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11 April 2023 
(23-2589) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
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) : Unrooted vine ( Vitis vinifera ) cuttings and in vitro  vine plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Spain 
5. Title of the notified document : Reconoce Centro de Producción Special New Fruit 
Licensing (SNFL) Mediterraneo S.L. para el envío de estacas sin enraizar y plantas in vitro  
de vid ( Vitis vinifera ), desde Murcia, España a Chile  (Recognizes the Special New Fruit 
Licensing (SNFL) Mediterráneo S.L. production centre for the shipment of unrooted vine 
(Vitis vinifera ) cuttings and in vitro  vine plants fr om Murcia, Spain to Chile) . 
Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_8902_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Special New Fruit Licensing (SNFL) Mediterráneo S.L. 
product ion centre, verified jointly by the Plant Health Service of the Autonomous 
Community of the Region of Murcia and SAG, is recognized for the shipment of unrooted 
vine ( Vitis vinifera ) cuttings and in vitro  vine plants from Murcia, Spain to Chile.  
The recogn ition of the Special New Fruit Licensing (SNFL) Mediterráneo S.L. production 
centre shall be valid for two years from the date of publication of the Resolution in the 
Official Journal of Chile, namely from 2 0 March 2 023, and may be extended for an 
addition al two years, provided that periodic reports submitted by the Spanish National 
Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) contain positive assessments and that the results 
of phytosanitary inspections carried out by the Service at the point of entry are 
satisfac tory. 
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
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. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/CHL/748  
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 
24, 34 and 36  
[ ] None  
Does this p roposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 March 2 023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2 023 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2 023 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
 