G/SPS/N/CHL/650  
21 October  2020 
(20-7287) Page: 1/3 
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) : Alfafa ( Medicago sativa ) hay in various forms or conservation and 
storage systems, for animal feed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación de 
Heno de Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), en distintas presentaciones o sistemas de conservación 
y almacenaje, destinados a consumo animal, procedente de Argentina  (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of alfafa ( Medicago sativa ) hay in various forms 
or conservation and storage systems, for animal feed, coming from Argentina) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 0/SPS/CHL/20_6314_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. The notified draft Resolution establishes the following phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of alfafa ( Medicago sativa ) hay in various forms or 
conservation and storage systems, for animal feed, coming from Argentina.  
2. For the purposes of this draft Resolution, various forms may be accepted, 
including traditional bales, mega bales, high density bales, rolls and cubes.  
3. Shipments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
country of origin . The document must declare that:  
− The shipment underwent heat treatment for the control of weed seeds, 
indicating in section III of the phytosanitary certificate the exposure time, 
product temperature and date of treatment.  
− Heat treatment may be carried out before or after the hay is baled.  
4. The following will be accepted as heat treatment for the control of seeds:  
− Dry heat treatment at 120°C for 15 minutes.  
− Exposure time must only be counted from the moment that th e entire mass 
reaches the required temperature.  
− Source : USDA/APHIS Treatment Manual (T412 -a) 
5. Shipments  must be free of soil.  
6. The species, producer and production area must be identified for all of  the forms 
indicated in point 2 of the draft Resolution.  
7. The packaging materials used must allow for potential quarantine treatments to 
be carried out at points of entry.  G/SPS/N/CHL/650  
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  8. The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing materials must comply with 
quarantin e regulations when entering the country.  
9. Given that the shipments are to be consumed by animals, they must meet the 
requirements laid down by the SAG Agricultural Protection Division.  
10. Each shipment will be inspected by SAG, at the point of entry, in order to ensure 
that the physical and documentary import requirements have been met . Upon the 
detection of quarantine pests listed in Resolution No. 3.080 of 2003 and its 
amendments, or of unlisted pests that are potentially quarantine pests according 
to the ris k assessment, relevant phytosanitary risk management measures may 
be applied.  
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, [ ] 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 No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), 
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC.  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk 
analysis was carried out prior to the establishment of requirements.  
[ ] 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) : 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) : 
20 December 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.chile@sag.gob.cl  G/SPS/N/CHL/650  
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  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