G/SPS/N/CHL/646  
12 October  2020 
(20-6967) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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) : Bananas and cut flowers from Ecuador  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Ecuador  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Exenta Nº 6684/2020, Establece 
provisoriamente medidas de emergencia para el ingreso de Plátanos y flores cortadas 
procedentes de Ecuador, y modifica las resoluciones Exentas que indica (Exempt 
Resolution No. 6684/2020 temporarily establishing emergency measures for the 
importation of bananas and cut flowers from Ecuador and amending the indicated Exemp t 
Resolutions) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_6051_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The not ified Exempt Resolution establishes temporary 
emergency measures for the importation of fresh bananas from Ecuador, in addition to 
the requirements laid down in Exempt Resolution No. 3920/1998 establishing import 
requirements for pineapples, bananas and co conuts.  
a. The phytosanitary certificate must include:  
The number or code of the container's official seal ; 
The container number ; 
The date of inspection of the consignments.  
b. The consignment must come in containers or means of transport with official seals 
from the exporting country's national plant protection organization (NPPO) ; the 
boxes or other types of packaging must be properly palletized and can be filled 
to up to 80% of their capacity.  
c. The packaging materials must meet the conditions required for possible  
phytosanitary fumigation treatments at destination . The regulated item must not 
be wrapped or covered with materials that will prevent the penetration of the 
fumigant . Fumigation is not permitted when the packaging material consists of 
sponge, foam or expanded polyethylene (EPE foam).  
d. Wood used for packaging, pallets and dunnage must comply with the "Guidelines 
for regulating wood packaging material in international trade" (ISPM No. 15) and 
with the existing SAG rules establishing quaran tine regulations governing the 
importation of wood packaging.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  G/SPS/N/CHL/646  
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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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action : During inspections 
at points of entry to Chil e, regulated items that have not met phytosanitary requirements 
established by SAG or been included in the relevant phytosanitary certificates issued by 
Ecuador's NPPO have been intercepted.  
The potential entry into the country of  regulated items that fail  to meet phytosanitary 
requirements, or products lacking  phytosanitary certification from the NPPO, could 
jeopardize the national phytosanitary heritage.  
The SAG Organic Law provides that the Service , as part of its duties, is responsible for 
adopting meas ures to prevent  pests and diseases that might undermine animal and plant 
health  from being introduced  into the national territory.  
Article VII , No. 6,  of Decree No. 144/2007 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs promulgating 
the revised text of the Internatio nal Plant Protection Convention , in relation to import 
requirements,  provides that nothing shall prevent any contracting party from taking 
appropriate emergency measures in the event that  a pest posing a potential threat to its 
territories is detected or that the detection  of such a pest  is notified . 
Optimal inspection requires having access to the entire cargo in order to take a 
representative sampling of the consignment at the point of entry.  
Ecuador's NPPO must conduct the relevant investigation and assess the corresponding 
measures , with a view to  rectify ing the non -compliances and provid ing SAG with 
quarantine security to prevent the shipment of products lacking  phytosanitary certification 
from the NP PO, as well as regulated items that are not in line with regulations.  
9. 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 applicati on of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade" (FAO, 2006), 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:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 14 
October 2 020 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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  G/SPS/N/CHL/646  
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  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