G/SPS/N/CHL/699  
12 October  2021 
(21-7676) 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 Tahiti limes ( Citrus latifolia ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Brazil (excluding the states of Pará, Amapá and 
Roraima)  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación a 
Chile de frutos  frescos de limón tahiti (Citrus latifolia) producidos en Brasil excepto los 
Estados de Parä, Amapá y Roraima  (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Chile of fresh Tahiti limes ( Citrus latifolia ) produced in Brazil, excluding the states of Pa rá, 
Amapá and Roraima) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_6500_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : According to recent  scientific information , fresh Citrus latifolia  
fruits are a conditional host of quarantine pests . As a result, and in accordance with the 
pest risk analysis (PRA) carried out by SAG for fresh Citrus latifolia  fruits from Brazil, it is 
necessary to establish phytosanitary measures for the pests Cryptoblabes gnidiella , 
Dysmicoccus brevipes , Ecdytolopha aurantiana , Ferrisia virgata , Maconellicoccus hirsutus , 
Nipaecoccus nipae , Brevipalpus californicus  and Brevipalpus phoenicis, which are 
associated with the product in question, are classed as absent quarantine pests for Chile 
and are present in Brazil.  
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 Aliment arius 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.) : G/SPS/N/CHL/699  
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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. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006) and ISPM No. 11: 
Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk analysis was 
carried out prior to the establishment of requirements.  
− 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) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Approximately 20 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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2 021 
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