G/SPS/N/CHL/616  
9 January 2020  
(20-0198) 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 tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document: Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
frutos frescos de tomate  (Solanum lycopersicum L. Sin.  Lycpersicon esculentum)  
procedentes de Argentina  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of fresh 
tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum  L. Sin. Lycopersicon esculentum ) from Argentina)  
Language(s): Spanish Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_0055_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements for the  
importation of fresh tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum  L. Sin. Lycopersicon esculentum ) 
from Argentina . Entry requirements for this product include coverage by an official 
phytosanitary certificate issued by the phytosanitary authority of the country of orig in, 
containing the declarations established in the Resolution, and quarantine treatment with 
methyl bromide fumigant for the control of Ceratitis capitata  (Dip.:Tephritidae ).  
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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : G/SPS/N/CHL/616  
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   [X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM 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 
Protect ion Convention (IPPC)  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and ISPM No. 
11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk analysis was 
carried out prior to the establishment of the requirements  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004), IPPC  
[ ] 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 
internation al 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) : 90 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 ): 8 March 2020  
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