G/SPS/N/CHL/750  
14 April 2023 
(23-2671) 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) : Pistachio plants  
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 : Reconoce Centro de Producción Micro Paradox Inc. para 
la exportación de plantas de pistacho desde los Estados Unidos a Chile de las especies 
que se indica (Recognizes the Micro Paradox Inc. production centre for the exportation of 
certain species of pistach io plants from the United States to Chile) Language(s) : 
Spanish . Number of pages : 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_8912_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Recognizes the production centre registered and approved by 
the phytosanitary authority of the United States of America, which is indicated in the 
resolution ; establishes the phytosanitary requirements and additional declarations for 
each species, the relevant analyses required by SAG to certify the absence of plant 
pathogens, which must be carried out by the California Department of Food and 
Agriculture (CDFA), and the authorized point of entry for these products . 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.  
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 
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  − ISPM No. 34: Design and operation of post -entry quarantine stat ions 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 it deviates from the 
internationa l standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 September 2 022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 September 2 022 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 21 September 2 022 
[X] Trade facilitation measure  Recognition of the centre . SAG has regulated the 
importation of pistachio ( Pistacia spp. ) propagation material from the state of 
California in the Uni ted States of America since 2021.  
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 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