WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/70
20 February 2001
(01-0851)
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, Ministry of Agriculture
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). Stone fruit (Prunus spp.)  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  United States
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Establishes Regulations for the
Import of Plants and Cuttings of Stone Fruit (Prunus spp.), from the United States of
America (12 pages)
5. Description of content:  Brings phytosanitary regulations up-to-date in order to authorize
the import into Chile of reproductive material of species of stone fruit from the
United States
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:  Agriculture and
Livestock Service Draft Resolution (in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 April 2001
11. Final date for comments:  25 March 2001
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           