G/SPS/N/CHL/712  
 
15 December  2021 
(21-9369) 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 Hass avocado pears ( Persea americana ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución Exenta N° 7774/2021, que establece 
medida provisional para el cumplimiento del requisito de s upervisiones en origen durante 
todo el proceso de exportación, en México, de la Resolución N° 4.634 de 2004, que norma 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso de frutos frescos de palta (Persea americana) variedad 
Hass, desde los municipios que indica en el e stado de Michoacán, Estados Unidos de 
México  (Exempt Resolution No. 7.774 of 2021 establishing a provisional measure to 
ensure compliance with the requirement for on -site monitoring to be carried out 
throughout the export process in Mexico, laid down in Re solution No. 4.634 of 2004, which 
regulates phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of fresh Hass avocado 
pears ( Persea americana ) from the indicated municipalities in the state of Michoacán, 
Mexico) Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7754_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Exempt Resolution establishes a provisional 
measure that temporarily amends Resolution No. 4.634 of 2004, no longer requiring SAG 
to carry out on -site monitoring throughout the process of exporting fresh Hass avocado 
pears ( Persea americana ) for consumption grown in the municipalities of  Uruapan, 
Salvador Escalante, Peribán de Ramos, Tancítaro, Nuevo Parangaricutiro (San Juan), Ario 
de Rosales and Taretan in the state of Michoacán, Mexico.  
This provisional measure establishes that monitoring may only be carried out at specific 
times determined by SAG, depending on the export projections provided by SENASICA 
and any breaches that occur.  
This temporary amendment will come into effect for the 2021 -2022 season and will 
remain in force over subsequent seasons if the health emergency caused  by COVID -19, 
or other unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances, continues to prevent SAG from 
carrying out on -site monitoring of the export process in Mexico.  
The other guidelines set out in Resolution No. 4.634 of 2004 and its corresponding work 
plan are not amended by this regulation and therefore remain in force.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  G/SPS/N/CHL/712  
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from ani mal/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) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM 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. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004), IPPC  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation confor m 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: Exempt 
Resolution No. 4.634 of 2004 establishing phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of fresh Hass avocado pears ( Persea americana ) from the indicated 
municipalities in  the state of Michoacán, Mexico, and repealing Resolution No. 27 of 2003  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_7754_01_s.pdf  (available 
in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2021  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
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, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numb er 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