G/SPS/N/CHL/585  
4 December 2018  
(18-7658) Page: 1/3 
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) : Unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
estacas sin enraizar de Vitis spp. Proveniente de Estados unidos de Norteamérica, y 
modifica resoluciones N°5.479 de 2006, 1.423 de 2010 y 5.073 de 2012  (Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings from the United States of 
America, and amendment of Resolut ions No. 5.479 of 2006, No. 1.423 of 2010 and No. 
5.073 of 2012) . Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_6222_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : Phytosanitary requirements are established for the importation 
of unrooted Vitis spp. cuttings from the United States for use as propagation material.  
A summary of the provisions contained in the notified document follows:  
1.1. The consignment must be covered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the official 
phytosanitary authority of the United States of America (USDA/APHIS) and including the 
addition al declarations indicated.  
2. Each shipment will be inspected at the point of entry . Upon detection of quarantine 
pests, the application of phytosanitary measures will be assessed.  
3. The material in its entirety must undergo post -entry quarantine.  
4. If the material comes from a facility officially recognized by the Agriculture and 
Livestock Service, in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 2.878 of 2004, it 
must satisfy all the phytosanitary requirements and measures established in the 
Resoluti on. 
5. Interspecific hybrids of Vitis spp. are subject to the additional declaration requirements 
established in the notified resolution.  
6. The importer must declare the genetic status of materials genetically modified by 
modern technology and comply with  Agriculture and Livestock Service regulations.  G/SPS/N/CHL/585  
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  7. Resolution No. 5.479 of 2006 is amended as follows:  
7.1 The words "and for unrooted Vitis vinifera  cuttings " are deleted from the first 
paragraph of the operative part.  
7.2 The subheading "Vine ( Vitis vinifera ), unrooted cuttings " and all its subsections are 
deleted from point 1.2 of the operative part.  
7.3 The words "and those of Vitis vinifera  must be free of roots and leaves " are deleted 
from the second bullet point of article 3 of the operative par t. 
8. Resolution No. 5.073 of 2012 is amended as follows:  
8.1 The words "and for unrooted Vitis candicans, Vitis champini, Vitis cinerea, Vitis riparia, 
Vitis rufotomentosa, Vitis rupestris and Vitis (=Muscadinia) rotundifolia  cuttings " are 
deleted from th e first paragraph of the operative part.  
8.2 The subheading "Vitis candicans, Vitis champini, Vitis cinerea, Vitis riparia, Vitis 
(=Muscadinia) rotundifolia, Vitis rufotomentosa, Vitis rupestris , unrooted cuttings " and all 
its subsections are deleted from point 1.2 of clause 1.  
8.3 The words "and must, in the case of Vitis candicans, Vitis champini, Vitis cinerea, Vitis 
riparia, Vitis rufotomentosa, Vitis rupestris and Vitis (=Muscadinia ) rotundifolia , be free 
of roots and leaves " are deleted from the third bullet point of clause 3.  
8.4 The words "Vitis or" are deleted from clause 8.  
9. Resolution No. 1.423 of 2010 is amended by deleting the reference to the species Vitis 
vinifera  from point 1.1 of clause 1.  
7. Obje ctive and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the st andard:  
[ ] 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 international trade (FAO, 2006), 
IPPC.  
- ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and ISPM 
No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests, given that a pest risk 
analysis was carried out prior to the establishment of the requirements.  
- ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system 
(FAO, 2004), IPPC.  
- ISPM No. 34: Design and operation of post -entry quarantine stations for 
plants (FAO, 2010), IPPC.  
- ISPM No. 36: Integrated measures for plants for planting (FAO, 2012), 
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:  G/SPS/N/CHL/585  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
Prop osed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 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/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 2 February 2 019 
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