G/SPS/N/CHL/666  
12 February  2021 
(21-1211) 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 and frozen fruit products for export  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece el Sistema de Control Oficial de Inocuidad en 
la Cadena Agroalimentaria de los Productos Frutícolas Frescos y Congelados de 
Exportación y deroga Resolución Nº3.410/2002  (Establishment of the official system for 
the control of safety in the agri -food chain of fresh and frozen fruit products, and repeal 
of Resolution No. 3.410/2002) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 8 
Text av ailable at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_1098_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the proposed text is to strengthen the Chilean 
safety system for fresh and frozen fruit products for export, through the establishment of 
specific and general requirements to be met by participants in the agri -food chain . These 
requirements include the performance of a hazard analysis and the i mplementation of a 
prerequisites programme based on these hazards, and the establishment of a provider 
control system to validate the protocols established in the GAP, HACCP and GMP systems, 
in order to comply with the certification as fit for human consum ption.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): 
− Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) : CXC 49 -2001 and CXG 
92-2019;  
− Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) : CXG 33 -1999, CXG 40 -1993, 
CXG 41 -1993 and CXG 84 -2012.  G/SPS/N/CHL/666  
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  [ ] 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 Nos 7, 20 
and 23  
[ ] 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 : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 April 2 021 
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