G/SPS/N/CHL/635  
26 May 2020 
(20-3790) 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  (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) : Ornamental plants for planting ( Dracaena  spp; Cotoneaster  spp; 
Nandina domestica ) 
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 : Modifica resolución N° 7.214 de 2014 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para plantas para plantar de uso ornamental, de 
especies y tipo de material que se indica, procedentes de todo origen  (Amendment to 
Resolution No. 7.214 of 2014 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation 
of certain species and types of ornamental plants for planting, of a ny origin) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_3360_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_3360_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends Resolution No. 7.214 of 2014 as 
follows : 
− Point 4.3 of the Resuelvo  section has been replaced by the following : "4.3. Packaging 
must be new (repackaging is not permitted), closed, resistant to handling, and 
labelled or marked in accordance with the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) 
regulations currently in force . The code of the production and packaging site must 
be included on the label".  
− The following point has been added to the Resuelvo  section : "4.4. Consignments 
must come from listed production sites and packaging facilities tha t are registered 
with a unique code assigned by the official plant health authority of the country of 
origin".  
− The following paragraph in point 5 of the Resuelvo  section : "Consignments must be 
covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant health authority 
of the country of origin concerned, which contains the following specific additional 
declarations for each of the species and types of material listed below:" has been 
replaced by : "Consignments must be covered by an official phytosa nitary certificate 
issued by the plant health authority of the country of origin concerned, which 
contains the following additional declarations:  
• The material comes from an official production programme (indicate type of 
programme) or from germplasm nurser ies or repositories controlled by the 
(provide name of official plant health authority of country of origin).  
• The unique code of the production and packaging site must be included on the 
phytosanitary certificate.  G/SPS/N/CHL/635  
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  • The phytosanitary certificate must also co ntain the following specific additional 
declarations for each of the following species and types of material: ". 
− In point 5 of the Resuelvo  section, the following quarantine pest has been 
removed from the "Additional Declarations" for Dracaena spp.: "Selenothrips 
rubrocinctus  (Thys. : Thrypidae )". 
− In point 5 of the Resuelvo  section, the following wording has been removed 
from the "Additional D eclarations" for Cotoneaster spp.: "and Apple stem 
grooving virus (=Citrus tatter leaf virus)".  
− In point 5 of the Resuelvo  section, the following paragraph has been removed 
from the "Additional Declarations" for Nandina domestica : "The plants derive 
from m other plants that were inspected and tested (specify diagnostic method) 
at the optimal time for detecting pests and found to be free from Apple stem 
grooving virus (=Citrus tatter leaf virus)".  
− Point 3 of the Resuelvo  section has been removed.  
Further deta ils 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.) : 1, 2 and 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internati onal 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:  
Exempt Resolution No. 7.214 of 2014 establishing phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of certain species and types of ornamental plants for planting, of any origin, 
and repealing Resolutions Nos. 1.877 of 2001 and 6.318 of 2013 (available in Spanish)  
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 ): 25 July 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/635  
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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