G/SPS/N/CHL/769  
28 September  2023 
(23-6476) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
3. 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) : Cashew nuts ( Anacardium occidentale ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
frutos secos de castañas de Cajú (Anacardium occidentale) producidos en todo origen  
(Phytosanitary import requirements for cashew nuts ( Anacardium occidentale ) from any 
country of origin ) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 5 
https://members.w to.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_12673_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes  phytosanitary import requirements 
for cashew nuts ( Anacardium occidentale ) from any country of origin . It covers aspects 
such as the following:  
- Official phytosanitary certificate issued by the country of origin, with the following 
additional declaration:  
 "The shipment has been treated for Trogoderma granarium (Col., Dermestidae), and 
Corcyra cephalonica (Le p., Pyralidae)"  
- Fumigation treatments accepted  
- Alternative additional declaration accepted  
- Requirements concerning  shipment, transport and inspection  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/769  
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  8. 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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 1, 2, 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 80 days from the date of 
circulation of the notification  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 60 days after publication in the Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 November 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl