G/SPS/N/CHL/568  
5 February  2018 
(18-0779) 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) : Fresh blueberries ( Vaccinium  spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Peru 
5. Title of the notified document : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
frutos frescos de arándano ( Vaccinium  spp.) desde Perú  a Chile, con tratamiento de 
fumigación con bromuro de metilo o tratamiento de frío, y aprueba Plan de Trabajo 
(Phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Chile of fresh blueberries 
(Vaccinium  spp.) from Peru that have undergone methyl bromi de fumigation or been cold -
treated , and approving the work plan) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHL/18_0726_00_s.pdf   
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Chile of fresh blueberries ( Vaccinium  spp.) 
from Peru, wit h a view to preventing the introduction into Chile of the  pests  Anastrepha 
fraterculus  and Ceratitis capitata,  and approves  the specifications of the Agriculture and 
Livestock Service and National Agrarian Health Service work plan.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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:  
[ ] 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 
Convent ion (IPPC);  
 ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis (FAO, 2006), IPPC, and G/SPS/N/CHL/568  
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  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 ; and 
 ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary 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 
internation al standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Plan de 
trabajo para la exportación de frutos frescos de arándano ( Vaccinium  spp.) desde Perú a 
Chile con tratamiento de fumigación con bromuro de metilo o tratamiento  de frío  (Work 
plan for the exportation from Peru to Chile of fresh blueberries ( Vaccinium  spp.) that have 
undergone methyl bromide fumigation or been cold -treated ) (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the O fficial Journal.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 90 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 ): 6 April 2 018 
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