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Notifying Member: CHILE

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG (Agriculture and Livestock Service)

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Plants, cuttings and twigs of certain Prunus species

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]      All trading partners, or

[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America

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Title of the notified document: Modifica Resolución N° 3.435 de 2004 que establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de plantas, estacas y ramillas de las especies de Prunus que indica, procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y rectifica Resolución N° 8.958 de 2014 (Amendment to Resolution No. 3.435 of 2004 establishing regulations governing the importation into Chile of plants, cuttings and twigs of certain Prunus species from the United States of America, and correction of Resolution No. 8.958 of 2014) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2

Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHL/15_3242_00_s.pdf

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Description of content: The presence of Cherry necrotic rusty mottle disease (Cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus) has been reported in Chile. Consequently, the phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of plants, cuttings and twigs of the species Prunus dulcis, P. mahaleb, P. cerasus, P. avium, P. domestica, P. salicina, P. cerasifera, P. armeniaca, P. persica and P. persica var. nucipersica from the United States of America, must be updated.

Corrections also need to be made to Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 8.958 of 5 December 2014.

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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.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]        Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)

[ ]        World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)

[X]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 8 and 20

[ ]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Resolución N° 3.435 de 2004 del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (Agriculture and Livestock Service Resolution No. 3.435 of 2004)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 11 August 2015

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 11 August 2015

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 11 August 2015

[X]    Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:

Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl