G/SPS/N/CHL/709  
26 November  2021 
(21-8926) 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 mangoes ( Mangifera indica ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Peru 
5. Title of the notified document : Establece medida provisional para el cumplimiento de 
la exigencia del resuelvo 1 de la Resolución Nº 345 de 2006, que norma requisitos 
fitosanitarios de ingreso desde Perú, frutos frescos de mangos (Mangifera indica) 
(Provisional measure to ensure compliance with Article 1 of Resolution No. 345 of 2006, 
which regulates phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of fre sh mangoes 
(Mangifera indica ) from Peru) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7367_00_s.pdf  
6. Descr iption of content : In the light of the health emergency caused by COVID -19, the 
importance of safeguarding phytosanitary heritage and the desire to maintain the flow of 
trade in fresh mangoes from Peru to Chile, a provisional measure pertaining to the 
Additional Declaration in Article 1 of Resolution No. 345 of 2006 has been established : 
SAG is no longer required to carry out on -site verification of facilities and testing of 
establishments where fresh mangoes ( Mangifera indica ) for consumption, grown in Per u, 
are packed and hydrothermally treated that have requested to participate in the export 
programme to Chile for the first time ; verification is carried out remotely, online, instead.  
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] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : G/SPS/N/CHL/709  
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  − ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004)  
[ ] 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) : 18 November 2 021 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 November 2 021 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, a nd/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 18 November 2 021 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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