G/SPS/N/CHL/595  
8 February  2019 
(19-0740) 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  (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) : Reproduction material  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent re levant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Modifica la Resolución Nº 5.479 de 2006, que establece 
regulaciones para la importación de material de reproducción que indica, procedente de 
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  (Amendment to Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006 
establishing regulations for the importation of certain reproduction material from the 
United States of America) Language(s) : Spanish Number of  pages : 3 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CHL/19_0770_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : With the aim of facilitating compliance with the phytosanitary 
requirements required by Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006, the Agriculture and Livestock 
Service has decided to add spray treatment against insects and mites as an alternative 
to disinfestation trea tment through immersion.  
Article 2 has been replaced by the following : "Prior to shipment, the material must have 
undergone disinfestation treatment against insects and mites through immersion or 
spraying, with all parts of the regulated reproduction mater ial, including the roots if 
relevant, sufficiently covered by the treatment . The phytosanitary certificate must specify, 
in the section on treatment, the product used, the type of application and the dose."  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  
[ ] 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. ISPM No.)  
 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 1: 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of G/SPS/N/CHL/595  
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  phytosanitary measures in international trade (FAO, 2006), International 
Plant Protection Convention  (IPPC);  
 ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, including pest risk 
analysis for living modified organisms, given that a pest risk analysis was 
carried out prior to the establishment of the requirements;  
 ISPM No. 28: Phytosanitary treatments  for regulated pests (FAO, 2009).  
[ ] 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) : 10 February 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 10 February 2 019 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): Not applicable.  
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) avail able from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl