G/SPS/N/CHL/721  
17 February  2022 
(22-1522) 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) : Pollen 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Modifica Resolución N° 4.912 de 2004 que establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios de ingreso para polen de las especies que indica y deroga 
Resolución N° 106 de 2022  (Amendment to Resolution No. 4.912 of 2004 establishing 
phytosanitary requirements governing the importation of pollen of the indicated species, 
repealing Resolution No. 106 of 2022) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHL/22_1682_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Based on the pest risk analysis (PRA) for the quarantine pest 
Erwinia amylovora , absent from C hile, phytosanitary requirements have been established 
which govern the importation into Chile of pollen of the species indicated in the draft 
resolution.  
It is also stipulated that:  
− Pollen of the species indicated in the Resolution may only enter through, and the 
relevant import procedures may only be carried out at, the SAG External Trade Office 
at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in the city of Santiago, Metropolitan 
Region; 
− Each consignment will be inspected and sampled by the SAG at the point of entry to 
ensure completion of the additional declarations and compliance with the phytosanitary 
requirements set out in the regulation;  
− Upon the detection of quarantine pests lis ted in Resolution No. 3.080 of 2003, or of 
unlisted pests identified as quarantine pests by a PRA, whether or not an additional 
declaration is required under the regulation, the application of phytosanitary measures 
will be assessed in line with the phytos anitary risk identified;  
− The importer must declare the genetic status of materials genetically modified by 
modern technology and comply with SAG regulations establishing requirements for the 
importation and introduction into the environment of these types of material.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  G/SPS/N/CHL/721  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/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. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006)  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system (FAO, 
2004)  
[ ] 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 no tification  
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) : 18 April 2 022 
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