G/SPS/N/CHL/615  
20 December  2019 
(19-8906) 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) : Avocado pears ( Persea americana ) 
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 : Modifica Resolución N° 8.186/2013 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de importación a frutos frescos para consumo de palta (persea 
americana) variedad hass, procedentes de los departamentos que indica, y aprueba 
addendum de plan de trabajo  (Amendment to Resolution No. 8.186/2013 establishing 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of fresh Hass avocado pears 
(Persea americana ) for consumption from certain departments, and approving the work 
plan addendum) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_7193_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements for the  
importation into Chile of fresh Hass avocado pears ( Persea americana ) for consumption 
from certain territorial units, in accordance with the specifications set forth in the joint 
SAG-SENASA work plan.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] anim al health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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.) :  
- International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: Phytosanitary 
principles for the protection of plants and the application of phytosanitary 
measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), International Plant Protection 
Conven tion (IPPC).  
- ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and ISPM No. 
11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk analysis was 
carried out prior to other territorial units of Peru being included in the regulat ion. G/SPS/N/CHL/615  
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   - ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004), IPPC.  
[ ] 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) : 50 days from t he 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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  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, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl