G/SPS/N/CHL/649  
16 October  2020 
(20-7167) 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) : Plants, cuttings and twigs of  certain  stone fruit species  
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 regulaciones para la importación de plantas, 
estacas y ramillas de las siguentes especies de carozo : Prunus armeniaca, P. avium, P. 
cerasifera, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. mahaleb, P. persica, P. persica var, 
Nucipersica y P. salicina, procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y deroga 
resolución Nº 3.435 de 2004  (Regul ations governing the importation of plants, cuttings 
and twigs of the following stone fruit species: Prunus armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasifera, 
P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. mahaleb, P. persica, P. persica var, Nucipersica  and 
P. salicina,  coming  from the United States of America, and repeal of Resolution No. 3.435 
of 2004) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2020/SPS/CHL/20_6201_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation of plants, cuttings and twigs of the following stone fruit species: 
Prunus armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasifera,  P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. mahaleb, 
P. persica, P. persica var, Nucipersica and P. salicina,  coming from the United States of 
America.  
Consignments must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the official plant 
health organization of the United States (USDA APHIS), containing the additional 
declarations and the scope indicated in the draft Resolution.  
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.  G/SPS/N/CHL/649  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commis sion (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 
and 2  
[ ] 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) : 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) : 
15 December 2 020 
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 bo dy: 
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl