WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHL/19
28 June 2001
(01-3240)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Agriculture and Livestock Service
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Agricultural pesticides
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Restrictions on the
Use and Handling of All Agricultural Pesticide Formulations the Active Ingredient of
Which is PARAQUAT  (5 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Establishes standards for the application or use of pesticides
containing PARAQUAT.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Health protection
8. Relevant documents:   Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 909 of
12 April 2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }180 days from 23 April 2001
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Departamento de Comercio Exterior
DECOEX
Ministerio de Economía, Minería y Energía
Teatinos 120, piso 11, oficina 22
Tel.:  56-2-6988148
Fax:  56-2-6974905
E-mail:  decoex@minecon.cl