G/SPS/N/CHL/634  
13 May 2020 
(20-3572) 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  (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 fruit (raisins) of Vitis vinifera  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All tr ading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina and Peru  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos de importación para frutos 
desecados (pasas) de vitis vinifera, con escobajo y pedicelo, procedentes de los orígenes 
que indica  (Import requirements for dried fruit (raisins) of  Vitis vinifera, with stalks and 
pedicels, from certain places of origin) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/28_3173_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes the following import 
requireme nts: 
1. Consignments must include an official phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
phytosanitary authority of the relevant country of origin, containing the following 
additional declarations:  
− Origin - Peru: The consignment is free from Ferrisia malvastra , Ferrisia virgata  and 
Nipaecoccus nipae . 
− Origin - Argentina : The consignment is free from Ferrisia malvastra , Ferrisia virgata  
Nipaecoccus nipae , Planococccus ficus  and Lobesia botrana . 
2. Consignments must be free of soil.  
3. Fruit must be free of leaves, flowers and plant remains.  
4. Consignments must be shipped in new, unused packaging that is labelled or marked 
in accordance with existing regulations.  
5. Consignments must be stored, transported, duly protected and bear an official seal 
in order to retain their phytosanitary certification.  
6. Each consignment will be inspected by the Service, at the point of entry, in order to 
ensure physical and documentary compliance with phytosanitary requirements for 
imports.  
7. Wood used for packaging, pallets and dunnage mu st comply with the "Guidelines for 
regulating wood packaging material in international trade" (International Standards 
for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15). 
8. The detection of a live quarantine pest that is not covered by this Resolution will 
constitute  grounds for the refusal or re -export of the consignment, unless the 
application of a measure is technically and operationally feasible.  G/SPS/N/CHL/634  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/p lant 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 Nos. 1, 2 
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) : 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 ): 12 July 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 . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl