WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/141
13 June 2003
(03-3127)
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 (SAG)
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):   Apricot reproductive material
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
United States of America
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Import Regulations for
Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ) Plants, Cuttings and Twigs from the United States of America
(4 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes the requirements for the importation into Chile of
apricot plant propagation material from the United States of America.
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. International standard, guid eline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties, [ X ]
International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Draft Agriculture and
Livestock Service Resolution (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   17 July 2003
12. Final date for comments:   7 July 2003
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:
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: