WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/471
23 November 1999
(99-4477)
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 Stockbreeding 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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Maize (corn) seed.  All those that export maize (corn) seed to Chile.  As a
trade facilitation measure.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amends Resolution No. 901 of
1992 (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Waives quarantine treatment with carboxin, so as to authorize
importation of maize (corn) seed into Chile.
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 Stockbreeding Service (available in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 November 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  On publication in the Official Gazette
11. Final date for comments:  10 November 1999
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:           
                                                     
1 See G/SPS/GEN/142 – Cancellation of notifications