WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/99
3 December 2001
(01-6141)
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).  Papayas for consumption.   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  Mexico (except the State of Chiapas).
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Requirements for the Importation
of Fresh Papayas ( Carica papaya ) from the United States of Mexico (2 pages).
5. Description of content:  Establishes the phytosanitary regulations for importing fresh
papayas for consumption from the United States of Mexico, with the exception of the Stateof Chiapas, 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 Livestock Service (in Spanish).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 March 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days after publication in the Official Journal.
11. Final date for comments:  30 December 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: