G/SPS/N/CHL/643  
25 August  2020 
(20-5751) 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) : Fresh blueberries ( Vaccinium corimbosum, Vaccinium ashei  and 
hybrids thereof) for consumption  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : States of California, Oregon and Washington  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece Requisitos Fitosanitarios de Importación para 
Frutos Frescos de Arándano (Vaccinium Corimbosum, Vaccinium Ashei y sus Híbridos), 
para consumo, producidos en los Estados de California, Oregon Y Washington, de Estados 
Unidos De Norteamérica, a Chile  (Phytosanitary requ irements governing the importation 
into Chile of fresh blueberries ( Vaccinium corimbosum, Vaccinium ashei  and hybrids 
thereof) for consumption, produced in the states of California, Oregon and Washington, 
United States of America) Language(s) : Spanish  
Numb er of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_5020_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of fresh blueberries ( Vaccinium corimbosum, 
Vaccinium ashei  and hybrids thereof) for consumption, produced in the states of 
California, Oregon and Washington, United States of America.  
Consign ments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
country of origin, which contains the following additional declarations:  
For declarations on Epiphyas postvittana, there are two options depending on whether 
the area in question is free of this pest or not:  
Areas free of the pest:  
"The consign ment was produced in the county(ies) of..., in the state(s) of..., where 
Epiphyas postvittana  (Lep.: Tortricidae ) has not been detected".  
Areas where the pest is present:  
"The consign ment was produced in the county(ies) of..., in the state(s) of..., where 
Epiphyas postvittana  (Lep.: Tortricidae ) has been detected, and is free of all stages of 
Epiphyas  postvittana  (Lep. Tortricidae ), in accordance with the risk management 
programme agre ed between SAG and USDA/APHIS".  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  G/SPS/N/CHL/643  
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  7. 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.  
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.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 2 
and 20.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevan t 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 ): Upon 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 ): 
24 October 2 020 
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.chil e@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