicated in respect
of the diseases specified and establishes quarantine regulations to be met in order to
authorize import of the Hass variety of fresh avocado pears into Chile.  Also establishes the
agreed conditions for authorizing transport of this product originating in the aforementioned
towns.
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 decision of the
Agriculture and Livestock Service
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days after publication in the Official Journal (Diario
Oficial)
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 2002
11. Final date for comments:  30 November 2001
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:           