G/SPS/N/CHL/653  
30 November  2020 
(20-8620) 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) : Pistachio ( pistacia vera ) plants, cuttings and twigs  
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 : Establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para 
plantas, estacas y ramillas de pistacho (pistacia vera), procedentes del estado de 
California de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica  (Phytosanitary requirements governing the 
importation of pistachio ( pistacia vera ) plants, cuttings and twigs from the state of 
California, United States of America) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHL/20_7343_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into Chile of pistachio ( pistacia vera ) plants, cuttings and twigs 
from the state of California, United States of America.  
Shipments must be covered by a USDA APHIS phytosanitary certificat e containing the 
additional declarations indicated in the draft Resolution, and fulfil the other specified 
requirements.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [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. ISPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 1, 2 
and 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CHL/653  
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  [X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant docum ents 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 : [ ] 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 circulati on of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 January 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