G/SPS/N/CHL/672  
20 April 2021 
(21-3394) 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 Hass avocado pears ( Persea americana ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Colombia  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación 
a Chile de frutos frescos de palto (Persea americana) variedad hass, producidos en 
Colombia bajo un enfoque de sistemas, y aprueba plan de trabajo respectivo  
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of fresh Hass avocado 
pears ( Persea americana ), produced in Colombia based on a systems approach, and 
approving a corresponding work plan) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 11 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_2875_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Chile of fresh Hass avocado pears ( Persea americana ), produced in 
Colombia based on a systems approach, which include the following:  
1. To enter the country, consignments must be covered by an official phytosanitary 
certificate issued by the Colombian plant health authority;  
2. Terms are defined to facilitate the understanding of the programme for the 
importation of fresh Hass avocado pears ( Persea americana ) from Colombia to Chile;  
3. Prior to commencement of exportation to Chile, the Agriculture and Livestock Service 
(SAG) will conduct a technical verification of the production and official certification 
programme, carried out by the ICA and re lated to the Work plan for the importation 
into Chile of fresh Hass avocado pears ( Persea americana ) for consumption, produced 
in Colombia, based on a risk -mitigation systems approach;  
4. Consignments must come from production and packing facilities registere d by the 
Colombian NPPO and authorized by the ICA through the assignment of unique 
identification codes, based on the guidelines of its certification programme.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and r ationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/672  
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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.) : 
− 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 Conventi on (IPPC).  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC.  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk 
analysis was carried out prior to the establishment of requirements.  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phyt osanitary 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) : 19 June 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
availa ble) 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