G/SPS/N/CHL/749  
14 April 2023 
(23-2672) 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) : Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ), sweet cherry ( Prunus avium ), sour 
cherry ( Prunus cerasus ), almond ( Prunus dulcis/amygdalus ), Eur opean plum ( Prunus 
domestica ), Japanese plum ( Prunus salicina ), peach ( Prunus persica ) and nectarine 
(Prunus persica var. nucipersica ) twigs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : France  
5. Title of the notified document : Reconoce Centro de Producción CTIFL Lanxade para la 
exportacion de ramillas de damasco ( Prunus armeniaca ), cerezo dulce ( Prunus avium ), 
cerezo agrio ( Prunus cerasus ), almendro ( Prunus dulcis  (= amygdalus )), ciruelo europeo 
(Prunus domestica ), ciruelo japones ( Prunus salicina ), duraznero ( Prunus persica ), 
nectarino ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ) (Recognizes the CTIFL Lanxade production 
centre for the exportation of apri cot (Prunus armeniaca ), sweet cherry ( Prunus avium ), 
sour cherry ( Prunus cerasus ), almond ( Prunus dulcis/amygdalus ), European plum ( Prunus 
domestica ), Japanese plum ( Prunus salicina ), peach ( Prunus persica ) and nectarine 
(Prunus persica var. nucipersica ) twigs) Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_8911_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Recognizes the facility registered by the French phytosanitary 
authority, which is indicated in the resolution ; establishes the phytosanitary requirements 
and additional declarations for each species . It also indicates the conditions for continued 
recognition, the audits and the period of validity.  
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/749  
- 2 - 
  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  
− ISPM No. 24: Guidelines for the determination and recognition of equivalence 
of phytosanitary measures  
− ISPM No. 34: Design and operati on of post -entry quarantine stations for 
plants  
− ISPM No. 36: Integrated measures for plants for planting  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why i t 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) : 23 August 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitation measure  Recognition of the centre . SAG has regulated the 
importation of Prunus  twigs from the European Union since 2012.  
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 emai l 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