WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/105
21 January 2002
(02-0274)
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).  Fresh apples and pears for consumption.   Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All exporters of such products to Chile.
State of Idaho, United States.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import  Requirements for Fresh
Apples ( Malus spp)  and Pears ( Pyrus spp)  from the State of Idaho, United States (3 pages)
5. Description of content:  Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into
Chile of fresh apples and pears for consumption from the state of Idaho in the United States,
based on the results of the risk analysis performed for that purpose.
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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  IPPC standard for "Risk Analysis"
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:  60 days after publication in the Official Journal
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  2 May 2002
11. Final date for comments:  28 February 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] 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:           