G/SPS/N/CHL/747  
11 April 2023 
(23-2588) 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) : Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) minitubers  
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 : Reconoce Centro de Producción Sklarczyk Seed Farm 
LLC. para el envío de minitubérculos de papa ( Solanum tuberosum ) desde el estado de 
Michigan de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica a Chile  (Recognizes the Sklarczyk Seed Farm 
LLC production centre for shipment of potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) minitubers from the 
state of Michigan in the United States of America to Chile) . Language(s) : Spanish . 
Number of pages : 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_8901_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The Sklarczyk Seed Farm L LC production centre, registered by 
the phytosanitary authority of the United States for the production and certification of 
nuclear seed potato, verified jointly by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural 
Development, the certifying agency, namel y the Michigan Seed Potato Association 
(MSPA), and SAG, is recognized for the species Solanum tuberosum . 
The recognition of the Sklarczyk  Seed Farm LLC production centre shall be valid for two 
years from the date of publication of Resolution No. 1159/2023 in the Official Journal of 
Chile, namely from 1 4 March 2 023, and may be extended upon compliance with the 
conditions adopted in the Resol ution, or the centre may, under certain circumstances, 
lose its recognized status.  
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 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) : G/SPS/N/CHL/747  
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 
24, 33, 34 and 36  
[ ] 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) : 20 February 2 023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 March 2 023 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 14 March 2 023 
[ ] 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 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