WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/108
1 May 2002
(02-2494)
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 prickly pears (Indian figs).  Regions or countries likely to be affected,
to the extent relevant or practicable:  Mexico.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Establishing Requirements for
Importing Fresh Prickly Pears (Indian Figs) ( Opuntia ficus-indica ) from the United States of
Mexico (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Establishes requirements for importing fresh prickly pears (Indian
figs), for human consumption, from the United States of Mexico.
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:  Agriculture and
Livestock Service Draft Resolution (available in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days after publication in the Official Journal
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 August 2002
11. Final date for comments:  27 May 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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           