G/SPS/N/CHL/669  
18 March  2021 
(21-2269) 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) : Products of plant origin.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece categorización de productos de origen 
vegetal, según su riesgo de plaga y potenciales efectos en salud animal y según requisitos 
en su condición de orgánicos y medidas de control para los mismos en frontera y deroga 
resolución N° 3.589 de 2012  (Categorization of products of plant origin according to their 
pest risk, their potential effects on animal health, requirements governing organic 
products , and border control measures for such products, and repeal of Resolution No. 
3.589 of 2012) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 11 
https://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_2014_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the categorization of four groups 
of plant products according to their pest risk, taking into account the method and level of 
processing applied, and their int ended use . The products include goods entering the 
country for use as animal feed . The text also covers verification of compliance with the 
certification requirements for imported organic products.  
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 Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
− International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), International 
Plant Protection Convention (IPPC);  G/SPS/N/CHL/669  
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  − ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004), IPPC.  
− ISPM No. 32: Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk (FAO, 
2009), 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Resolution No. 3.589 of 2012  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_2014_01_s.pdf  
(available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 March 2 021 
Proposed date  of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2 021 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2 021 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
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, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl