WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/92
17 September 2001
(01-4380)
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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:   Second-hand agricultural machinery
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Establishes Phytosanitary
Regulations for Imports of Second-Hand Agricultural Machinery (2 pages, in Spanish).
5. Description of content:  Establishes the necessary working procedures and requirements
for granting authorization to bring second-hand agricultural machinery into the country
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:  Agricultural and
Livestock Service Draft Resolution (available in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  23 October 2001
11. Final date for comments:  16 October 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] 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: