G/SPS/N/CHL/560  
 
17 November 2017  
(17-6268) Page: 1/2 
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): Plant propagation material  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Resolución exenta Nº:6718/2017, Modifica resoluciones 
que se indican respecto de  Estados Unidos de America como medida emergencial contra la 
plaga Xylella fastidiosa  (Exempt Resolution No. 6718/2017 amending certain resolutions 
concerni ng the United States of America  as an emergency measure against the Xylella 
fastidiosa  pest) Languag e(s): Spanish Number of pages: 4 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CHL/17_5114_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified Exempt Resolution amends Resolutions No. 3679 of 
2004, No. 3435 of 2004, No. 5479 of 2006, No. 5695 of 2006, No. 5073 of 2012 and 
No. 6036 of 2014, which establish phytosanitary requirements governing the exportation 
of plant reproductive material  for various species originating in the United States of 
America.  
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [  X ] plant 
protection, [    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect 
territory from other damag e from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  
1. New information on hosts and geographical distributions has made it necessary to 
update the phytosanitary requirements applicable to the quarantine pest's hosts and 
channels of introduction for shipments originating in countries where the pathogen is 
present, including the United States of America.  
2. The updated pest risk analysis for Xylella fastidiosa demonstrates that the pest has a 
large number of hosts and high potential fo r introduction and spread through plant 
propagation material. This could have a significant economic impact on Chile.  
3. Studies show that the bacteria’s potential hosts and global geographical distribution 
are not fully known. As a result, risk assessments a re difficult and provisional 
emergency measures based on currently available information are necessary.   
4. As it obtains more scientific background regarding  Xylella fastidiosa , its sub -species, 
vectors, hosts, its channels of introduction, and the options to reduce the risk of its 
introduction, the Service will be able to more precisely update the phytosanitary 
requirements governing propagation material for the species indicated in the 
Resolution.  G/SPS/N/CHL/560  
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, iden tify 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. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Plant Protection Convention  (e.g. ISPM No.)   ISPM Nos. 1, 2, 
11 and 20  
[ ] 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 standa rd:  
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 November 2017. Further information is provided in point 8 above.  
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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