G/SPS/N/CHL/612  
10 December  2019 
(19-8512) 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) : Fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All tradin g partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America (California)  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Exenta Nº 9416/2019 : Establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios de importación para frutos frescos de uva de mesa ( Vitis vinifera ) desde el 
Estado de California de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y deroga resolución que indica  
(Exempt Resolution No. 9416/2019 establishing the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) from the  state of California 
in the United States of America and repealing the relevant Resolution) Language(s) : 
Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_7038_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Exempt Resolution establishes the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Chile of fresh table grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) 
from the state of California in the United States of America, removes Drosophila suzukii  
from the list of quarantine pests not found in Chile and repeals Resolution No. 1411/2001.  
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.  
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. ): 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)  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CHL/612  
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  [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) : 11 December 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notifica tion 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 available) 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