G/SPS/N/CHL/690  
11 August  2021 
(21-6180) 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) : Dried pecan ( Carya illinoinensis ) nuts, in shell and shelled  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
frutos secos con y sin cáscara de nuez de pecán  (Carya illinoinensis), procedentes de 
Argentina (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in -shell and shelled pecan 
(Carya illinoinensis ) nuts from Argentina) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_5145_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft measure establishes phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of in -shell and shelle d pecan ( Carya illinoinensis ) nuts 
from Argentina, as follows:  
1. It states that the official phytosanitary certificate accompanying the shipment must 
contain an additional declaration of treatment for Amyelois transitella  (Lep.: Pyralidae), 
as described in the document . It also states the requirements regarding recognit ion of 
methyl bromide treatment and the need for the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , 
SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service) to supervise phosphine treatment;  
2. Post-treatment protection requirements to maintain phytosanitary status;  
3. Shipments must be free of soil and other plant remains;  
4. Packaging requirements regarding use, safety, labelling, marking and suitability for 
possible quarantine treatment actions at points  of entry;  
5. Quarantine requirements for wood packaging material and pallets;  
6. Information on inspection requirements at point of entry and steps that may be taken 
upon detection of regulated pests or of  pests that are  potentially quarantine pests.  
Further de tails 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) : G/SPS/N/CHL/690  
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  [ ] 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 (FAO, 2006), 
International Plant Protection Convention (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] 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. 3.080 of 2003 " Establ ece criterios de regionalización en relación a las 
plagas cuarentenarias para el territorio de Chile" and its amendments (available in 
Spanish)  
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 Official 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) : 10 October 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] Nationa l 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