G/SPS/N/CHL/609  
11 October  2019 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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) : Corn plants ( Dracaena fragans massangeana ), parlour palms 
(Chamaedorea elegans , syn . Neanthe bella ) and miniatur e date palms ( Phoenix 
roebelenii ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Exenta Nº:7677/2019 . Modifica Resolución 
Exenta Nº 7.214 de 2014 y establece medidas de emergencia para prevenir el ingreso de 
Opogona sacchari en plantas para plantar de especies hospedantes  (Exempt Resolution 
No. 7677/2019 amending Exempt Resolution No. 7.214 o f 2014, and establishing 
emergency measures to prevent the entry of Opogona sacchari  in plants for planting of 
host species) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_5601_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Shipments of the ornamental host species indicated in the 
Resolution will remain suspended until a suitable risk management procedure has been 
evaluated and established in conjunction with the NPPO of Costa Rica for Opogona 
sacchari  in ornamental plants for  planting that are hosts of this pest.  
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. Nature of the urgent  problem(s) and reasons for urgent action : In 2019, the 
presence of Opogona sacchari  (Lepidoptera : Tineidae), which is a major quarantine pest 
for Chile, was detected in shipments of corn plants ( Dracaena fragans massangeana ), 
parlour plants ( Chamaedorea e legans , syn . Neanthe bella ) and miniature date palms 
(Phoenix roebelenii ). 
Through the tracing of the shipments, the presence of Opogona sacchari  (Lepidoptera : 
Tineidae) was detected in plants imported from Costa Rica, covered by phytosanitary 
certificates  No. 6271154 -1 of October 2 018 and No. 6334457 -1 of April 2 019, which did 
not indicate the registration number issued by the official body.  G/SPS/N/CHL/609  
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  According to the information concerning the shipments identified in the previous 
paragraph, it is not possible to id entify the production site from which the plants for 
planting originated.  
The import records show that ornamental species from Costa Rica are imported on a 
regular basis, which increases the risk of the pest being introduced.  
9. 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from th e 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 11 
October 2 019 Until a suitable risk management procedure has been evaluated and 
established in conjunction with the Costa Rican NPPO for Opogona sacchari  in ornamental 
plants for planting that are hosts of this pest.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or aut hority 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