G/SPS/N/CHL/62 4 
4 March  2020 
(20-1705) 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) : Fresh strawberries ( Fragaria  spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Modifica y aprueba texto coordinado y sistematizado 
de la resolución 1.409 de 2001 que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importació n para 
frutos frescos de frutilla (Fragaria spp.), procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamerica 
y deroga resolución que indica  (Amendmen t to and approval of the coordinated and 
consolidated text of Resolution No. 1.409 of 2001 establishing phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of fresh strawberries ( Fragaria  spp.) from the United 
States of America , and repea l of that Resolution ) Language (s): Spanish  Number of 
pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_1672_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The presence of Drosophila suzukii  has been reported in the 
country as a result of activities conducted within the framework of the Agricultural and 
Forestry Phytosanitary Surveillance Programme of the Agriculture and Livestock Service. 
This pest has therefore been removed from the list of quarantine pests not found in  Chile. 
Consequently, and with a view to eliminating Drosophila suzukii , it is necessary to update 
the phytosanitary requirements for fresh strawberries (Fragaria  spp.) from the Unit ed 
States of America . Chile therefore notifies the entry into forc e of the following Resolution, 
which will be published in the Official Journal  on 5 March 2020: "Amendment to and 
approval of the coordinated and consolidated text of Resolution No. 1.409 of 2001 
establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation o f fresh strawberries 
(Fragaria  spp.) from the United States of America, and repeal of that Resolution ). 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect  territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/62 4 
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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 Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): ISPM No. 1  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internatio nal 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) : 5 March 2020  
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 me asure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification 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