G/SPS/N/CHL/608/Rev.1  
30 July 2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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/2021/SPS/CHL/21_4954_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements in the 
light of the health emergency caused by COVID -19, to waive the requirement for on -site 
verification by  SAG of processing plants and their facilities for anti -sprouting treatment of 
potato ( Solanum tuberosum  L.) tubers for consumption from Argentina , that express 
interest in exporting to Chile for the first time, or that have ceased shipments for two or 
more seasons, in order to assess  the conditions for their approval.  
For enabling resolutions to be issued, the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria , SENASA 
(National Agrarian Health Service) must submit an official technical report to SAG for 
analysis.  
This provisional measure shall only cover the 2021 -2022 season (i.e. th e period between 
20 June 2 021 and 2 0 June 2 022).  
Other changes made, guidelines and other details may be viewed in the document 
attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protec t humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/608/Rev.1  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard o r 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), International Plant 
Protection Convention (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 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Resolution No. 9.915 of 2019  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_4954_01_s.pdf  (available in 
Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2 021 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2 021 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2 021 
[ ] 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