 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHL/171 
26 October 2004 
 (04-4531) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Apples 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
People's Republic of China  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Requirements for 
Fresh Apples ( Malus  spp.) from Certain Provinces of the People's Republic of China  
(2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Establishes the conditions in which apples for export to Chile are to 
be grown, the phytosanitary requirements for their importation into Chile and the provinces 
from which the export of apples for consumption to Chile is permitted. 
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,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] 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:  15 November 2004  
12. Final date for comments:  5 November 2004  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or a ddress, fax number and E-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
 