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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/126
17 March 2003
(03-1527)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Plant species considered to be weeds
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
regions and countries.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulations for the
Control of Plant Species Considered to be Weed s in Consignments of Seeds of any Species or
Origin Imported into Chile  (10 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Identifies the plant species considered to be quarantine pests and
establishes procedures for the interception, id entification and future treatment thereof when
found in consignments of other seeds.
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, guideline 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:  21 April 2003
12. Final date for comments:  7 April 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:G/SPS/N/CHL/126
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13. Texts available from:  [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: