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1 April 2020 
(20-2617) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (Agriculture and Livestock Service)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales - Ministerio de Relaciones 
Exteriores de Chile  (Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs of Chile)  
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) : Genetically 
modified propagation material  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Establece normas 
para la importación, siembra confinada, permanencia y acondicionamiento de material de 
propagación genéticamente modificado y deroga Resolución N° 15 23 de 2001  (Rules on 
the importation, confined sowing, storage and conditioning of genetically modified 
propagation material, and repeal of Resolution No. 1523 of 2001) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft resolution establi shes rules on the importation, 
confined sowing, storage and conditioning of genetically modified propagation material and 
repeals Resolution No. 1523 of 2001.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection  of human health and safety ; protection of the environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  
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9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 August 2 020 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/CHL/519  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Teatinos 180, piso 11  
Tel.: (+56) 2 22827 5250  
Fax: (+56) 2 22380 9494  
Email: tbt_chile@subrei.gob.cl  
https://mem bers.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/CHL/20_2297_00_s.pdf  
 