G/SPS/N/CHL/658   
17 December  2020 
(20-9128) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phy tosanitar y Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: CHILE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero  (SAG) ( Agricultur e and Livestock 
Service ) 
3. Product s cover ed (provide tariff item number (s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): In-shell d ried peanuts  (Arachis hypogaea L. ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ]  All trading partners  
[X]   Specific regions or countries: Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document: Establishes import requirements for in-shell dried 
peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L. ) originating f rom Brazil and amends Resolutions  as 
indicate d.  Language (s): Spanish   Number of pages: 7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_7759_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of in -shell 
dried peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L. ) produced in Brazil, including  the following : 
1. Shipments must be covered by an official phytosanitary certificate issued by  the 
country of origin, in the original, containing additional declarations  as follows ; 
2. The phytosanitary certificate must specify the treatment , together with  the product, 
dose, exposure time,  temperature and date of treatment;  
3. The following alternatives for the control of Corcyra cephalonica  (Lep.: Pyralidae) and 
Callosobruchus analis  (Col.: Bruchidae) w ill be accepted as fumigation treatments . 
Treatment must be carried out  in the country of origin;  
4. On completion of the treatment , the shipment must remain  protected  at all times until 
its arrival in Chile in order to maintain its phytosanitary status.  
Further details can be found in  the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale: [] food safety, [] animal health, [X] plant protection, [] 
protect human s from animal /plant pest or disease, [] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/658  
 
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  8. Is there a relevan t international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ]  Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) : 
[ ]  World Organi sation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X]   International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.): ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 11 
and 20  
[ ]  None  
Does th is 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) : 15 February 2021  
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