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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/115
16 October 2002
(02-5607)
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).  Fresh tomato fruit for consumption
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Department of Ica, Peru
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Establishes requirements for the
importation of  fresh tomato fruit ( Lycopersicum esculentum ) for consumption, from
production sites using anti-aphid netting in the Department of Ica, Peru (2 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of
fresh tomato fruit for consumption.
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. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist: [  ]
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
International Plant Protection Convention
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Resolution of
the Agriculture and Livestock Service (in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 December 2002
12. Final date for comments:  22 November 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National notification
authority, [  ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:G/SPS/N/CHL/115
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13. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: