G/SPS/N/CHL/720  
26 January  2022 
(22-0613) 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) : Malus spp. plants, cuttings and scions  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
plantas, estacas y ramillas yemeras de Malus spp. procedentes de Estados Unidos de 
Norteamérica, y modifica resoluciones N° 5.479 de 2006 y 1.423 de 2010  (Phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of Malus  spp. plants, cuttings and scions from 
the United States of America, and amendment of Reso lutions No. 5.479 of 2006 and No. 
1.423 of 2010) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_0906_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : With the aim of preventing the introduction and spread of 
regulated pests in Chile, and given the need to periodically update the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of regulated items on the basis of new 
informa tion, particularly on geographical distribution, hosts and the channels of 
introduction of pests, SAG has updated the phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of Malus  spp. propagation material from the United States of America.  
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 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.) : G/SPS/N/CHL/720  
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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), 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 the establishment of the requirements  
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] Y es [ ] 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 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 Off icial 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) : 
27 March 2 022 
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