G/SPS/N/CHL/756  
1 June 2023 
(23-3737) 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) : Citrus ( Citrus  spp.) twigs 
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 : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
ramillas de cítricos (Citrus spp.) procedentes  del Estado de California de Estados Unidos 
de Norteamérica, modifica Resolución No 1.423 de 2010 y deroga Resolución No 3.679 
de 2003  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of citrus ( Citrus  spp.) 
twigs from the state of California, United States of America, amendment to Resolution 
No. 1.423 of 2010 and repeal  of Resolution No. 3.679 of 2003 ) Language(s) : Spanish . 
Number of pages : 4 
https://memb ers.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_09976_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes, inter alia , phytosanitary 
import requirements for Citrus  spp. twigs from the state of California, United States of 
America, to be used as propagation material.  
− Each consignment  of Citrus  spp. twigs must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate 
issued by the official phytosanitary authority of the United States of America that 
includes  the additional declarations established in the draft Resolution.  
− The consignment must have undergone an effective disinfestation treatment against 
insects or mites , through immersion or spraying, with products authorized in the 
country of origin, and the phytosanitary certificate must state, in the section on 
treatment, the date of treatment, the active ingr edient of the product, the type of 
treatment (immersion or spraying) and the dose used.  
− In addition, the consignment must comply with the phytosanitary requirements set 
out in the draft Resolution, which will be verified during the phytosanitary inspection  
at the point of entry.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect ter ritory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/756  
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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 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) : 60 days after 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) : 31 Ju ly 2023 
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