G/SPS/N/CHL/641  
29 July 2020 
(20-5242) 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) : Fresh Tahiti lime s (Citrus latifolia ) and Key lime s (Citrus aurantifolia ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Peru 
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
a Chile de frutos frescos de limón tahiti  (Citrus latifolia) y limón sutil (Citrus aurantifolia), 
producidos en Perú, y deroga resolución 4914/2004  (Phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of fresh Tahiti lime s (Citrus latifolia ) and Key lime s 
(Citrus aurantifolia ), and re peal of Resolution No. 4914/2004) Language(s) : Spanish 
Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_4516_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified document establishes requirements governing the 
importation into Chile of fresh Citrus latifolia  and Citrus aurantifolia  for consumption, 
produced in Peru . To enter the country, consignments must be covered by an official 
phytosani tary certificate issued by the Peruvian plant health authority . This document 
must contain the additional declarations established  in the draft Resolution . Moreover, 
consignments of fresh Citrus latifolia  and Citrus aurantifolia  must come from production 
and packing facilities registered by the Peruvian national plant protection organization 
(NPPO) and authorized by SENASA through unique identification codes, in accordance 
with the guidelines from its certification programme . Consignments must also come from 
production facilities subject to official monitoring for fruit flies by SENASA, as part of the 
official supervision programme implemented by the Peruvian NPPO.  
The notified document also establishes  requirements regarding the fruit peel; the process 
of washing, brushing and selecting the fruit before packing it ; shipping conditions ; the 
condition and labelling of containers ; as well as other import requirements, all of which 
are set out 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/641  
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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 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 internationa l trade" (FAO, 2006), 
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). 
− ISPM No. 2: "Framework for pest risk analysis" (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and ISPM No. 
11: "Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests", as a pest risk analysis was carried 
out prior to the estab lishment of requirements.  
− ISPM No. 20: "Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system" (FAO, 
2004), 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:  
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 ): 
27 September 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 body:  
Email: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl