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Notifying Member:  Chile

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    

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

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other: 

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable Modified living plant organisms for propagation

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Modifica Resolución N° 1.523, de 2001, que establece normas para la internación e introducción al medio ambiente de organismos vegetales vivos modificados de propagación (Amendment to Resolution No. 1.523 of 2001 laying down rules for the importation and release into the environment of modified living plant organisms for propagation) (3 pages, in Spanish)  

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Description of content:  The notified Amendment brings Resolution No. 1.523 of 2001 into line with the current procedures for authorizing the release into the environment of modified living plant organisms for seed production and field trials.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Environmental protection

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Relevant documents:  Resolución N° 1.523, de 2001, que establece normas para la internación e introducción al medio ambiente de organismos vegetales vivos modificados de propagación (Resolution No. 1.523 of 2001 laying down rules for the importation and release into the environment of modified living plant organisms for propagation)

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Proposed date of adoption: 

Proposed date of entry into force:

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Final date for comments:  60 days as of the date of notification

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Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: 

Departamento Regulatorio

Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Teatinos 180, piso 11

Santiago, Chile

Tel.:      (+56-2) 22827-5491

Fax:      (+56-2) 22380-9494

Email:   tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl  

Text available online at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/CHL/15_3316_00_s.pdf