G/SPS/N/CHL/622  
5 February  2020 
(20-0879) 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) : Chayote fruit ( Sechium edule ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos de Importación de frutos de 
Chayote (Sechium edule) procedentes de Costa Rica  (Establishment of import 
requirements for chayote fruit (Sechium edule ) from Costa Rica) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_0934_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Further to  the request by the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) 
of Costa Rica to export fresh chayote fruit ( Sechium edule ) to Chile, SAG conducted a risk 
analysis, which led to the establishment of phytosanitary requirements and identified 
Diaphania hyalinata  and Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi as pests posing a phytosani tary 
risk. 
In particular, these requirements stipulate that:  
− Prior to the beginning of the first export season of fresh chayote fruit to Chile, SAG 
requires activities to be carried out in situ  so that it can become acquainted with and 
check production pro cesses (at both production and packing facilities) and the SFE's 
official certification process.  
− Consignments must be accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate (original 
copy) issued by the phytosanitary authority of the country of origin, conta ining the 
following additional declaration : "The consignment has been inspected and is free from 
Diaphania hyalinata and Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi ." 
Details of the established requirements can be found in the draft Resolution attached to 
the notification . 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/622  
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  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 Pla nt Protection Convention  (e.g. I SPM No.) : International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 15 and 20  
[ ] 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) : 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 Official Journal  
[ ] Trade facilit ating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 5 April 2 020 
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 . Addre ss, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl