G/SPS/N/CHL/613  
10 December  2019 
(19-8513) 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  (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) : Fresh Rubus spp.  berries from the United States of America  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Modifica y aprueba texto coordinado y sistematizado 
de la Resolución N° 1.408 de 2001 que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación 
para frutos frescos de Rubus  spp., procedentes de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y 
deroga resolución que indica  (Amendment and approval of the coordinated and 
consolidated text of Resolution No. 1.408 of 2001 establishing the phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation of fresh Rubus spp.  berries from the United 
States of America and repealing the relevant Resolution) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_7039_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of fresh Rubus spp.  berries from the United States 
of America, removes Drosophila suzukii  from the list of quarantine pests not found in 
Chile and repeals Resolution No. 1.408 of 2001.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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. ): International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (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  G/SPS/N/CHL/613  
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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) : Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 December 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Upon publication in the Official Journal  
[X] 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, [X]  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, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl