WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/95
28 September 2001
(01-4662)
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).  Citrus fruit for consumption.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to
the extent relevant or practicable:  The state of Arizona (United States)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Requirements for Importing the
Indicated Citrus Fruit, from the state of Arizona in the United States (2 pages, in Spanish)
5. Description of content:  Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for permission to
import the indicated citrus fruit for consumption from the state of Arizona in the UnitedStates.
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:  Draft Resolution of
the Agriculture and Livestock Service (available in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  15 November 2001
11. Final date for comments:  8 November 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:           