G/SPS/N/CHL/722  
3 March  2022 
(22-1980) 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): Ground -nuts ( Arachis hypogea)  
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 maní (Arachis hypogea) con y sin cáscara procedentes  de todo origen, y 
deroga Resolución N° 4.143 de 2018  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of in -shell and shelled ground -nuts ( Arachis hypogea ) of any origin, and 
repeal of Resolution No. 4.143 of 2018) Language(s):  Spanish Number of page s: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_1903_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified measure establishes phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of in -shell and shelled ground -nuts of any origin.  
Some of the measures established are:  
− Shipments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
country of origin, along with the additional declaration indicated in point 1.1 of the 
document attached to this notification;  
− Moreover, some alternative additional declarations are described in point 1.2 of the 
notified draft. Phytosanitary treatments are established with their respec tive 
fumigation schedules;  
− The seal must arrive in Chile intact, otherwise it will be cause for rejection, a situation 
that may be analysed by SAG, at the request of the exporting NPPO. Shipments must 
be free of plant remains;  
− Shipments must be free of soi l; this is understood to mean clods greater than or equal 
to 3 mm in diameter, a requirement that must be verified by the exporting NPPO prior 
to issuing the phytosanitary certificate;  
− The wood used for packaging, pallets and packing materials must comply with the 
quarantine regulations for importation;  
− Each shipment shall be inspected by SAG, at the point of entry, in order to ensure 
that the physical and documentary import requirements have been met.  
Further details can be found in the document attached t o this notification.  G/SPS/N/CHL/722  
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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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter  number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
[ ] 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 
internation al 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) : 30 calendar 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) : 2 May 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number a nd 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@sa g.gob.cl