G/SPS/N/CHL/771  
31 October  2023 
(23-7340) 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  L.) tubers  
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 medida provisional para el cumplimiento de 
la exigencia del resuelvo 9 de la Resolución 9.915 de 2019, que establece requisitos 
fitosanitarios de importación para tubérculos de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.), 
destinados a consumo, procedente de Argentina  (Provisional measure to ensure 
compliance with Resolve 9 of Resolution No. 9.915 of 2019, which establishes 
phytosanitary  requirements governing the importation of potato ( Solanum tuberosum  L.) 
tubers for consumption from Argentina) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CHL/23_13238_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Owing to issues with the sup ply of potato tubers for 
consumption, the purchase of this staple food has been hampered, creating a need for 
prompt action to ensure a higher volume on the domestic market to increase its supply.  
To this end, SAG has postponed the initial verification at origin of packaging facilities, 
delegating the task to the Argentine phytosanitary authority on a transitional basis.  
This provisional measure is due solely to the current trade situation . Thus, the transitional 
period will end on 3 1 December 2 023. 
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) : 
[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"  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHL/771  
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  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) : 27 September 2 023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2 023 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 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